Grades:
K
1
2
Students will complete the service project, evaluate it and share the information about their project with others.
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Unit: Using Our Talents for the Common Good
Unit: Be the Change: Environment
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students utilize classroom learning and multimedia projects to identify key aspects of urban ecosystems and explore the concept of environmental justice locally and globally.
Unit: Diverse Community: Who Is My Neighbor? (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students explore the concept of social responsibility and create art to build connections with “neighbors.”
Unit: Growing as a Group
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Grades:
K
1
2
The purpose of this lesson is to encourage students to use their talents and cooperation skills to build a caring community outside the classroom. ...
Unit: Be the Change: Core Values
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students explore and demonstrate leadership and service qualities, reflect on the qualities of a leader and create and donate a children's book.
Unit: Poetry for the Common Good
Grades:
K
1
2
Students will understand that you find poetry everywhere: lyrics to songs, commercials and rap. They will also realize that themes of giving are often found in poetry. Students will write poems with giving themes. Sharing their poems is considered an act of generosity. Students...
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Unit: Bully-Free Zone
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Grades:
3
4
5
The students will present skits to illustrate strategies for addressing bullying behavior. They will compose a class pledge against bullying, and may choose to sign the pledge. The students will plan and implement a service project to inform the school community about bullying behavior and...
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Unit: Advisory—A Call to Action
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will understand philanthropy and service learning. They will analyze past actions to determine if they have contributed to the common good. This lesson will give the context for succeeding lessons in the unit so that students will be able to complete an action for the common...
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students research the practices of healthy exercise. They identify a topic related to good nutrition and personal health and write 3-5 facts to share with the class. They identify nonprofits that work to address related health needs and contact them by phone to ask questions.
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Unit: Rivers for the Common Good
Grades:
3
4
5
The learners will demonstrate to other learners the following concepts: common good, decision making model, opportunity cost, limited resources, pursuit of happiness, and civic writing through a courtroom simulation which they will present to other learners.