Grades:
6
7
8
Students will recognize different job opportunities available in the nonprofit sector and identify people in the community who have positions in nonprofit organizations.
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Unit: Nonprofits are Necessary (6-8)
Unit: Living History-An Intergenerational Philanthropy Project
Grades:
3
4
5
Young people prepare for their visit to the retirement home by writing an autobiography. They work together to come up with questions to ask their senior friends.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The featured folktales explore themes of helping people make judgments of integrity in different situations.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
In three scenarios that challenge one's integrity, the young people discuss and provide rationale for their decision-making.
Unit: What Is Philanthropy?
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Grades:
3
4
5
Through discussion and response to literature, we define philanthropy as the sharing of time, talent, and treasure for the common good. Participants reflect on the benefit of philanthropy to the giver and receiver.
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Unit: Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious)
Grades:
3
4
5
Using a traditional Jewish text as its basis, this lesson emphasizes the importance of sharing in a relationship.
Subjects
Grades:
3
4
5
Through discussion of the book The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss, we learn about tolerance and the value of diversity in community.
Unit: Our Land
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Grades:
K
1
2
Introduce the folksinger Woody Guthrie and his legendary song This Land Is Your Land. His songs were written for everyone to get involved in their community. Learners understand that it is the responsibility of everyone to help take care of each other and the Earth.
Unit: Living In a Community
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Grades:
K
1
2
The children explore attributes of the community in which they live. They compare ways to be generous in rural, urban, and suburban communities.
Unit: Civil War Philanthropy
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Grades:
6
7
8
We learn about organizations that responded to needs and increased social awareness during the Civil War and Reconstruction.