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In this lesson the learners discuss a quote about gratitude and consider the relationship between caring and gratitude.
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Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 7)
Unit: Healthy Food Choices
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Students learn about food choices as needs or wants. They read a book and discuss healthy choices. They discuss why is not always good to have everything you want. They discuss the foods we need to have healthy bodies and minds. Students create healthy food choice plates and share them to...
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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: Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
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Learners describe good nutritional practices and make a plan to eat healthy.
Unit: Poetry of Giving
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Develop an understanding that you can find poetry everywhere: from lyrics to songs, commercials and rap. Investigate the philanthropic themes are often found in poetry.
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Unit: Community Philanthropy
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We define civic virtue and give examples of ways to exhibit civic virtue for the common good.
Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 6)
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6
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Learners may use either journaling or role-playing to reflect on the benefits to the community of truthfulness and straightforward actions. They analyze traits and actions of someone who has built a "good reputation."
Unit: TeachOne for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Learners use visual literacy skills to talk about an artistic image. They listen respectfully to the different opinions and perspectives of their peers. They identify a need in their school or community and create a simple image that tells others to think differently or take action to improve...
Unit: Living In a Community
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The children explore attributes of the community in which they live. They compare ways to be generous in rural, urban, and suburban communities.
Unit: Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach
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With guidance from a local environmental agency, prepare the youth in advance of volunteering their time to clean up a lake or river for the common good. Arrange a field trip that includes picking up trash and recording the data.
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