Teachers

Featured Lesson Clusters

Lessons and additional resources focused on specific topics.

Animal Welfare: Paw Prints to Learning

Teach young people about animal welfare and how they CAN make a difference in animals' lives.

Financial Literacy & Philanthropy

Resources to educate youth about money management and philanthropic giving. Visit Money Smart Choices, a site created for middle/high school students.

Save the Earth

A unique resource for teaching young people about the critical subject of environmental stewardship.

Folktales

Generosity of Spirit Myths and folktales with Grades 9-12 lessons and a Reflection Guide.

Civic Reflection

An introduction to Civic Reflection, the practice of reading texts to inspire dialogue about giving and serving. Read reflective prose and poetry.

Professional Development

Max M. Fisher Online Institute

An interactive, self-paced tutorial in philanthropy education.

Pilot a Lesson

Be a philanthropist by "test driving" a lesson plan.

Lessons:

Browse more than 1,200 lessons for k-12 classrooms, each coded to state standards.

Detailed lesson information: K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

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Activities for Students

Giving Game in the Classroom

How great would it be if our acts of kindness inspired others? A simple good deed is contagious and goes on to have a life of its own with the Giving Game.