This lesson will expose learners to philanthropy in three different genre of literature: a play, a fable, and a parable.

Through an understanding of the terms, rights and responsibilities, learners will investigate how democracy in the United States makes civic virtue possible. How do people in a democratic state use their right to be responsible citizens by practicing the idea of civic virtue?...

Native Americans are located geographically across the entire continent of North America.  Their culture varies as much as their locations as they each have their own traditions.  This lesson focuses on seven Native American groups and their folktales as they relate to generosity of the spirit...

This lesson is designed to introduce the industrial revolution to students. They will learn about some of the key inventions that affected people in the nineteenth century and their effects on families, especially women. The work of children in supporting the family will also be explored....

This lesson guides students to pursue an intergenerational friendship. Through literature, students also recognize the joy of sharing time, talent, and/or treasure—something kind and unexpected–with people about whom they care. Through literature students recognize the richness of developing...

This lesson introduces the concept of sharing and its relationship to a harmonious society. It also introduces good citizenship as learning how to solve problems, increases listening comprehension and use of critical thinking skills.

To introduce the four sectors of a civil society: government, market, nonprofit and household.

Students will be exposed to positive children's literature to be able to recognize and critique appropriate picture books.