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Grades:
9
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11
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In a persuasive essay learners will describe responsibilities of American citizenship and determine the cost of freedom. They will determine whether philanthropic giving is a part of those costs.
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Unit: My Country, My Community
Unit: Tote Challenge
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Grades:
K
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#ToteChallenge: Young people investigate the problems caused by plastic shopping bags, then propose solutions they can take to address the problems. They brainstorm uses for plastic bags. This lesson gives guidelines to design a reusable shopping tote out of an old T-shirt using...
Unit: Giving of Treasure: Heart and Mind
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will become informed about needs within the local community. Using personal experience as members of the community and information provided by a knowledgeable person in the community, students will decide where the need is greatest. Because scarcity of resources requires careful...
Unit: Grow Involved 3-5
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Grades:
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Students listen and respond to a nonfiction literature book The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter. They discuss serving others and working for the good of the community. Students create book covers and donate them to a community organization.
Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To develop the course’s vehicle for grantmaking funds to be secured and accessed by students and to identify partners (inside the school and out) that will assist with the success of a Hands On Philanthropy course.
This lesson covers the groundwork for the creation of the...
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Unit: Linked Together (2nd Grade)
Grades:
K
1
2
United States citizens not only have individual rights as citizens but also responsibilities. It is important for children to learn how local governments balance these individual rights with the common good to solve local community problems. With these skills, students will be able to get along...
Unit: The Heat Is On: A Unit Concerning Global Warming
Grades:
3
4
5
Learners will apply their new knowledge by completing a project designed to teach others about global warming....
Unit: Exploring Nonprofit Careers
Grades:
3
4
5
To share with other students, families, and/or the community a production designed and prepared by students to entertain the audience while explaining the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations and the types of careers within them.
Unit: Social Action Project (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will be confident enough to schedule appointments to volunteer with the organizations they have chosen and make a professional telephone call.
Unit: Worth a Thousand Words
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Grades:
9
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The learners will be involved in a service project that features a prominent display of a collage composed of the action photos selected in Lesson Three (plus the words and/or phrases identified by the learners and participants as 'reflecting their feelings' about their day...