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Our Five Senses Affect Food Choices
Students read My Five Senses: A Lion's Tale. In this five senses lesson, students understand the relationship between their five senses and how they affect their food choices. Students write journal entries about their senses and the...
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Homelessness
Learners explore the importance of soup kitchens. In this philanthropy lesson, students brainstorm ways they can be philanthropists. Learners watch a puppet show about a young girl who doesn't have enough to eat at home and has to go...
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Share Your Bread
Students understand how they can participate to help people in need. In this tzedakah instructional activity, students organize a charity collection of food, coats, toys, or canned good. Students present information about their drive in...
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Where Does Water Come From: The Water Cycle
Students explore the water cycle. In this water cycle instructional activity, students read the book The Magic School Bus Wet All Over and summarize the steps of the water cycle. Students label a picture map of the water cycle.
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Save That Water
Young scholars investigate water conservation. In this environmental lesson, students brainstorm ways they use water and discuss ways to conserve water. Young scholars illustrate and write about their method of water conservation.
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How Can We Help?
Students explore ocean animals and their environments. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals. Students think of ways to help clean up the...
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Oil + Water + Wildlife = A Real Mess
Students conduct an experiment. In this environmental protection lesson, students explore how oil spills affect living organisms in an ecosystem. Students work in groups to complete a lab activity and then discuss their findings.
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Habitats Past and Present
Learners explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem lesson, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Learners complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in the animal...
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Lending a Helping Hand
Students research the work of North American NGOs and select one to support with a financial contribution as a class. In this philanthropic research lesson, students consider the work of Benjamin Franklin, defining good citizenship and...
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Year Down Yonder: Giving During the Depression
Learners explore philanthropy. In this Great Depression lesson, students read A Year Down Yonder and share examples of philanthropic acts in the novel. Learners observe acts of philanthropy in their own communities today.
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Exploring Our Legacy of Giving
Students analyze and interpret the meaning of a famous quote to their own lives. In this philanthropic responsibility lesson, students generate a list of positive traits shared by the local community. Students discuss what it means to be...
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Bridges for All
Students describe how the brave word of one female Quaker served as a lifeline for fugitives before the Civil War. In this research lesson, students research several examples of the philanthropic work of individuals and organizations...
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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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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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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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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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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Students develop a recycling plan. In this environmental lesson, students develop a recycling plan for their school. Students write an outline of the plan to present to their class.
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Let's Go Camping!
Students discuss the necessities for a camping trip. In this camping simulation instructional activity, students identify what supplies to take with them on a camping trip and read the rules and regulations for campers. Students assign...
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Adopt a Species!
Students identify endangered species. In this animal science instructional activity, students research endangered animals and create a fundraiser to "adopt" an endangered species.
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Telling Our Story
Students develop a presentation. In this service lesson, students respond to how they felt participating in a service project and brainstorm ways they can continue to serve. Students create a class presentation that demonstrates what...
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"Phil"-ing Good
Students examine what it means to help their community. In this philanthropy lesson, students watch a video and read a book that give examples of philanthropic acts. Students make a list of these acts and discuss the emotions these...
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A-Scripting We Will Go
Students write script for a puppet show. In this writing lesson plan, students write a puppet show script using facts from a previous lesson plan. They listen to DyAnne DiSalvo Ryan's, City Green before discussing the characters and...