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Reflections and Revisions
Learners reflect upon and express affective and cognitive learning experience as a result of a direct service experience. In this service learning lesson, students examine and analyze symbolism portrayed in literature and its...
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Learning to Master: Some Ideas from Tradition
Students explore the Biblical teachings. In this stewardship lesson plan, students cite passages from the Bible that promote philanthropy and identify Biblical texts that contradict one another.
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Reading to Elementary Children
Students participate in a cross-age reading program. In this language arts lesson, students choose a class of younger children and read them the book The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Students reflect upon their service project in a journal.
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We Are One World
Learners examine discrimination, prejudice, and bias in the world. In this tolerance lesson plan, students research examples of prejudice in different countries. They then identify the Core Democratic Values in song lyrics. Learners...
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Working Animals
Students examine the need for the humane treatment of animals. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students realize the need for animal welfare, and decide on a service project that will promote it. The instructional activity...
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What Is Our Plan?
Students identify ways to handle pet emergencies. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students create a list of top ten pet emergency planning tips and checklist. Students construct an "Pet Emergency Kit."
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Coming to Terms
Students explore the rainforest. In this environmental instructional activity, students work in small groups to conduct online research of various topics having to do with the rainforest. The groups construct a large poster to illustrate...
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Dancing and Singing Through the Bill of Rights
Students study the Bill of Rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students read and analyze the Bill of Rights before performing The Amendment Song, and a dance associated with the concepts. They work in small groups using a Frayer...
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Culture Ads
Students examine cultural differences in picture books. In this cultural diversity lesson, students identify cultural differences in picture books about children from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and minority...
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Newspaper Stories
Students examine the structure of the newspaper. In this newspaper lesson plan, 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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The Roots of Our Rights
Learners examine the Preamble to the Constitution. In this government lesson, students read the Preamble of the Constitution and define the meaning of unknown words. Learners write about examples of how the Constitution protects our rights.
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Rosa Parks
Learners identify the heroic actions of Rosa Parks. In this African-American lesson, students read the book, Rosa Parks: My Storyand create a timeline of the events from the biography.
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Global Peace and Local Legacies
Students research the stories of individuals who have received the Nobel Peace Prize. In this global peace lesson, students describe the work of various winners of the Noble Peace Prize, and analyze the choices made by the recipients and...
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PULSE: A STOMP Odyssey (6-8)
Middle schoolers examine how non-profit organizations support the arts. In this non-profit lesson, students learn how foundations provide funding that supports arts in a community which contributes to the common good. They watch the...
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Introducing Working Animals
Students identify ways humans and animals work together. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students read the text Hanni and Beth: Safe and Sound and define the term "working animals." Students investigate working animals by...
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Making a Difference in Our Community
Students reflect on the needs of the community and of the school. In this philanthropy lesson, students work in pairs to answer the questions, "Can kids make a difference?" Students understand the importance of making a difference by...
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Traditions
Learners study the vocabulary of philanthropy and the tradition in their community of altruism. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss traditions and philanthropy. They create a class dictionary of philanthropy terms and...
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A Piece of Bread
Students prepare food. For this African American community lesson, students read a story and discuss how philanthropy was portrayed. Students write about a time they had the opportunity to share or give. Students decide ways they can be...
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Pathway to Philanthropy
Students implement a plan to carry out a service project with a nonprofit organization. In this philanthropy lesson, students use a decision-making model to choose a local organization to work with and keep a journal of the service...
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The LEAGUE: Learning to Give Lesson 3
Students reflect on giving to people in their community. In this philanthropy activity, students think about an elderly person in their neighborhood or community who has done something to make that community more beautiful. Students...
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The Joy of a Garden-Earth Day
Students explore the purpose of a garden. In this Earth Day lesson, students read the story The Gardener and complete a Venn diagram comparing life in a city to farm life. Students discuss Earth Day and plant flowers in a garden .
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We Are a Comm-un-it-y. I've Got All My Classmates with Me-Part I
Students investigate the meaning of community. In this community lesson plan, students look at the concepts of civic engagement, civic responsibility, and common good. They determine how a classroom is a community and the need for having...
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Breakfast for Champions
Students prepare an event to honor philanthropic activities in their community. In this common good lesson, students send out invitations to local non-profits or to those who engage in philanthropic activities and plan an awards...
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Funding the Arts: Art from the Heart
Students explore means by which community arts might be supported. In this "community" social studies lesson, students research various local non-profit organizations. Students role-play as members of the board of a philanthropic...
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