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Grades:
6
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8
Students determine which community need they want to address with a service project. Once a priority need has been determined, they research related nonprofit organizations with a student-generated list of questions.
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Unit: The Power of Children
Unit: TeachOne: Words Bring Peace
Grades:
6
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In this lesson, students learn that we all have ideas and talents to make the world a better place. This is an opportunity to demonstrate and feel the impact of kindness, inclusion, and listening on a caring community. Students learn from a community helper about the needs they observe in the...
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K
1
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In this lesson, the students learn to use their voice to say something to make the world a better place. This is an opportunity to demonstrate and feel the impact of kindness, inclusion, and listening on a caring community. Students learn from a community helper about the needs they observe in...
Unit: Dear Philanthropist
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Grades:
9
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Based on researched information, participants write a bio-poem about a philanthropist.
Unit: Nature and You (Stewardship) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
3
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5
This lesson will familiarize students with the Biblical passages that describe Adam’s responsibility to care for the Garden of Eden. Learners will develop an understanding of what this responsibility required of Adam and model this responsibility to nature by taking care of a garden of their own...
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Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson will familiarize students with the Biblical passages that describe the creation of the world. Learners will develop an appreciation for the uniqueness of each species and will inform their school community about the importance of protecting endangered species.
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Unit: Majority Rule Minority Rights
Grades:
9
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11
12
Practice making a decision using principles of majority rule and minority rights.
Unit: Philanthropy—Essential to a Democratic Society
Grades:
9
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11
12
Students will learn the fundamental principles of parliamentary procedure and use the procedure to create a plan for a service project in the community.
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Unit: Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious)
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: Mighty Pens: Writers for Positive Change
Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson teaches how to journal about their own experiences and feelings. It is intended to be taught in conjunction with a project of civic engagement or service. The project provides content and a context for journaling about personal experience.