Grades:
6
7
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: Souperservice Kids
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students will think of ways that they can be (or have been) philanthropists. A puppet or doll tells about going to a soup kitchen and gets the students excited about providing food for a soup kitchen. A variety of multidisciplinary centers focus on soup kitchens. At the end of the lesson,...
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Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson introduces the students to concepts about homelessness, hunger and philanthropy. A story about a Chinese boy who chooses to give his precious four dollars ("lucky money") to a homeless man sets the tone for initial discussions about selflessness, small ways to help and hunger....
Unit: This I Can Do!
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Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson will look at a day in the life of a homeless person and offer students a different point of view. It will demonstrate the importance of social justice and encourage students to adopt values and actions that help other people. While written for a Catholic Elementary 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: 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...
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.
Unit: Philanthropic Movements in the United States to 1900
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will describe how communities were aided by the philanthropy of late nineteenth century industrialists.