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Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is to have students identify why private resources are needed when volunteering and/or serving the community.
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Unit: Raising Resources
Unit: Money Smart Children (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is for students to work cooperatively to count the amounts of money donated thus far for their philanthropic endeavor. Younger students will recognize, sort, and group coins as well as state their face values. Older students will count by twos, fours, fives,...
Unit: Soup's On! Caring For Others in Our Community
Grades:
3
4
5
The students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen. Before the visit, the students gain sensitivity to the people who visit the soup kitchen through discussion and role-playing. After the visit, the students reflect on the experience through writing.
Grades:
3
4
5
Students work cooperatively to cook large quanities of soup. They will use math skills to calculate and measure the amount of ingredients that go into recipes for a large group.
Unit: Global Education: Why Learn? (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students read and learn about a group, IMPUHWE (means compassion in Kinyarwanda), that supports girls’ education in Rwanda. They compare and contrast attributes of school systems across the globe.
Unit: Money Smart Children
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
The purpose of this lesson is for students to work cooperatively to count the amounts of money donated thus far for their philanthropic endeavor. Younger students will recognize, sort, and group coins as well as state their face values. Older students will count by twos, fours, fives,...
Unit: Helping Refugees
Unit:
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students share what they have learned about refugees and how to help them in a symposium format. Each small group selects a different subtopic related to refugees. They create and present a paper or speech for an event or website. They invite an audience and raise awareness about refugees and...
Unit: Devotions for Young Children
Grades:
6
7
8
Students work collaboratively to bring their individual devotions into a collective devotional booklet that is printed and published online. They also create an audio version. Students serve on different teams determined by collaborative planning to make the final version.
Unit: Social Action Project (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will be able to write a research paper on their participation in the project.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Even the smallest things, when shared, can be examples of philanthropy. In the folktale, "A Drum," a poor boy gives away his meager possessions when the need arises and receives a great gift in the end. The question of one’s being naturally generous is discussed. In the Palestinian folktale, "Ma...