LEAGUE Wildcard Lessons
Coach Materials
In addition to these grade-specific LEAGUE event lessons, teachers can search for service-learning and character-building lessons. For more information on The LEAGUE, visit the LEAGUE web site.
LEAGUE WILDCARD LESSONS
Acts of Kindness/Compassion (+)
- Sharing and Caring Across Generations (K-2)
- Living History-An Intergenerational Philanthropy
Project (3-5) - Time, Talent, Treasure, and Economics (3-5)
- Why Do People Give? (3-5)
- Inquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy (3-5)
- Save a Drop For Me (6-8)
- Private Resources for the Common Good (9-12)
- Public Display of Art (PDA) (9-12)
Art From The Heart (+)
- Phil's Garden of Good (K-2)
- Buzzing is BEE-lieving (K-2)
- Giving from the Heart: Art from the Heart (K-2)
- Sharing our Talents: Art from the Heart (K-2)
- Poetry for the Common Good: Art from the Heart (K-2)
- Philanthropy—The Big Picture (3-5)
- Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart: Art from the Heart (3-5)
- What Goes Around, Comes Around!: Art from the Heart (3-5)
- Singing a Song of Community: Art from the Heart (3-5)
- Art for the Common Good—Junkanoo! (6-8)
- Poetry of Giving (The) (6-8)
- Make the Connection! Core Democratic Values and Philanthropy (6-8)
- Setting the Stage for Service Learning Relationships (6-8)
- Global Peace and Local Legacies (6-8)
- Tulipmania – Growing Flowers to Share (6-8)
- Painting Pictures with Poetry: Art from the Heart (6-8)
- Faces of the Community (The): Art from the Heart (6-8)
- Funding the Arts: Art from the Heart (6-8)
- Launching Your Ship with Citizenship (9-12)
- Private Resources for the Common Good (9-12)
- Sports Legends and Philanthropy—Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe, Tiger Woods and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (9-12)
- Heroism In Literature (9-12)
- My Country, My Community (9-12)
- All for One (9-12)
- Art as Advocacy: Art from the Heart (9-12)
- Gift of Art: "P.A.G." - Private Action for the Common (The): Art from the Heart (9-12)
- Landscape Legacies: Art from the Heart (9-12)
- Action through Art: Art from the Heart (9-12)
Animal Welfare (+)
- Pet Care and Safety (K-2)
- Sharing Our World (3-5)
- Working Animals (3-5)
- Animal Shelters (3-5)
- Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency (3-5)
- Humane Heroes: Those Who Care Enough (6-8)
- Animals in Sports and Entertainment (6-8)
- Careers: Living and Working with Animals (9-12)
- Advocacy-Getting the Job Done (9-12)
Emergency Response (+)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for K-2.) (K-2) - Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 3-5.) (3-5) - Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency (3-5)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership!
(Written as a 6-12 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 6-8.) (6-8) - Hurricane Katrina Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership!
(Written as a 6-12 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 9-12.) (9-12) - Hurricane Katrina / Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster Collaboration (9-12)
Environment (+)
- Philanthropy in Bloom (K-2)
- Sharing and Caring Across Generations (K-2)
- Watch Me Grow (K-2)
- Go, Johnny, Go! (K-2)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for K-2.) (K-2) - Growing Our Future (K-2)
- Earth Keepers (K-2)
- The Four R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RESPECT! (K-2)
- Saving the Monarch (K-2)
- Water Makes Our World Go 'Round (K-2)
- Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary (3-5)
- Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach (3-5)
- Rivers for the Common Good (3-5)
- Roosevelt's Tree Army (3-5)
- Earth Connections (3-5)
- Sharing Our World (3-5)
- Pitch In — A Philanthropic Puppet Project (3-5)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 3-5.) (3-5) - The Heat Is On: A Unit Concerning Global Warming (3-5)
- Sand, Sand, Everywhere Sand (3-5)
- Watershed S.O.S. (Saving Our Sources) (3-5)
- Are You a River Keeper? (6-8)
- Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector (6-8)
- Tulipmania – Growing Flowers to Share (6-8)
- This Land Is Our Land - Flourish or Perish? (6-8)
- Save a Drop For Me (6-8)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership!
(Written as a 6-12 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 6-8.) (6-8) - One Person's Trash (6-8)
- Take a Breath Now (6-8)
- Dear Philanthropist (9-12)
- Environmental Groups and the Three Economic Sectors (9-12)
- Generosity of Spirit Folktales (9-12)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership!
(Written as a 6-12 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 9-12.) (9-12) - Air Today, Air Tomorrow (9-12)
- To Recycle or Not to Recycle? That Shouldn't Even Be a Question! (9-12)
- Hurricane Katrina / Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster Collaboration (9-12)
Fundraising (+)
- Protect Your Melon (K-2)
- Give It Back from a Snack (K-2)
- Closer to the Ground (3-5)
- Raising Resources (3-5)
- Foundations and You (3-5)
- Soup's On! Caring For Others in Our Community (3-5)
- Money Smart Children (3-5) (3-5)
- Money Smart Teens (6-8) (6-8)
- Philanthropy at Home and Abroad (9-12)
- Money Smart Teens (9-12) (9-12)
Health (+)
- Souperservice Kids (K-2)
- Give It Back from a Snack (K-2)
- Helping Others to Feed Themselves (K-2)
- Courage of the Heart (6-8)
Mentoring/Tutoring (+)
- Each One, Teach One (3-5)
Penny Drive (+)
- Where Does It All Come From? Penny Drive (K-2)
- Spend, Save or Donate: Penny Drive (K-2)
- Reading for Pennies: Penny Drive (K-2)
- Money Smart Children (2nd grade) (K-2)
- Lucky Money: Penny Drive (3-5)
- Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive (3-5)
- Banking on the Future: Penny Drive (3-5)
- Money Smart Children (3-5) (3-5)
- Designing Your Philanthropic Collage: Penny Drive (6-8)
- Philanthropy--Why?: Penny Drive (6-8)
- How Do We Spend, Save, and Donate?: Penny Drive (6-8)
- Money Smart Teens (6-8) (6-8)
- Personal Giving Mission Statement (A): Penny Drive (9-12)
- Making Choices with Scarce Resources: Penny Drive (9-12)
- Living Your Passion: Penny Drive (9-12)
- Motivations for Giving: Penny Drive (9-12)
- Money Smart Teens (9-12) (9-12)
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness (+)
- Souperservice Kids (K-2)
- Helping Others to Feed Themselves (K-2)
- Cinderella Project (K-2)
- Sense of Community (A) (K-2)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for K-2.) (K-2) - Time, Talent, Treasure, and Economics (3-5)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 3-5.) (3-5) - Philanthropy and Children Who Are Homeless (6-8)
- Hurricane Katrina Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership!
(Written as a 6-12 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 6-8.) (6-8) - Philanthropy, Volunteering and Service: The Historical Connections (9-12)
- For the Well-Being of Our Citizens (9-12)
- Food for Thought: Hunger—Around the Block,
Around the World (9-12) - Hurricane Katrina Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership!
(Written as a 6-12 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 9-12.) (9-12) - Hurricane Katrina / Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster Collaboration (9-12)
School Bridge (+)
- Let's Play and Learn (K-2)
- It's All in the Cards (3-5)
- Games People Play (6-8) (6-8)
- Games People Play (9-12) (9-12)
LEAGUE K-12 Curriculum Scope & Sequence, available for download, provides an overview of the lessons created specifically for LEAGUE events. Lessons are listed in sequence and by grade level.