Grades:
K
1
2
To engage students in cooperative learning activities to identify proper procedures for common school activities that promote the common good.
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Unit: Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (K-2)
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect on simple doable actions that can make a difference to at least one person, and maybe make a bigger difference as the kindness is passed on.
Unit: Job Shadowing in the Nonprofit Sector
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will learn to identify nonprofit organizations within their communities.
Unit: Real Heroes
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Grades:
3
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5
This lesson gives examples of the tradition of Native American tribal giving and sharing and helps students identify talents they possess that could be used to help others....
Unit: Building a Caring and Inclusive Classroom
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
Building a caring and inclusive classroom begins with an understanding of where students are at not just academically, but emotionally. Many students today have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences that affect their ability to regulate their emotions. By teaching children...
Unit: Living History-An Intergenerational Philanthropy Project
Grades:
3
4
5
Students meet their Senior Friends at the local museum to discuss state and local history. Students share what they have learned about history, and the Seniors share local history from their own experiences. Explore together the different...
Unit: Call to Action: Intro. to Philanthropy
Grades:
6
7
8
Inspired by stories of service, students gain understanding of philanthropy concepts and actions. They brainstorm acts of kindness and determine how they will contribute to the common good.
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Unit: Civic Virtue in Modern American Democracy
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will learn to identify factual information from objective sources and to use that information to support their own points of view and refute the arguments of an opposing point of view.
Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students create a final project tying together their knowledge of voting, rights, laws, and public office.
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Unit: Take a Stand on Bullying
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Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn about the different roles people take in the cycle of bullying. They share their observations about bullying situations and discuss why taking action to address bullying behavior is good for the community.