Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Unit Overview:
Unit Purpose:
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- name community jobs/helpers.
- define responsibility and identify responsible behavior.
- name community helpers.
- define the terms “for-profit” and “not-for-profit.”
- give examples of non-profit jobs.
- define and give examples of volunteers.
- relate the concepts of responsibility for the common good and volunteering.
- choose and carry out a volunteer project in the school or local community.
Service Experience:
Students brainstorm ways to act for the common good in the community. They choose one activity to carry out and work together to complete it. Students will analyze benefits of their actions and identify whom they affect.
Unit Assessment:
- In Lesson One: Responsibility and Jobs , students draw themselves acting responsibly in four different situations. Assess whether the student recognizes that responsibility includes helping, making good choices, completing tasks and being a good “citizen.”
- In Lesson Two: Community Helpers , students illustrate a community helper. Use the following rubric to assess student understanding of the chosen career.
Score Description
4
Appropriate illustration of helper, materials or uniform of helper, and correct label of profit or not-for-profit status of the worker.
3
Appropriate illustration of helper, materials or uniform of helper, but incorrect label of profit or not-for-profit status of the worker
2
Two of the three elements are missing.
1
Illustration not pertaining to the topic discussed.
0
No illustration, no tools, no label.
Unit Assessment:
- In Lesson Three: Volunteers in the Community, assess student understanding of community responsibility by asking them to name or illustrate two jobs in the community that are for pay and two “jobs” that are done by volunteers. Younger children can illustrate one of each.
School/Home Connection:
- “Copy-and-Paste” Class/School Newsletter Information Insert:
Who are the workers that make up the careers in our community? Communities have many needs that are met by for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations and volunteers. Our class will look at how these careers meet needs. We will also examine what responsible community behavior looks like and look at ways we can meet some needs through our own volunteer efforts. This is a great opportunity for families to talk about their own careers and volunteer work with their child. - Interactive Parent / Student Homework:
- Send home the homework that encourages families to talk about what it means to be responsible. See Lesson One: Responsibility and Jobs , Attachment One: What Is Responsibility?
- Send home Lesson Two: Community Helpers , Attachment One: Volunteering in the Community . Have students talk with their families about volunteering and community helpers. They should bring their homework in the following day.
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed By:
Sara Truss
Albion Public Schools
Harrington Elementary
Albion, Michigan
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