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European Folktales
High schoolers analyze strong female characters infive different European folktales. For this European folktales lesson, students identify the setting and culture described in each folktale to gain understanding of the...
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Respect for Self and Others—Giving and Getting the Big R
Tween find out what it means to give and get respect. After reviewing the Recipe for Relationships studied in a previous lesson, groups create a dramatization of two-minute scenario in which an individual behaves inappropriately in a...
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Roaming Robot
Look up! Turn left! This activity on giving and following verbal directions will excite your learners. A "finder" leaves the room while you and the class hides an object. When they return, students must use words on the cue cards...
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Johnny Be Good
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning lesson, students listen to the story of Johnny Appleseed and discover how he was a philanthropist.
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Ways of Giving
Students are introduced to two basic Jewish religious terms. As a class, they are read background on the role of Jewish women's societies. In groups, they are given texts of various speeches made by women and answer discussion...
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Preparing and Planting the Garden
Young scholars prepare to build and plant a garden. In this service learning instructional activity, students take all the necessary steps to prepare a community garden for planting and reflect on the experience.
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Giving It the Old College Try
Young scholars discuss opinions they have about entering college. Reading an article on advice from parents, they discuss what their own parents are telling them. They role-play different conflict resolution scenerios. They also write a...
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Is there a stone in my soup?
Students observe teacher's inappropriate classroom procedures such as tattling, pushing, or interrupting. In this showing respectful behaviors lesson, students respond to scenarios created by the teacher and address what the appropriate...
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Classic Hero
Middle schoolers discuss hero tales. In this character education lesson plan, students identify heroes from the movie Star Wars and explain how the hero showed courage. Middle schoolers reflect upon their own definition of courage and...
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Jewish Folktales
High schoolers write an essay and create illustrations of Jewish culture. In this literature-response lesson plan, students read various Jewish folktales. As they read, high schoolers study the geographical, cultural, and historical...
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Kid-Friendly CDVs
Students discover core democratic values. In this service learning lesson, students create posters in order to promote core democratic values.
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Speaking for the Trees
Students present a play based on The Lorax.In this environmental issues lesson, students read and discuss literature and complete activities pertaining to environmental stewardship.
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Air Pollution and Asthma
Eleventh graders consider air quality. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, 11th graders consider the impact of air pollution on asthma and identify ways that they can work to reduce air pollution.
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A Forum on Racism
Twelfth graders compare and contrast the work of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. In this racism lesson, 12th graders read The Autobiography of Malcolm X and discuss how Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. approached ending racism.
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What Makes a Hero?
Students identify the characteristics of a hero. In this character development and writing lesson, students listen to music with a hero theme and discuss the common traits of heroes. Students explore individuals and charitable...
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Center Stage—Focus on the Mentally and/or Physically Challenged
Students discover the skills needed to work with the mentally and physically challenged. In this service learning lesson, students create a set of guidelines for working with the mentally and physically challenged.
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A Read-In
Young scholars explore philosophy by participating in a philanthropic activity. In this book read-in lesson plan, students collect a group of used books and illustrate an image to go along with the story. Young scholars donate these...
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The Xmas Factor
Students examine the mass marketing of Christmas. In this gift giving lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the history behind gift-giving, research marketing techniques, and consider giving alternative gifts.
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Turning Literature into News
Students examine the newspaper. In this writing purposes lesson, students read the newspaper and discuss the purpose: to inform, entertain and persuade. Students identify facts and opinions. Students write an article and discuss acts of...
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Our Classroom Is a Community
Students discuss how their classroom is a community. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students discuss the concept of philanthropy and how trust, sharing, and good deeds create a classroom community.
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People Making a Difference
Students research the idea of basic needs, study philanthropists in their community, and think about ways to help others receive basic needs. In this needs and philanthropy lesson, students brainstorm about basic needs. Students use...
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People Who Made a Difference
Middle schoolers practice using new vocabulary related to equality, social justice and civil rights. They describe how one person can contribute to the common good. They research a person of their choice and share how they have made a...
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Philanthropy in Michigan???Civil War Lesson 2: Forming Opinions
Students act out a section of the book Gentle Annie that is depicted in Chapter 4. They discuss the character position taken by each of the characters in the scene. They write a persuasive letter to one of the characters.