THIRD WEEK OF APRIL

Vs. Selfish

• SUGGESTED READING:
  The Giving Tree
  Wolf's Favor
  Fox and Heggie

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Parents, please answer these questions with your child: I could be generous to my family by . I could be generous to my friends by .
• Together with your children donate your time to help a good cause by working for a charity, church, or other activity that helps others.

CLASS ACTIVITY:

• Encourage students to bring cupcakes or cookies on their birthdays to share with the class. This will give them the opportunity to see that giving brings rewards just as great as receiving.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:

• While teachers are always willing to answer questions, they should also encourage students to go to other students with questions about assignment problems or research. Students should be encouraged to help each other at all times.

"We don't need more strength or ability or greater opportunity. What we need is to use what we have." -Basil S. Walsh

"It is better to give than to receive." -American Proverb

"The more he cast away the more he had." -John Bunyan

"If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives." -Robert South

Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day

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