1. Engage: Ask students if they have ever been given a special gift. Then introduce the word generosity. What does it mean? Giving.
2. Demonstrate: I bring my basket of kind letters, trinkets, and pictures students have given me over the years and tell them how even though these are worth much money, they mean so much to me.
3. Explore: How can we give? If we don't have credit cards and bank accounts, what do we have to give?
- Treasures - giving away toys we no longer use, passing down clothing, putting spare change in the Salvation Army bucket, donating canned goods, etc.
- Time - spending time playing with siblings or helping them look for lost items, listening, volunteering, etc.
- Talents - writing a note to someone, helping others who might be struggling with classwork, making people laugh and smile, braiding someone's hair, etc.
4. Inspire: We watch two videos about generosity on the YouTube.
Teddy Bear Toss: This video shows how small acts of generosity
in large groups can make a big difference!
This video shows the generosity of giving something special
to a stranger. And how kindness can spread.
5. Give!
- Pennies for Patients through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a great charity. A very beloved family member has lymphoma, so this was near and dear to my heart. It was an easy project AS LONG AS you have a bank with a coin counter.
- Freerice.com is a great way for kids to practice vocabulary while earning grains of rice for the hungry.
- Currently, Macy's will donate $1 to Make-a-Wish Foundation for each letter written to Santa.
- Consider adopting an angel, elder angel, or soldier, hosting a canned food drive, or donating used glasses to the Lion's Club.
6. Celebrate: Always follow up by announcing how much money (or whatever you collected) was donated.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ~ Winston Churchill
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