Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn how to participate in a needs assessment for their local community.
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Unit: Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
The learner will experience the process of identifying needs of the community and making decisions based on the urgency of those needs. They will also experience the planning process that occurs when developing steps to alleviate the need....
Grades:
6
7
8
To gain active student involvement discussing an issue they find important.
Unit: Phil's Community Connections
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will research some local community organizations to better understand the real application of the terms "philanthropy" and "hero."
Unit: Getting to Know the Community
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will be taking the role of city planners and will design a sound community by addressing land use and opportunity costs.
Unit: Bridging the Gap
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Grades:
6
7
8
Students will understand the concept of philanthropy and be aware of its presence in the community. While written for a Christian Middle School, the lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
Unit: Whose Job Is It?
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
To expose learners to first-hand accounts of the function of non-profits in various nations of the world, and share that information with the class.
Unit: How the Cookie Crumbles
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Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson will emphasize that our community in the school is an important part of students' lives and building that community must start with trusting one other student. This lesson gives the students a chance to share their new knowledge of trust and community with other students and also...
Unit: Creating Student-Generated Classroom Rules
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will apply the concept of jurisdiction to classroom rules, identify court-recognized student rights and create a list of behaviors in a classroom that might violate student rights.
Unit: Challenging Social Boundaries
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will describe how Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat was a continuation of long-standing acts of protest against forced segregation in public spaces in the South. They will explain how her action, which ushered change in public transportation, was heroic.