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In this lesson, learners brainstorm honesty and its value and benefits to the community, family, friends, and self.
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Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 6)
Unit: Cartoons of a Civil Society
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Reviewing current political cartoons related to justice, equity, and racism, learners identify how language and humor act as a form of social action. They create their own cartoons or statement promoting or showing the damage of one of these themes.
Unit: Challenging Social Boundaries
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This lesson describes a psychological awareness of the connection between racism and self-betrayal and self-deception. When we recognize that going against our best judgment leads to self-betrayal, it can help us act with integrity in many situations.
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Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 6)
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Using realistic scenarios to spark discussion, the learners discuss the importance and strategies of following through on responsibilities.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
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Learners define caring through discussion of examples and writing an acrostic.
Unit: Lights! Camera! Take Action!
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Young people view and discuss the film The Gift of All: a Community of Givers and identify the influences and attributes of the generous people interviewed. They read biographies of generous people and make a...
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)
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This lesson explores the components of healthy living: eating healthy foods and exercise. Children identify their favorite healthy foods and forms of exercise that help them live a healthy life. Focus question: What foods and activity choices are important for healthy living?
Unit: Intergenerational Writing Project
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Youth develop an understanding of the value of a service learning project as they realize their responsibility to contribute to the community in positive ways.
Unit: Friends Helping Friends to Prevent Bullying
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Learners define bullying and describe what bullying behavior looks and feels like. In contrast, they experience the feelings of being helpful and nice to peers when they need it.
Unit: Phil Up on the Arts
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Discuss when permission is needed in order to perform an act of philanthropy. Learn and practice a song about giving.