Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Unit Purpose:
Students explore how their core values and identity contribute to citizenship and leadership. Students engage in a variety of activities that enable them to explore their identity and the responsibilities of citizenship. They explore and demonstrate leadership and service qualities, reflect on the qualities of a leader and create and donate a children's book.
Unit Duration:
Four 50-Minute Class Periods, plus time to write a children's story and read it to younger children
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- define the word identity.
- identify attributes and factors that shape personal identity.
- describe how community influences identity.
- compare and discuss benefits of diverse interests and talents that contribute to community identity.
- write creatively.
- explore responsibilities of members of any community.
- develop a classroom community contract.
- create and share an ideal community.
- apply understanding of responsibility and good citizenship through role-play.
- explore the concepts of leadership and service.
- design and donate a children’s book that educates younger children about their ability to make a difference.
Service Experience:
Students identify one way they can make their community match their ideal community. Assign them the task of intentionally acting on what they select. They make a plan and carry it out to address a community need.
Students reflect on what qualities of citizenship they want to share with younger children and write a children's book that tells a story and communicates the value of that citizenship quality. They read the book to younger children and donate the book to a library or community center where children will read and learn from their example.
School/Home Connection:
Lesson One: Students take home their completed copy of Handout 1 and use it to guide a family discussion about the traits of family member’s identities. They may discuss how their family traits and interests influence how they contribute to the community in which they live.
Lesson Two: Have students think and follow through with a new responsibility either at home, in school or in the community. Tell them they will share what they did, why they chose that activity and the response they got from community members with the class in the next 2 weeks.
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
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