Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to volunteering through a local nonprofit or the service program at their school so that they understand the importance of giving their time to make a difference in the greater community....
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Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Unit: Small Actions with Big Results (5th Grade)
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson will expose learners to philanthropy in three different genres of literature: a play, a fable, and a parable. Through the genres the students will learn about community, helping others by addressing a need and philanthropic acts.
Unit: It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Grades:
6
7
8
Researching from the perspective of one type of scientist, youth become experts on the attributes of a tropical rainforest as well as the threats to its health and impact on the globe. Youth work in teams of four to make a collage poster and presentation....
Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
Grades:
3
4
5
In this lesson, we analyze the Bill of Rights and explore the importance of the issues involved. We participate in a creative performance, singing and dancing to learn and teach the Bill of Rights. The performance may be planned for members of the community (younger children or senior...
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect on the relationship between courage and fear, and identify the different character attributes that guide us when facing a challenge.
Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will associate a list of vocabulary words with self-discipline. They will use quotations from author Sandra Cisneros to infer concepts of self-discipline....
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through a reading of the Australian Aboriginal folktale, The Secret of Dreaming, learners will describe what this creation tale reveals about the culture of the Aboriginals and will explain mankind’s permanent responsibility as caretaker of the land....
Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
The students will examine the role of discipline in their lives, in the lives of others and in a civil society....
Unit: TeachOne for Earth Day
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Students get outside and play in nature and recognize the beauty of diverse living things in their environment. Their service project is to take action to protect nature and share nature with someone else.
Unit: Real Heroes
Unit:
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson illustrates how one person's action for the common good can affect an entire community. ...