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Give Wisely

Age Level
  • 7+
Topic
  • Giving
Skill
  • Comprehension ,
  • Discussion ,
  • Reading ,
  • Thinking ,
  • Vocabulary
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The reading and activity experience teaches kids to give wisely. It’s a great habit. It helps others. It feels good.

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What Kids Will Discover and Learn About

  • Giving wisely is a great habit.

  • Strategy and tips on how to give wisely.

Agenda

  1. Review previous experience(s).

  2. Learners share Dream Big Journal deposits.

  3. Introduce topic.

  4. Read Sammy's Big Dream - Page 22

  5. Do activities.

  6. Have learners share.

  7. Assign post-experience activities.

Review previous experience(s).

Review points of your choosing from previous experience(s). Refer to menu, topic subheading, for main idea of experience. Refer to “What Kids Will Discover” Section of each experience if you want ideas on additional key points to review.

Learners share Dream Big Journal deposits.

Ask learners to raise their hand if they would like to share one of the activities they completed during the last experience or in between experiences. Allocate 2-5 minutes to this activity OR whatever time you deem appropriate.

Introduce topic.

Feel free to use or adapt this introduction. Or create your own introduction.

Today we are going review of a few pages from Sammy’s Big Dream as well as discuss and do activities that share some of the key reasons why giving away money wisely, is a great habit.

So let's get to it!

Read and review Sammy's Big Dream

Either you or have a learner read page 22 of Sammy’s Big Dream. Ask learners to repeat out loud after you the following phrase: “Give wisely. It’s a great habit. It feels good!” 

Do song activities.

  • Give Wisely: Draw and Write Activity

  • Give Wisely Checklist

Have learners share.

Ask learners to raise their hands if they would like to share out loud their solutions.

After the answers are revealed, instructor will share out loud the answer and all learners will repeat.

Assign post-experience activities.

Activities can be homework or classwork.

Introduce learners to the Money School and show them where they can find post-experience activities. Have learners complete one, some, or all of the following activities:

Have learners “deposit” all activities completed during this experience into the “Give Wisely” section of the Dream Big Journal