We Can All Do Our Share
Unit of 3 Lessons
Grade Levels:
K
1
2
Subjects:
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Media / Technology
Keywords:
Issue Area:
Civil society
Focus Question
How does an individual use personal interests and strengths to impact the common good?
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Unit Overview
Students will describe acts of philanthropy that are possible for persons of any age to do and will recognize that personal acts of service are carried out every day in the community.
Service Experience
After Lesson Two: I'm a Philanthropist!, where students select individual projects, it is recommended that students perform their selected philanthropic tasks.
Lessons in This Unit
This lesson encourages children to think of the feelings of others. Students discover that it feels good to make others feel good.
This lesson introduces or reinforces the definition of philanthropy. The children are given the opportunity to see that philanthropy is something in which they are capable of participating. The memory building game stimulates the children to choose many different ways of being philanthropic. The students are encouraged to make a conscious effort to improve their community.
This lesson will help students recognize heroes within their community. Children quite often revere sports stars and celebrities. But most real heroes are not people of great renown. They live near us. By performing small acts, they win our admiration. Since children imitate what they see and hear, it is important to point out to them what actions merit honor and which individuals deserve admiration.