Grades:
3
4
5
Students will investigate key local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations.
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K
1
2
Students learn about food choices as needs or wants. They read a book and discuss healthy choices. They discuss why is not always good to have everything you want. They discuss the foods we need to have healthy bodies and minds.
Subjects
Health and PE
Social Studies
Grades:
6
7
8
Students explore how charity and philanthropy address hunger and poverty.
Grade Levels:
3
4
5
Students explore the meaning of community and describe traits of a healthy classroom community. They survey other students and together they promote healthy habits in the school community.
Subjects
Health and PE
Social-Emotional Learning
Grade Levels:
K
1
2
Students explore healthy living habits for themselves and for their community. They practice making healthy food choices, exercising and helping people of the community do the same.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Health and PE
Science
Grade Levels:
3
4
5
What does it mean to be a hero? A hero is someone admired for brave acts and good character. The students read about three very different persons who are heroes for their selfless giving to make the world a better place.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Media / Technology
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
This unit introduces learners to different types of natural disasters, exploring how their potential devastation could be reduced, and how during and in their aftermath, individuals, civil society organizations and government can provide assistance to help those impacted by the devastation.
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Philanthropy
Social Studies
Language Arts
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
Students explore the stories, events, personalities, and motivations that create a culture of philanthropy. Using a video as a model, students learn about the philanthropists, unique features, and needs of their own community and create documentaries.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Arts Education
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
Develop students' skills of writing in several genres: persuasive essay, news story, reflective journaling, and personal narrative.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Media / Technology
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
The “freedom songs” became an important motivating force during the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968. In this unit, students explore the role of music in pulling people together around a cause.
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Arts Education
Language Arts
Media / Technology
Philanthropy
Social Studies