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Miracles of the Heart
Students watch a movie. In this cultures lesson, students read A World Without Black People and then discuss segregation. Students watch the video Partners of the Heart or Something the Lord Made and then reflect on the video in their...
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Sharing Our Legacy of Giving
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students research or interview a local philanthropist. Students write a biography about the philanthropist and share it with others.
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Spirituals
Fourth graders realize the significance in the Negro spirituals concerning the Underground Railroad. They choose a position, either for helping slaves or ignoring the slaves. They describe, in a paragraph, their position.
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Deciphering Community
Students explore the concept of a community. They identify and group various kinds of communities. Students create a concept map exemplifying their membership in different communities. They write a narrative describing their...
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Butterfly Life Cycle
Learners investigate the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, students read the book Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons and discuss the four stages of the life cycle. Learners illustrate the life cycle on chart paper.
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Reading Pattern Books
Students investigate pattern books. In this literature lesson, students read the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and use echo and choral reading strategies. Students identify the pattern in the text and write about the...
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We the Community
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students design and create informational books regarding nonprofit agencies and philanthropists in their community.
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Painting Pictures with Poetry
Middle schoolers develop their own smilies and metaphors. They examine writing of the Poet Laureate. They identify philanthropy in quotations of others.
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Anne Frank: Turning Pages - Journal Writing
Sixth graders review a variety of journals including Anne Frank's. They create a school journal including individual entries, a dedication, pagination and illustrations.
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Ancient China
Students research different dynasties that existed in China around different themes. They chart each dynasty for written assessment. Each chart has details that chronicles the gathered information.
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Introducing Tolkien and His Words
Students identify and describe the types of narratives that made Tolkien the writer he was. In groups, they examine different myths and folktale motifs. They discuss what Tolkien meant by "faerie" and "eucatastrophe." As a class, they...
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Dating Behaviors
Learners discuss the importance and responsibilities of dating behaviors. They list dating behaviors that support personal values and identify the personal responsibilities associated with dating. They play some video clips with love...
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Compare and Contrast the French Cinderella with Other Cultural Versions
Students first compare and contrast the traditional French Cinderella with Cinderella stories from around the world as well as the opera synopsis. Students write their own Cinderella stories, personalizing them with aspects from their...
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U.S. History: Our Constitutional Amendments
Eighth graders conduct Internet research about Constitutional Amendments and present oral reports on their findings. Their reports also include visual representations depicting their chosen amendment's focal point. Students discuss the...
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Appeal for the Meal
Young scholars investigate advertising. In this advertising activity, students read the book Good Lemonade by Frank Asch and identify the advertising practices from the story. Young scholars create ads for snacks using advertising...
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What Can I Do For You?
Students explore philanthropic acts within the school. For this philanthropy lesson, students list acts of philanthropy they can do at school and sing songs about philanthropic acts.
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Hug O' War
Students discuss philanthropic behavior. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Shel Silverstein's Hug O' War and brainstorm ways of working together.
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Selfless-Selfish
Students demonstrate selfless acts. In this philanthropy activity, students read The Legend of the Blue Bonnet and discuss the selfless acts in the text. Students illustrate two acts of selflessness that they have performed.
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Understanding the Roots
Students investigate the parts of a flower. In this earth science lesson, students read the book The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds and identify various plant parts. Students construct a model of a flowering plant from various art supplies.
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Volunteering Our Time
Students participate in a service learning project. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen and reflect upon the experience in a journal.
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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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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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Long-Term Goals
Middle schoolers set long-term and short-term goals. For this character education lesson, students determine whether goals that they write for themselves are long-term or short-term.