Grades:
6
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8
Students experience empathy for people who are homeless by listening to a song and completing the “I Am’ poem assignment....
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Unit: Investing In Others (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students discuss the word homeless and how it is used in a sentence (as adjective and noun). After reading an article about homelessness by Anna Quindlen, they discuss a respectful way to use the language that describes a group of people who are vulnerable.
Unit: We Need Each Other (6th Grade)
Grades:
6
7
8
Raise students' awareness of the issue of homelessness in the community and world. With a better understanding of their community's needs, students will be able to more effectively and efficiently determine their role in addressing community needs.
Unit: Be the Change: Homelessness
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students build on their understanding about homelessness, seeking to discover the actual facts and statistics about homelessness locally and nationally.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students examine their preconceptions about homelessness and build understanding of homelessness.
Unit: Philanthropy and Children Who Are Homeless
Grades:
6
7
8
Students examine the intent and reality of the orphan train and discuss whether it was an effective solution to child homelessness. They write and speak about the traits of someone who takes action for others and civil society. ...
Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of the lesson is to create an awareness of local agencies that provide services for needy people, teens, and families in the community. Students will also learn the motivations for giving and see how help is provided to the community through the four sectors of the economy. Students...
Grades:
6
7
8
Students read about the Orphan Train and compare and contrast how that philanthropic effort has evolved today....
Unit: Community Table-Community Ties (3rd Grade)
Grades:
3
4
5
We brainstorm community needs and how they may be addressed. Then we explore why taking action is good for the giver, the person receiving the gift, and the community. They ogether we make a plan and take action to address a community need related to hunger or homelessness....
Unit: Meeting Needs through Sharing
Grades:
6
7
8
Raise learner's awareness and understanding of "homelessness" and difficulties people experience with poverty. The learners discuss the benefits of giving to others and reflect on ways they might address the needs of people living in poverty in their community.