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Students learn the meaning of the word philanthropy and identify examples of philanthropy in their home, school and community.
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Unit: Why Do People Give?
Unit: This I Can Do!
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Students will recognize why volunteers are so important to a community and learn some of the things that volunteers do for their community. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, this lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
Unit: Philanthropic Behavior
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K
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Students will cooperate in a class project by each providing an ingredient.
Unit: Souperservice Kids
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K
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Students will think of ways that they can be (or have been) philanthropists. A puppet or doll tells about going to a soup kitchen and gets the students excited about providing food for a soup kitchen. A variety of multidisciplinary centers focus on soup kitchens. At the end of the lesson,...
Unit: Exploring Philanthropic Motivations (8th Grade)
Grades:
6
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Students learn about and discuss the motivations for giving. They apply these motivations to their own lives and to the goal of addressing poverty, hunger, and homelessness.
Unit: Sensitive Side of Philanthropy (The)
Grades:
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This lesson will give students hands-on practice applying the concepts of philanthropy and sensitivity.
Unit: Launching Your Ship with Citizenship: Intro. to Philanthropy Unit
Grades:
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The learners will define and understand the meaning of the term “philanthropy” and describe the characteristics of a good citizen relative to democracy and to promoting the public/common good.
Unit: Launching Your Ship with Citizenship
Grades:
9
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Students will list and describe the characteristics of a good citizen relative to democracy.
Unit: Philanthropy, Volunteering and Service: The Historical Connections
Grades:
9
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This lesson will develop understanding of philanthropy through definition and actions. Activities for students to get to know themselves and their classmates, utilizing concepts of philanthropy, will provide learners with meaningful opportunities for later service learning projects.
Unit: Soup's On! Caring For Others in Our Community
Grades:
3
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5
The purpose of this lesson is to recognize idioms and discuss their meanings. Students will identify the idioms in the book Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen. Students also examine idioms for hurtful language and modify idioms to reflect a philanthropic heart.