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What is a Philanthropist?

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What does a philanthropist do? Help your class explore philanthropy using character development and literacy ideas. Learners will define and give examples of philanthropy, listen to The Lion and the Mouse, discuss how the characters help...
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Berkshire Museum

The Three Life-Giving Sisters: Plant Cultivation and Mohican Innovation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Children gain first-hand experience with Native American agriculture while investigating the life cycle of plants with this engaging experiment. Focusing on what the natives called the Three Sisters - corn, beans, and squash - young...
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Put Your Hands in Mine: King Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the concepts of human and civil rights. In this philanthropy lesson, students watch The Mighty Times: The Children March. Learners discuss concepts relating to civil rights and change.
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How To Teach How - To Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice their writing skills by creating "How To" articles.  In this journalism lesson, students grab tasks from a hat and are asked to explain orally how to complete these activities.  Students complete flow charts with their...
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Defining Philanthropy -- Who's Phil's Aunt Trophy?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify and define key terms associated with philanthropy. They list ways in which people can give to help others. They finally name philanthropic organizations they are familiar with.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the philanthropic acts of Jane Addams. They identify a current problem in their community and develop ways to help. They also examine the work done in the Hull House in Chicago.
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Respecting Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read and respond to The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss. Students discuss self-respect and respect.
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Is That Your Final Answer?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This unit on integers includes a pre-test, a post-test, four spreadsheets, and links to an interactive web-site to support the learning of integer operations. Access to computers and the Internet are imperative to this unit. The lessons...
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Immigration

For Teachers 8th - 12th
This 3-day immigration study draws on historical trends and current events. A worksheet accompanies initial research on one group's U.S. immigration history, giving opportunity for collaborative learning through sharing findings. Groups...
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Converting Fractions of a Unit into a Smaller Unit

For Teachers 5th Standards
There is more than one way to answer a question; especially when you have fractions in measurement. Here are three questions with real-world situations in which 5th graders are asked to provide answers in three ways: a larger unit of...
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Floating Fishes: Fishing Expedition

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A referenced PowerPoint is not included, but this lesson can still make an impact with emerging environmentalists. After introducing them to the facts about overfishing, they experiment with a fishing simulation using colored beads and...
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Who Needs Friends?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss how to be a good friend to others. They create a list of characteristics to use in more future lessons. They reflect on they type of friend they are in journal writings.
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Classification Practice-Animals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use pictures of animals to make a classification system. In this classification lesson plan, students are given pictures of different animals. They create a classification system for the animals and identify what they have in...
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American Immigration Law Foundation

No Pretty Pictures

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Here is a nice set of activities and discussion questions to accompany your class reading of No Pretty Pictures, a memoir of a young girl's experiences and struggle for survival during the Holocaust.
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Democracy is Cool

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the components of a representative democracy. In groups, they create a t-shirt that shows the components and why it is "cool" to live in a democracy. As a class, they examine the concept of the common good and how...
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How Long Will It Last?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students turn on a flashlight and leave it on until the energy is used up (12-36) hours. They estimate or preduct how long they think the energy in the batteries will last. They then estimate how long a birthday candle will burn, giving...
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President Jefferson's Cipher: Cracking the Code

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners examine the journey out west by Lewis and Clark. Using a cipher from President Jefferson, they solve a code he gave to the explorers before setting out on their exploration. They share his message with the class and state...
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The Rich Ruler

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore religion by reading passages in class. In this Christianity lesson, 4th graders identify the Feudal System and discuss the opinion Jesus had about the system and how he instructed people to live. Students cite...
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Growing Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the definitions of philantrophy and common good. They identify non-profit organizations in their community and research organizations that existed in colonial times with the same goal in mind. They create a timeline for...
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"An American Story" -- The Responsibility of Citizenship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify examples of philanthropy in a movie. They explain how philanthropic acts contribute to the common good. They discover their rights and responsibilities on being a citizen of the United States.
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Music Motivates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how the music might have inspired African-Americans to be activists in the movement. They examine how the Civil Rights movement affected the common good.
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The Mayflower Compact Started It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the role the Mayflower Compact had in aiding the common good. They analyze the importance of the Compact and what affect it had on the colony. They write a paper summarizing how they interpreted the Compact itself.
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Science-Introduction to the Unit on Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders gain knowledge about solids, liquids and gases by taking a look at the things around them. They have to classify certain picture cards based on which category they feel the picture falls under. As a whole, the class...
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Hurricane Tracking

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students recognize that hurricanes are tropical storms that have a sustained wind speed greater than 74 miles per hour. In this science lesson, students plot data they observe on the National Hurricane Center Website in order to track...

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