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This lesson illustrates the value of art and artists to a community and shows that art is maintained through philanthropy.
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Unit: Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart
Unit: Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
Grades:
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Learners describe good nutritional practices and make a plan to eat healthy.
Grades:
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Learners analyze the role of the four sectors of society in solving problems of hunger in the community.
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Depictions of hunger in excerpts from Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist provide concrete images of hunger as learners determine its causes and decide whether to support a change in U.S. public policy related to the issue.
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Grades:
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Learners distinguish between the many different approaches to addressing hunger by looking at governmental versus nonprofit programs. They will describe the importance of philanthropic actions in solving the problems of hunger in the world.
Unit: Do Not Stand Idly By (Private-Religious)
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Young people read about Jewish role models who partake in tikkun olam. They reflect on how they can use their behavior as a model for their own philanthropy to perfect the world.
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A concept known in Hebrew as tikkun olam practices the idea that everyone must play a role in perfecting the world. Modeling the concept of tikkun olam as a collaborative effort helps youth understand that they can shape their surroundings.
Unit: Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious)
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This lesson emphasizes the importance of respecting others and their opinions. Activities explore aspects of friendship and compromise.
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Using a traditional Jewish text as its basis, this lesson emphasizes the importance of sharing in a relationship.
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Grades:
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Through discussion of the book The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss, we learn about tolerance and the value of diversity in community.