Grades:
K
1
2
Students gain a feeling of ownership and responsibility for the care of the environment in their school and community.
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Unit: Our Class, Our Earth (Kindergarten)
Unit: Beautiful Me
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Grades:
K
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This lesson introduces/reviews the definition of a philanthropist. Students become philanthropists themselves by taking care of trash found within their own classroom/school environment....
Unit: Earth Keepers
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Grades:
K
1
2
The purpose of this lesson is to guide learners to participate in caring for our Earth by engaging in activities of environmental stewardship.
Unit: The Four R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RESPECT!
Grades:
K
1
2
The purpose of this unit is to learn the term “reduce” as it pertains to trash and the environment. They will do this by hearing the story, The Wartville Wizard. Learners will brainstorm ways that they can reduce trash and why it is important. They will also review what the term...
Unit: Truth, Trash and Treasure
Grades:
6
7
8
Through an understanding of the terms, rights and responsibilities, learners will investigate how democracy in the United States makes civic virtue possible. How do people in a democratic state use their right to be responsible citizens by practicing the idea of civic virtue?...
Unit: What a Wonderful World—Changes Through Time
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson guides students to pursue an intergenerational friendship. Through literature, students also recognize the joy of sharing time, talent, and/or treasure—something kind and unexpected–with people about whom they care. Through literature students recognize the richness of developing...
Unit: Faces of the Community (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
The students examine the motivations and work of the painters Van Gogh and Gauguin who were driven by a need to benefit society through art. The students learn how artwork portrays ethnicity and then draw their own portraits to create a display of the diverse faces of the community.
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Unit: Common Good in Colonial America
Grades:
3
4
5
Learners will find examples in literature of the simple act of doing something for the common good. They will research examples of philanthropists in colonial America.
Unit: Power of One—Everyday Heroes for the Common Good (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will describe the work of foundations and nonprofits, identify local foundations in the community, and explain why the people connected with these organizations can be considered local heroes.
Unit: Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn how to participate in a needs assessment for their local community.