The children tell stories about their family memories and the special “memory items” brought from home. (See Lesson One: Traveling Back in Time.) They meet their senior friend in person or through writing and share and compare memories.
Learners compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.
In this lesson, the children compares a Native American version of the Cinderella story with other versions.
We learn about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her leadership of the woman's suffrage movement. At the time it was hard for some people to see that women deserved equality or that change was possible, but her persistence and organization techniques helped raise awareness and involvement....
In this lesson, young people examine their typical diet for 24 hours. They analyze the nutritional content and discuss why diets differ by culture, region, and economics.
Using words of Native Peoples, youth explore examples of the philanthropic attitudes and traditions.
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.
Learners analyze the role of the four sectors of society in solving problems of hunger in the community.
The learners brainstorm the effects of taking responsibility and not taking responsibility around issues they care about.
In the book, Miss Tizzy, the repetition and days of the week make this warm neighborhood story predictable. Miss Tizzy is generous with the neighborhood children in so many ways. How do the children take action when Miss Tizzy gets ill?