Grades:
3
4
5
Students explore how people apply the Core Democratic Values in problem-solving situations. They use role-playing to demonstrate positive strategies in order to promote the common good at school.
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Unit: Core Democratic Values in Action
Unit: Learning About Philanthropy-Diocesan Standard
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will identify philanthropy in their daily lives. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, the lesson may be easily adapted for public school use....
Unit: Sensitive Side of Philanthropy (The)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is to explore prejudices and to find ways that philanthropy can promote tolerance and sensitivity toward others.
Unit: Rights and Responsibilities
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson clarifies that true rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Students discuss the importance of protecting these rights, and if and when it is ever appropriate to limit rights. We learn that one role of nonprofits is preserve and promote guaranteed rights....
Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students explore the meaning of honesty as it relates to playing by the rules and making choices that support the common good. Students discuss and illustrate how people could respond honestly and dishonestly to the same situation. They learn vocabulary related to honesty.
Unit: Caring and Sharing with Eric Carle
Grades:
K
1
2
The students will participate in a read aloud, discussion, brainstorming, constructing a class book, sharing this class book, and role-playing focusing on the concepts of caring, sharing, cooperation, courtesy, and helpfulness through the child-friendly text of The Grouchy Ladybug....
Unit: How About a Hand?
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students participate in a shared-reading experience of a literature book that illustrates the importance of feeling like an important member of the community within a family. In this story, the middle child feels left out. The child tries to get attention by being...
Unit: At the Core of Philanthropy—Democratic Values
Grades:
6
7
8
Using the historical content of World War II, students will have the opportunity for meaningful and reflective thought as they witness the telling of experiences by those who were directly and indirectly involved in the war. Students will also learn about the philanthropic actions of citizens,...
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students experience working and unemployment through a very simplified role play....
Unit: Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious)
Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is to emphasize to students that there are many types of people in the world, and we must be tolerant of everyone’s uniqueness.