Smiles Change the World
Unit of 5 Lessons
Grade Levels:
K
1
2
Subjects:
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Keywords:
Issue Area:
Civil society
Focus Question
What does it mean to be a member of a community?
Photo Credit: Hugging kids by Nithi Anand is licensed under CC by 2.0
Unit Overview
Discuss the importance of friendship, belonging, and trust in a person's life and explore the behaviors that welcome others in community.
Service Experience
To encourage people to be friends with others, the children make and donate a book that describes a community in which people demonstrate kindness and belonging.
Lessons in This Unit
All people have need for and deserve friendship and belonging. In this lesson, we explore the elements of community relationships, like kindness, inclusion, listening, and trust. The children compile pages to make a big book that teaches others to be caring community members.