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    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview

    This lesson will focus on homelessness as it relates to basic needs and poverty. Students will imagine what it’s like to not have a permanent home and how to help those less fortunate.

    Objectives
    • Students will gain an understanding of homelessness as it relates to basic needs and poverty
    • Students will reflect on ways to help the homeless
    Time

    Two 30 - 45 minute sessions

    Subject

    English Language Arts, Literature, Writing



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    Achieve Justice For All icon
    Achieve Justice For All
    Aid the Animals icon
    Aid the Animals
    Aid the Elderly icon
    Aid the Elderly
    Begin with Basics color icon
    Begin with Basics
    Comfort the Sick icon
    Comfort the Sick
    Help Fight Hunger icon
    Help Fight Hunger
    Help Other Kids icon
    Help Other Kids
    Save the Planet icon
    Save the Planet
    Support Our Troops icon
    Support Our Troops

    Lesson Plans: Begin with Basics

    Educational Materials

    Project Giving Kids is excited to now offer lesson plans so students can learn more about the importance of volunteering and helping their community.

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    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview

    This lesson will address the national problem of homeless in America by exploring the causes of homelessness in our society, various people that are affected, and individual triggers for homelessness. In addition, this lesson will explore the stereotypes around homeless people and the reality of those who are affected, focusing specifically on homeless families and children.

    Objectives
    • Students will gain an understanding of homelessness in America and the contributing factors to this national problem
    • Students will examine the various populations that are homeless and the individual triggers that lead to homelessness
    • Students will reflect on ways to help homeless people, specifically families and children
    Time

    Two 60 minute sessions

    Subject

    English Language Arts, Literature, Writing



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    Achieve Justice For All
    Aid the Animals icon
    Aid the Animals
    Aid the Elderly icon
    Aid the Elderly
    Begin with Basics color icon
    Begin with Basics
    Comfort the Sick icon
    Comfort the Sick
    Help Fight Hunger icon
    Help Fight Hunger
    Help Other Kids icon
    Help Other Kids
    Save the Planet icon
    Save the Planet
    Support Our Troops icon
    Support Our Troops

    Lesson Plans: Begin with Basics

    Educational Materials

    Project Giving Kids is excited to now offer lesson plans so students can learn more about the importance of volunteering and helping their community.

    Teachers and parents can teach kids about helping with the basics in the classroom or at home with our educational materials.

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    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview

    This lesson will examine the socioeconomic factors contributing to homelessness and poverty in America, while focusing on initiatives aimed at reducing homelessness and poverty.

    Objectives
    • Students will explore socioeconomic factors that contribute to homelessness and poverty
    • Students will focus on initiatives aimed at reducing homelessness and poverty
    Time

    Two 60 minute sessions

    Subject

    English Language Arts, Literature, Writing



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    Achieve Justice For All
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: The following lessons focus on recognizing when others are treated unfairly. Students will explore how to care about those who are being treated unfairly and how working together for fair treatment of others can lead to trust, friendship, and teamwork. Students will also begin to identify their commonalities and how they outnumber their differences.
    Achieve Justice For All
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: These lessons will cultivate the ability to relate to people as individuals rather than groups. Students will explore recognizing unfairness and certain advantages and disadvantages in society that exist because of who someone is and where they live. Taking written, persuasive action will serve to empower students with a method of civic engagement through the exploration of civil rights.
    Achieve Justice For All
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: These lessons will help students to identify and distinguish unfairness and injustice in different areas of society. Students will explore their ability to relate to people as individuals. They will also consider the limitations of rights and freedoms for different people. The importance of empathy, kindness and willingness to stand up for justice will also be explored.

    Aid The Animals
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on animal shelters and the services they provide to help animals that are lost or homeless. Students will discuss ways they can help animals in shelters and reflect on ways to promote adopting animals from shelters.
    Aid The Animals
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on animal shelters and the services they provide to help animals that are lost or homeless. Students will explore ways animal shelters can offer optimum care to animals and reasons why adopting a shelter pet is preferable to purchasing from a pet store or breeder. Students will also identify reasons animals end up in shelters and consider ways to decrease the number of animals in shelters.
    Aid The Animals
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on the importance of animal shelters and the American Humane Society to protect animals from dangerous conditions in puppy mills. Students will explore various types of animal shelters and the services they provide, ways to decrease the number of animals in shelters by supporting owners, reasons why adopting pets from shelters is beneficial, and laws surrounding puppy mills.
    Aid The Elderly
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on the challenges people face as they age and experience lifestyle changes. Students will discuss how the elderly often lose functionality in their bodies and minds, resulting in the need for assistance with everyday tasks whether living at home or in a care facility. Students will reflect on ways to help elderly people in their lives and in their community.
    Aid The Elderly
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on ageist stereotypes of the elderly. Students will discuss where negative stereotypes of the elderly originate and how to instill positive attitudes toward the aging population. Students will think about ways to connect with elderly people to promote mutually respectful and beneficial intergenerational relationships.
    Aid The Elderly
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: Our aging population is continuing to grow. This lesson will focus on the challenges elderly people face and innovative ways to help them adapt to lifestyle changes. Students will explore ways to help seniors use technology to get assistance living at home, improve their lives, and stay connected to family and friends.
    Begin With Basics
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on homelessness as it relates to basic needs and poverty. Students will imagine what it’s like to not have a permanent home and how to help those less fortunate.
    Begin With Basics
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will address the national problem of homeless in America by exploring the causes of homelessness in our society, various people that are affected, and individual triggers for homelessness. In addition, this lesson will explore the stereotypes around homeless people and the reality of those who are affected, focusing specifically on homeless families and children.
    Begin With Basics
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will examine the socioeconomic factors contributing to homelessness and poverty in America, while focusing on initiatives aimed at reducing homelessness and poverty.
    Comfort The Sick
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on the needs and feelings of people with long term illnesses and how best to comfort them.
    Comfort The Sick
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: Students will explore the feelings of isolation experienced by those battling long-term illness, focusing on factors that contribute to isolation and ways to provide comfort and support through connection.
    Comfort The Sick
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: Students will explore “illness intelligence” with regards to people battling a long term illness or facing a health crisis. Students will determine which phrases and actions are beneficial and which are harmful when trying to comfort sick people and support their families.
    Help Fight Hunger
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on hunger and its effects on the mind and body. Students will explore the causes of hunger and the importance of fighting hunger in all communities.
    Help Fight Hunger
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on the crisis of childhood hunger in the United States and how it affects the future of our country.
    Help Fight Hunger
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on hunger as a national issue, with a specific focus on the college student demographic. Students will explore reasons for the rising number of food insecure college students, its negative impacts, and current initiatives designed to help fight hunger among this demographic.
    Help Other Kids
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on diversity and celebrating qualities that make each person unique. Students will discuss the importance of acceptance, kindness, and inclusion of children who are different from themselves.
    Help Other Kids
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on the importance of appreciating diversity while recognizing similarities among all people. There will also be a focus on stereotypes and the danger of judging others based on their social group affiliation. The importance of acceptance, kindness, and inclusion of other children who are different will be highlighted.
    Help Other Kids
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on identity, stereotypes, bullying, and promoting cultures of kindness in schools and the community.
    Save The Planet
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on saving the planet by “going green.” There will be an exploration of the 5 Rs (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot) and how applying these actions to our daily lives can help our environment be healthy.
    Save The Planet
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on saving the planet by finding ways to reduce our carbon footprints.
    Save The Planet
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on saving the planet by finding ways to reduce our carbon footprints.
    Support Our Troops
    Elementary School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on recognizing veterans as heroes and ways we can honor them.
    Support Our Troops
    Middle School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on supporting our troops by exploring the challenges and needs of military spouses and children.
    Support Our Troops
    High School Lesson Plan

    Overview: This lesson will focus on supporting our troops by recognizing the prevalence of PTSD and suicide among military veterans and understanding how to provide effective therapy for PTSD and suicide prevention.

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