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Cultivating Caring - Filling Buckets of Caring Carrots
Learners practice compassion. In this character education lesson, student read Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. Students discuss the book as well as ways to demonstrate they care for one another. Learners fill buckets...
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Giving with Imagination
Demonstrate gift giving as an act of caring about someone versus gifts for show (or gifts from the purse). Elementary learners practice giving gifts from the heart by creating a poem for someone special to them.
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Poetry for the Common Good
Students identify examples of philanthropy in poetry or song. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine several poems such as Give by Carrie A. Thomas and identify concepts of philanthropy in the poem. Students construct their own...
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Philanthropy Play
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students simulate and role play people involved in the act of helping others.
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Partners for the Common Good: One Day
Fourth graders explore the concept of philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, 4th graders compare for profit and nonprofit organizations. Students explore nonprofit organizations in their community and discuss their philanthropic...
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Special Delivery—Handle with Care
Young scholars explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students visit a retirement home with their classmates. Young scholars deliver cards and plants to the residents there.
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Caring and Self-Interest
Students write in their journal. In this philanthropy lesson, students review the definition of philanthropy and read a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students respond to the question "What are you doing for others?" in their journal.
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Defining Caring
Students demonstrate the philanthropic act of caring. In this character education instructional activity, students brainstorm synonyms for care or caring and think of ways to demonstrate caring qualities.
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Giving and Taking Directions
Students write set of written directions from their craft area in either chart or paragraph form, and give the directions orally to a third party who will listen to the directions and complete the task.
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What is a Philanthropist?
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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Ornaments for Nursing Home Tree
Students participate in an activity that will allow them to create a gift for a nursing home patient and give their gift to someone who needs a caring hand. In this community service lesson, students learn compassion, and also understand...
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Defining Caring
Eighth graders define caring. In this character education lesson, 8th graders examine the attributes of compassion as they discuss altruism, empathy, and selflessness.
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Circle of Caring
Students examine lives that have been lived for the positive good of others. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss famous philanthropists and what they have in common. Students define philanthropy, discuss what caring means and...
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Circle of Caring
Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students study the works of well-known philanthropists and write an acrostic poem using the word CARING.
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Taking Care of Business
Middle schoolers participate in a service project. In this stewardship activity, students review the concepts of philanthropy and environmental stewardship. Middle schoolers practice being good stewards by researching public areas in...
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We Care For Our Commons
Students demonstrate how volunteering makes a difference in a community. For this philanthropy lesson, students read the lyrics of "This Land Is Your Land" and illustrate ways to volunteer in their community.
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Character Education: Caring- Oprah Winfrey
Students explore celebrity philanthropy. In this character development lesson, students read an article and discuss Oprah Winfrey's involvement in several charitable organizations.
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Giving Cheer
Young scholars explore kind behavior. In this values development and literacy lesson, students listen to The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, then generate a class list of ways the tree helped the boy and ways in which the boy helped the...
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What Type of Caring?
Eighth graders examine how they care about others. In this caring lesson, 8th graders make a list of five things that they care about and place them on charts that are placed around the room. They classify them according to what type of...
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What is Philanthropy?
Learners define common good. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students review the meaning of philanthropy and define common good. Learners share with a partner a time when they did an act of kindness for another person....
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Character Education: Caring
Students create a bookmark with reminders of simple acts of kindness. In this character education instructional activity, students participate in a mini-instructional activity that serves as a great introduction to a service project....
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FACS: Keys for Caregiving
Caregivers have the responsibility to meet the needs of those in their care. Prepare your class for a life as a child care worker with a lesson on the responsibilities needed to care for a child. They view a presentation on...
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Defining Caring
Young scholars define the word care and discover the importance of caring for others. In this character education lesson, students work as a class to brainstorm synonyms for care. Learners write a list of 5 things or people that they...
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Giving From the Heart: Art From the Heart
Students examine how art contributes to the common good. In this common good instructional activity, students participate in an interactive read aloud of Jeff Brumbeau, Quiltmaker's Gift. They act out the story and talk about how "Art...