This 3-word phrase is the big umbrella term used to describe if we feel well, safe, and happy in our daily lives.
Quality of Life
Charity usually means giving physical items, toys, or ______________.
money
Volunteering means choosing to give your time and your hard work to help others without asking for this in return.
Money (getting paid)
This word means choosing to take action to make life better for everyone in your neighborhood or school.
citizenship
Clicking your seatbelt in the car or walking carefully in the school hallways protects this element of your quality of life.
Safety
Bringing canned soup to a food bank or giving your old winter coats to a shelter are both examples of this.
charity
Staying in the classroom after the final bell rings to help your teacher straighten up the desks is an example of this.
volunteering
True or False: Only grown-ups and adults are allowed to be active citizens.
False
Eating fresh fruits, crunchy vegetables, and healthy foods protects this element of your body.
Health
Julie shares her own ball with Marc because he lost his and is sad. This is charity because she gave him a physical _______.
object or item
True or False: Picking up trash and plastic wrappers off the school grass is an act of volunteering.
True
This word means treating others nicely, listening to your teacher, and being kind. It is the most important rule for a happy classroom.
Respect
Having nice warm winter jackets, boots, and blankets to stay cozy in the snow gives you this element of quality of life.
Comfort
True or False: If you do not have any money to spend, you cannot practice charity at all.
False
If you spend your recess helping a Kindergarten class finish their art project or reading a book to them, you are giving your ________.
time ( or energy)
When you notice a classmate is having a hard day and you choose to step up and help them, you are practicing being a good ____________.
citizen
If a student is feeling lonely and completely left out on the playground, this specific element of their quality of life is missing.
Happiness
When people donate boxes of food to help hungry families, they are sending their items to this helpful community building.
Food Bank
True or False: Reading a storybook to a younger student at recess is an act of charity, because you are giving away a physical object.
False -(bonus points: It is an act of volunteering because you are giving your time and energy to read to them).
Why is it important for a classroom to have rules, like waiting for your turn to speak?
To make the classroom a fair, calm, and safe place for everyone to learn.