Grades:
3
4
5
Together, the participants write a grant proposal to request funds to complete an identified service project.
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Unit: What Is a Youth Advisory Committee?
Unit: Animals in Sports and Entertainment
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners identify ways to use advocacy to promote change.
Unit: Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach
Grades:
3
4
5
Introduce the concept of philanthropy and guide the learners to be philanthropists who take volunteer action for the common good.
Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
Grades:
3
4
5
After comparing and contrasting entertainment and editorial cartoons, the learner uses cartooning as a means of public voice about political and social issues.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners identify examples of courage from an article about Jackie Robinson.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners analyze characters in five European folktales, particularly female characters. They analyze what small acts of kindness contribute to both the giver and receiver.
Unit: What Goes Around, Comes Around!
Grades:
3
4
5
Artists contribute to the common good by sharing their talents. The nonprofit sector supports artists with funding, museums, and attention or education. We learn how artists' work is supported by philanthropy and nonproft organizations that assure we have access to art. Young...
Unit: You Are Uniquely You
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Grades:
3
4
5
Through exploration, we see how six simple machines do their jobs together to get work done. Just as each machine is unique and valuable to the whole, so is each person unique and valuable to our group, to nature, and to the world. We see the value of deliberately respecting others and...
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Unit: Living In a Community
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Grades:
K
1
2
The children recognize they form a community when they are brought together for a common purpose. They are encouraged to be philanthropic within interest groups, schools, and families to build trust and for the common good of the community.
Unit: Those Who Care
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Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of this lesson is to identify what it means to be a true hero. The learners will explore character traits of heroes and apply this information to understand why individuals, or organizations might be considered heroes for animal welfare and humane...