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The purpose of this lesson is to gather information about sea animals and share it with other classes or other groups of children.
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Unit: What's All the Commotion in the Ocean?
Unit: Refugees and Human Rights
Grades:
9
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Students identify the message communicated in the visual image of a poster. Then student groups create a skit with a small group that communicates the same message in a different format. The groups write, practice and perform their skits. Then the class comments on the...
Unit: Mighty Pens: Writers for Positive Change
Grades:
9
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This lesson guides learners as they inform a public audience about philanthropic acts that enhance the common good. The learners write newspaper articles that describe their own acts of service and volunteerism or those of other individuals or groups in their community.
Unit: Foundations and You
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Grades:
3
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Students write a grant proposal to the Youth Advisory Committee of a Community Foundation to support a local youth initiative.
Unit: GivingTuesday
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Students define philanthropy and discuss the joy of giving, as well as various ways to give through nonprofits in the community. They learn how GivingTuesday uses the power of social media and combining efforts with others to make a big difference. Students explore their giving passion and...
Unit: Be the Change: Core Values
Grades:
9
10
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Students explore and demonstrate leadership and service qualities, reflect on the qualities of a leader and create and donate a children's book.
Unit: Bridging the Gap
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This lesson will expose students to philanthropic needs and actions in literature and evaluate them in an essay. While written for a Christian Middle School, the lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
Unit: Grow Involved 9-12
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Students read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and then promote the idea of doing for others by writing letters to government officials to take a stand on an issue.
Unit: Raising Resources
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Grades:
3
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The purpose of this lesson is to have students set a fund-raising goal and identify private sources of funds for a class service project.
Unit: Courage Comes In All Sizes (3rd Grade)
Grades:
3
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5
Using poetry, this lesson explores the attributes of a hero and the philanthropic acts that are achieved in spite of adversity, for the common good of all humankind.