This introductory step-by-step guide helps educators teach students about giving and responding to needs in the community. Just like generosity is part of all aspects of your life, teaching generosity in community can be part of every aspect of teaching. We’ll show you how. This course is for the educator working in-school, after-school, with youth groups, or community foundation youth advisory committees.
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Video Clip and Discussion Guide: This two-minute video clip shares the stories of giving blood as an act of philanthropy. Why do people give blood, and how does it impact society?
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Youth Workers
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K
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The children brainstorm ways to give and share to bring cheer to someone.
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The learners identify their own and others' motivations for giving and social action in the community. They promote giving and social action through persuasive writing.
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Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
4
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In this lesson, youth will gain an appreciation of poetry and the power of language. By analyzing poetry for themes related to philanthropy, youth will deepen their understanding of philanthropy and the creative ways writers seek to impact the world around them.
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Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Media / Technology
Grades:
9
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Sleep, rest, mindfulness, and taking time away from busyness help our overall health and wellbeing. Participants learn about the importance of sleep and analyze their own rest and wellness patterns. They determine how they can improve their own rest and mindfulness and encourage others.
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6
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In this lesson, learners explore their personal responsibility to the community. They recognize that everyone has something to give, and that includes them. The learners brainstorm local philanthropists and positive traits of their own communities. They assess local needs and make a plan to...
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Learners look at nonprofit mission statements and then create a personal mission statement related to the impact they want to make as responsible, engaged citizens.
Focus Question: How does an individual use personal interests and strengths to impact the common good?
Grades:
6
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In this lesson, the learners write a story about philanthropists, modeled after the documentary The Gift of All. They research or interview a local philanthropist. Each learner writes a biography telling the story of the philanthropist. They share the completed biography with an...
With guidance from Learning to Give resources, youth interact in their local community to learn the skills, knowledge, and actions of lifelong philanthropy. This course follows the main menu (above) of the website with stories, tools, and resources for empowering youth agency through philanthropy, from understanding their community and themselves to learning skills and knowledge and taking action.
