This I Can Do!
How does an individual use personal interests and strengths to impact the common good?
Photo Credit: Diversity in bike events by Richard Masoner is licensed under CC by 2.0
Everyone has special talents and abilities, and they may be used to make a difference in our life and the lives of others. Students also learn about homelessness from a homeless person ’s point of view. Although written for a Catholic Elementary School, this unit may be easily adapted for public school use.
This lesson will help students understand the importance of sharing their talents with others. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, this lesson may be easily adapted for public school use .
This lesson will familiarize students with the concept of stewardship and the practice of that stewardship by problem-solving what an individual or group can do to take care of our natural environment. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, this lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
This lesson will look at a day in the life of a homeless person and offer students a different point of view. It will demonstrate the importance of social justice and encourage students to adopt values and actions that help other people. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, this lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
Students will recognize why volunteers are so important to a community and learn some of the things that volunteers do for their community. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, this lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
This lesson emphasizes that volunteering is the responsibility of citizens. Those contributions made by volunteers represent positive social action for the good of the community. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, this lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.