Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will research the lives of key Americans, from the colonial period through Reconstruction, who advanced science and improved the common good. Learner research will be summarized using the obituary literary format.
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Unit: Caring and Sharing with Eric Carle
Grades:
K
1
2
Students participate in a read aloud and discussion of what it means to be hungry. They brainstorm ways that they can assist people in the community who are in need of food. They may plan and carry out a food drive, collecting and distributing food donations to a local food pantry. The concepts...
Unit: What Is Philanthropy?
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Grades:
3
4
5
Through discussion and response to literature, students define philanthropy as the sharing of time, talent, and treasure for the common good. Students reflect on the benefit of philanthropy to the giver and receiver...
Unit: We Can All Do Our Share
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Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson introduces or reinforces the definition of philanthropy. The children are given the opportunity to see that philanthropy is something in which they are capable of participating. The memory building game stimulates the children to choose many different ways of being philanthropic. The...
Unit: Kids Can Make a Difference
Grades:
3
4
5
Students choose, plan, implement and evaluate a service project. They work cooperatively with their pen pals and communicate through writing.
Unit: Traditions
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Grades:
3
4
5
After being introduced to traditional quilt patterns and their historical significance, students will identify traditional quilt patterns that celebrated philanthropic activities.
Unit: Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary
Grades:
3
4
5
Through the use of a trade book, students will see that a garden is a place where an individual can go for inner peace and solitude. They will see that a garden is to be shared.
Unit: Philanthropy—Sharing Our Time, Talent and Treasure with Family and Friends
Grades:
6
7
8
The students will realize the importance of American celebrations through philanthropic actions. They will be able to explain how cultures and experiences shape the lives of their community. Although this lesson uses the Fourth of July as the example of a national celebration, the lesson...
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will investigate the type of folklore known as folktales. They will understand their origins and purposes, and describe different types of folktales. Because many folktales reveal a character making some sort of a sacrifice on behalf of others, learners will find that such selflessness...
Unit: Volunteering as Good Work
Grades:
K
1
2
Students will be able to define volunteerism and distinguish between volunteer and non-volunteer jobs in the school.