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This lesson will focus on basic camera terminology, the techniques used to frame successful photographs, and determination as to how photographers and their photographs can and are being used to promote the common good.
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Unit: Worth a Thousand Words
Unit: No Boundaries
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K
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Students learn that people with disabilities are more alike than different. We all want other people to understand us. Students learn about needs of students with disabilities in their school or community and take a step toward removing barriers. They raise awareness of ways to understand and...
Unit: Philanthropic Movements in the United States to 1900
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will describe the actions of citizens during the American Revolution as patriotic and philanthropic.
Unit: Sharing Our World
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Grades:
3
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Using technology, students will work in a cooperative team to explore the effects of industrialization on wildlife.
Unit: People Who Work
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Grades:
K
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Students make the connection that responsible community behavior involves acting for the common good. They will identify volunteer positions in the community and find a volunteer opportunity for themselves.
Unit: Growing a Citizen
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Grades:
9
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The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint students with the religious tradition of giving and its impact on the exercise of responsible citizenship. With this multiple perspective, students will define the basis for their own responsible civic behavior.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students discuss what it means to do their personal best. They find, through a simple physical activity, that they can do a good job in something, but they still have more talent and drive to do better if they persevere. They recognize that perseverance can help them do their personal best...
Unit: Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will observe that all soil is not of the correct composition for growing plants desirable for the garden. Garden size and geographic orientation will be determined.
Unit: Foundations and You
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Students learn the definition of a foundation and become familiar with the resources of the Learning to Give Website. A representative of a local community foundation speaks to the class about the foundation’s mission, activities and funding.
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Unit: My Country, My Community
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Grades:
9
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In a persuasive essay learners will describe responsibilities of American citizenship and determine the cost of freedom. They will determine whether philanthropic giving is a part of those costs.