Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students collaboratively choose a community health need to address, plan the logistics for their service project, and document their planning process.
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Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (9-12)
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)
Grades:
K
1
2
Children explore what it means to be responsible in school and in the community as a responsible citizen. They take action as responsible citizens to make the community healthier. ...
Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson explores the components of healthy living: eating healthy foods and exercise. Children identify their favorite healthy foods and forms of exercise that help them live a healthy life. Focus question: What foods and activity choices are important for healthy living?...
Unit: Helping Others to Feed Themselves
Grades:
K
1
2
In order to strengthen their understanding of nutrition, the students will plan a nutritionally balanced menu for one day.
Grades:
K
1
2
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the USDA Food Guidelines and motivate the students to seek good nutrition.
Grades:
K
1
2
To raise awareness of the needs of others who are unable to provide a balanced nutritious diet for their own families. Also to introduce the Heifer Project, which provides families with resources and education so they can have nutritious food and earn a living...
Unit: Why Do We Have a Census?
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Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
This lesson explains what the Census is and why it is important for everyone. Every ten years, we count everyone who is living in the U.S., from babies to the oldest people. This gives our government a clear idea of who lives where and regions where we have growth or decrease in population...
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students brainstorm a variety of short-term and long-term goals and then they discuss the logistics of carrying out some of the goals. They brainstorm about what resources are needed, what needs would be met, and how they can ensure perseverance in reaching one or more of the goals.
Grades:
6
7
8
Through a discussion of impulse spending and opportunity cost, students learn about the value of careful decisions and perseverance related to reaching goals.
Unit: Worthless to Priceless: It's all Relative
Grades:
6
7
8
Students continue to respond to the South Asian Indian folktale "The Drum." The purpose of this final lesson is to allow students time and an audience to showcase what philanthropy can mean for their future....