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Learning to Give: Generosity of Spirit Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read two Inuit folktales about life and death. In this language arts instructional activity, students study the models of giving found in these Inuit tales about life, death, grief, sacrifice, and generosity. As the class reads...
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Angels of Generosity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars write a generosity journal which chronicals acts of kindness after reading the Surat story, Angel Child, Dragon Child.
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What Sharing Really Means

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the meaning of generosity and how sharing can be a cultural trait. In this cultural trait lesson, students read a text about the culture of generosity in Africa. Students complete a discussion activity and journal activity.
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Generosity

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to music and imagine caring about others and wanting to show them your love. They hear the story, "Giving Isa," and answer a given set of questions. Students discuss their question answers with the class then they...
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Disaster Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students discover philanthropy's role in 4 economic sectors. Middle schoolers examine how organizations responded to the Hurricane Katrina devastation...
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Gifts of All Sizes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this stewardship lesson, students consider human capacity for generosity as they read folktales from different cultures that feature characters giving of themselves.
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Property, Theft and Generosity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine excerpts of Lewis and Clark's journal entries during their expedition. They identify any disputes with the Indians over land and discuss how they might have been avoided. They add entries to their journals.
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Quarters From Kids-Power, Generosity and Leadership

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students discover non-profit organizations that send relief in the wake of natural disasters. High schoolers organize a fund drive to support an...
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Homemade Holidays

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Foster your high schoolers' creativity - and generosity - with this writing lesson. After reading the article "Homemade Holiday Gifts" by Frances Janisch (from the GALE Student Resource Center - Gold), pupils meet in groups to brainstorm...
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Attributes of a Civil Society

For Teachers 9th Standards
What makes a society civil? High school freshmen search for examples of justice, kindness, peace, and tolerance in news media and brainstorm how they can promote these attributes in their schools, communities, and world. The well-rounded...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Heroes

For Parents 2nd - 3rd Standards
Three creative activities follow reading a fiction and nonfiction book about heroes. Scholars build hero action figures out of clay for make-believe play, explain in written form how they show bravery, kindness, patience, thoughtfulness,...
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GENEROSITY

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students assess the impact that each one of us has on the other, that we all have something important to give and how when we give our offerings out how they make a difference in other people's lives as well as the difference they make...
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Mansa Musa: Inflation Then and Now

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Mansa Musa was so rich that his gifts of gold made the value of the metal drop throughout Africa. As he traveled from Mali to the Middle East to make hajj, his gifts were so extravagant, they devalued the gold already in circulation....
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Share Tactics

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learning how to share with one's classmates is a very important skill to have in school. Here, the technique of sharing is taught. Pupils receive one piece of paper and are put into groups. Each group only has six crayons. They must...
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Chinese Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine Chinese folktales. In this literature and philanthropy instructional activity, students read Chinese folktales and analyze their literary elements. Young scholars consider the effects of generosity in the tales and...
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Lewis and Clark: Property, Theft and Generosity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners participate in a simulated trade session similar to one that may have occurred at Wyam during the Lewis and Clark expedition. They determine how trade with the native people allowed the expedition to be successful.
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Learning to Give

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils learn what it means to give generously. In this giving lesson, students give examples of when they have given of themselves. Pupils complete a service project where they create a gift for preschoolers with whom they can share.
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Newspaper Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the structure of the newspaper. In this newspaper lesson, students look at the different types of articles about giving, sharing, and acts for the common good. They realize the types of voice that are used in the...
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Asian Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A great way to learn to understand people and their environment is to study their folktales. Stories from China, Vietnam, India, Iran, Persia, and Palestine offer an opportunity for readers to investigate the cultures of Asia. A list of...
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Native Americans and Giving

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: The Words of Chief Seattle lesson plan, students examine the plight of Native Americans and explore Native Americans' quest for the "common good."
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Jewish Heroes Congress

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Jewish heroes throughout history. In this character development and history lesson, students work in groups to research a Jewish hero. A life-size model of the hero is constructed. Students participate in a Jewish Heroes...
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Jewish Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write an essay and create illustrations of Jewish culture. In this literature-response lesson plan, students read various Jewish folktales. As they read, high schoolers study the geographical, cultural, and historical...
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European Folktales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze strong female characters infive different European folktales. In this European folktales lesson, students identify the setting and culture described in each folktale to gain understanding of the environment and people...
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Identifying and Using Parallelism and Balance in Literature

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Analyze the use of balanced sentences and parallelism in a narrative. Included in this resource is a narrative about serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan titled, "The Train Ride Home". Middle and high schoolers review...

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