Through literature, students see a garden as a place where an individual can go for inner peace and solitude. They show environmental responsibility by sharing a garden within a community.
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Unit: The Joy of a Garden (3rd Grade)
Unit: Stand and Deliver for Justice and Diversity
Unit: Pollution Is Not a Solution (5th Grade)
What are watersheds and why are they important? Students recognize that wise usage and protection of their local watershed is an example of environmental stewardship.
Unit: Finding Self in Community (11th Grade)
Learners explore the vocabulary of beliefs and values and relate that to roles they play in community.
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Unit: We are the Positive School Culture
A positive school climate is made up of people making choices about how to act and treat one another. It is everyone's responsibility to be a good school citizen. Students identify what traits they value most and survey the school population to identify what is going well and what students feel...
Unit: Nature and You (Stewardship) (Private-Religious)
This lesson introduces the concept that trees are just one of many elements in nature that are of fundamental importance to our lives. Learners will explore various reasons why we need nature, why we should be stewards of the environment and will be inspired to work harder to protect Mother...
Unit: Investing In Others (3-5)
Students explore the ways people around the world earn and spend money. They brainstorm possible careers and graph their personal interests on a class graph....
Unit: The Four R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RESPECT!
The purpose of this unit is to learn the term “reuse” as it pertains to trash and the environment. They will do this by working together in groups to brainstorm ways that they can reuse trash and why it is important. They will review what the term philanthropist means (someone who...
The purpose of this unit is to learn the term “reduce” as it pertains to trash and the environment. They will do this by hearing the story, The Wartville Wizard. Learners will brainstorm ways that they can reduce trash and why it is important. They will also review what the term...
Unit: Bare Necessities - Helping Others (Kindergarten)
This lesson will help students identify a person’s basic needs, realize that many people in the world are lacking the resources to meet these needs, and why this may occur. Students will be guided and encouraged to think of ways they can help people in need...