Grades:
3
4
5
Students will see their classroom as a community with shared resources and identify ways each individual can support it by doing philanthropic deeds.
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Unit: Philanthropy Is Everywhere: Intro. to Philanthropy Unit (3rd)
Unit: Growing as a Group
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2
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the traffic light and the importance of following traffic rules to and from school, whether anyone is watching or not. To understand that we have rules for a reason. To introduce students to how we will use the traffic light in the classroom to...
Unit: People Who Work
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Grades:
K
1
2
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.
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students respond to literature and name the jobs represented in the community. Students also identify responsibility and responsible behavior.
Unit: Philanthropy in History
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Grades:
3
4
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Students will study the lives of those who contributed to the advancement of democracy or the common good.
Unit: Citizenship
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Grades:
K
1
2
Protecting and preserving our natural resources is one of the responsibilities of an American citizen. This concept is defined in a way that children can relate it to their own lives. Ways in which children can help to protect and conserve our natural resources are explored.
Unit: Superheroes as Philanthropists
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will understand the difference between a theme, a moral, and a topic, and to be able to identify the theme of a piece of literature.
Unit: Call to Action: Intro. to Philanthropy
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will investigate their resources of time, talent and treasure and brainstorm how these can be used to address community needs/issues or problems in their school, neighborhood and larger community. They will investigate nonprofit organizations that contribute to the common...
Unit: Power of One—Everyday Heroes for the Common Good (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
To introduce the concept of the common good, and to explore the characteristics of everyday heroes who work for the common good.
Unit: Philanthropy—Essential to a Democratic Society
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will be introduced to the concept of philanthropy, evaluate the role of philanthropy in the smooth functioning of government, and describe the role of families in shaping a democratic society.