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This lesson encourages children to think of the feelings of others. Students discover that it feels good to make others feel good...
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Unit: We Can All Do Our Share
Unit: Growing as a Group
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The purpose of this lesson is to engage students in an activity where compliments are given and received and to discuss the feelings that arise from both situations.
Unit: Sharing Compliments (1st Grade)
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Students learn of the life and actions taken by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote civil rights. Students give examples of Dr. King acting as a philanthropist, encouraging the children to think of
...Unit: Compliments Can Change the World! (2nd Grade)
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In response to the book, Thank You, Mr. Falker, students identify the negative effects of teasing, bullying and discrimination. The students relate philanthropy to positive treatment and respect for others and consider the effects of their own behavior on others.
Unit: Repairing the World (Private-Religious)
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K
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This lesson highlights the importance of monitoring speech. Students develop an understanding of the positive and negative effects of speech and are encouraged to use speech only for good.
Unit: Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (K-2)
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K
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Through listening and reflecting about the story, Thank You, Mr. Falker, students will identify and become sensitive to the negative effects of teasing, bullying and discrimination. The students will employ definitions of philanthropy as related to the treatment and respect for others....
Unit: Powerful Words Unite Us in Service
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Students examine things they fear and how they feel about them. Then they talk about moving beyond fear by learning more about something. They analyze quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr, about being open and inclusive. They design posters to teach others about what they learned. ...
Unit: Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (3-5)
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3
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How can our positive and negative behaviors affect others who we perceive as different from us? Through reflection on the story Thank You, Mr. Falker, students explore empathy and respect for diversity of people and talents. The students relate the definition of philanthropy to the...
Unit: Friends Helping Friends to Prevent Bullying
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K
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Learners take action for the common good to promote kindness in their school. They give smiley stickers to others or create posters to display around school with messages that promote kindness or teach people how to respond to bullying behavior.
Unit: I'm in a Tizzy! How Can I Help? (Kindergarten)
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K
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A children's story demonstrates reaching out to someone who is lonely. Students learn that one act of kindness can lead to other acts of kindness. Acts of kindness can make a difference in a community an may be called acts of philanthropy....