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Eyes That Talk
Students explore their personal strengths and characteristics and write a short description of themselves. Afterward, they create a dramatic self-portrait with an expression that identifies who they are. Students fill the areas around...
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Time, Talent, and Treasure
Students look at how time, talent, and treasure are parts of stewardship and philanthropy. In this stewardship and philanthropy lesson, students complete a Time/Talent/Treasure Survey before discussing the answers in a whole group...
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What's Your Thing? Self-Esteem, Peer Support
Students explore their personal strengths. After participating in group discussions, students list verbs that describe their talents. They observe a commercial describing characteristics and talents. Students create their own mini-talent...
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A Story of Philanthropy
Help your class define philanthropy and recognize philanthropic activities. Ask them to identify examples of philanthropy in literature and explore the philanthropic deeds of themselves and others. To wrap up, create a class display with...
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Bill Gates: Sultan of Software
Learners learn the biography of Bill Gates including his rise to richness through Microsoft and his ability to face his adversaries in turbulent legal disputes.
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 1: Definition of Terms
Students watch a video after which they define philanthropy and site examples of it in daily life. They use this definition as they work through the rest of the unit.
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Let's Make Lemonade Lesson 2: Philanthropy in Song
Students discover a working definition of the word philanthropy. They sing the definition to the tune of a familiar song. They establish phonemic awareness through rhyming text and identify philanthropic acts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Clifford El Gran Perro Colorado: Vamos Hacer Musica!
Exploremos la musica en casa y en clase con instrumentos hechos en casa.
Tour Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Francisco Amighetti ( Engraver, Painter )
This page is part of the Web of InfoCostaRica. The page gives the biography of Francisco Amighetti, a famous Costa Rican Engraver and Painter. It also includes a photo of one of his paintings.
Read Works
Read Works: Shawn the Speedy Snail
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a snail named Shawn who learned that his talents should be used to help others. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.