Grades:
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We investigate and expand our understanding of caring and determine things or people we care about.
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Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
Unit: Philanthropic Literature
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The book the Rainbow Fish tells the story of a fish who learns to give a little of himself for the sake of others. We discuss the impact of giving something you value to make a better community.
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Fairy tales are great stories for helping young people work out complicated moral issues in a make-believe context. Found in countries all around the world, the same story plays out in different contexts. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters is a "Cinderella" story from Africa in which kindness...
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
To work together, see the big picture, and think about the connection between individuals in the group as students participate in the activity.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty
Unit: Lunchroom Recycling Plan
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Students organize and implement a school-based recycling plan based on a one-day lunchroom waste audit.
Adapt this one-period lesson plan for your grade level and follow it with a simple and powerful service project for Earth...
Unit: Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart
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3
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5
This lesson illustrates the value of art and artists to a community and shows that art is maintained through philanthropy.
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Unit: Responsible Energy Use
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Grades:
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Raise the learners' awareness of responsible energy usage in their daily practice and global energy choices. They connect environmental stewardship to the use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
Unit: You Light up My Life
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In this lesson, young people research various types of renewable energy and write a persuasive statement about which energy source their city or county should invest in.
Unit: Be the Change: Homelessness
Grades:
9
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The learners examine their preconceptions about homelessness and build understanding of people who are homeless.
Unit: Kwanzaa: Unity Within Community
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K
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Learners develop an understanding of the seven principles of Kwanzaa through artistic applications. They are challenged to apply the principles to their everyday lives in a way that enhances the communities to which they belong.