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Youth Activity: This ten-minute activity is a good workshop energizer to take a break, refresh student energy, and have fun learning the word philanthropy....
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Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
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Youth Activity: Participants identify and begin to integrate the meaning of the word philanthropy and associated philanthropic acts. This activity assumes that the young people have had prior discussions about philanthropy. See the handout for supplemental faith-based discussion questions...
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Unit: You Can Bank on Me!
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This lesson will introduce vocabulary terms spend, save and donate. As a class, they will discuss, sing and perform the song “You Can Bank on Me. ” The students will learn reasons that people choose to donate...
Unit: Give It Back from a Snack
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K
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The students set up the snack market in their school, sell the prepared snacks, count the money and then use the money to purchase the philanthropic gift.
Unit: Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World (The)
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6
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The purpose of this lesson is to have students differentiate between various philanthropic organizations.
Unit: Power to Make a Difference (The): Intro. to Philanthropy Unit (8th)
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6
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Students see the importance of working together for the common good. They will create persuasive radio public service announcements about a philanthropic organization and its mission, and justify a personal choice about an organization they would like to support with time (...
Unit: ECHO, ECHO, ECHO—Each Can Help Others
Grades:
6
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Students learn about the philanthropy of historical figures. Students explore how their lives have been influenced by past philanthropic acts and decide how they can benefit others.
Unit: Foundations: Unit Two of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
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9
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Timelines show progression of events and may be used for planning, to learn from history, or to document events in a life. Students examine different timelines and create a timeline to plan the life of their student-run foundation.
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
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6
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Learners define philanthropy and explore why it is important for citizens (including middle schoolers) to take action to improve the community. In this first lesson introducing the Project Based Learning process, learners investigate the concept of food security in the U.S. and start...
Unit: Constitution Day
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Students explore the components of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution and apply them to their own lives, with a particular emphasis on philanthropy. This lesson is designed for Citizenship/Constitution Day (September 17) and connects students to the community-building focus of the...