Lesson Summary:

This lesson comes from a unit called "Tzedakah: How Can We Help?" on www.LearningToGive.org, a resource that offers philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement.

This unit s overview:
"Using traditional Jewish texts as a basis, students will learn about the concept of Tzedakah (charity).Through three different lessons, the students will receive a solid foundation and understanding that there is more to this mitzvah than putting coins into a box.The students (while quite young) will have the opportunity to better understand where the money that is collected goes by making that decision as a class. Students will also take the lessons they learned from the classroom and spread them throughout the school. There will be a link between classroom lessons, actions, and experiences to emphasize the importance of the mitzvah of Tzedakah."

The other lessons in this unit include:
The Bare Necessities
Meal Math

This lesson is based on the statement from Prophet Isaiah: “Share your bread with the hungry and bring the poor that are cast out into your home. When you see the naked clothe them.” (Isaiah 58:7)"

The purpose of this lesson stated on the site is:
"This lesson will help students learn the importance of helping people in need, and teach them to take an active role in helping others. It will allow the students to be aware of what kind of items and quality of items should be donated, how to communicate an idea to others by visual means, and how to speak in front of others."