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Grade 5

Core Lesson Plan

Grade 5 students continue to build their understanding of human dignity and connect this to our shared mission: to respect their dignity and the dignity of others. As students grow to become independent decision-makers, the HDC lesson plan covers the manifestations of human dignity in freedom, solidarity, and culture through a mix of logic-based exercises and role playing activities. Lessons on the basic powers to eat, grow, and reproduce are complimented with discussions on habit building and what it means to pursue excellence as a human being.

Lesson 1

Introductory Lesson

The purpose of this lesson is to prepare students to successfully participate in the curriculum.

Lesson 2

Hierarchy of Being

The purpose of this lesson is to understand the special nature of human persons.

Lesson 3

Human Dignity

The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand and respect human dignity in their everyday lives.

Lesson 4

Subjects vs. Objects

The purpose of this lesson is to understand that persons should always be treated as subjects and never merely as objects.

Lesson 5

Power to Think

The purpose of this lesson is to learn to appreciate the power to think and use it in an excellent way.

Lesson 6

Freedom for Excellence

The purpose of this lesson is to motivate students to live freedom for excellence in their lives.

Lesson 7

The Power of Creativity

The purpose of this lesson is to help students appreciate the power of creativity and use it in their lives.

Lesson 8

Friendship and Solidarity

The purpose of this lesson is to motivate students to pursue freedom for excellence in their friendships.

Lesson 9

Habits of Excellence: Fairness

The purpose of this lesson is to motivate the students to develop the habit of fairness.

Lesson 10

Heros

The purpose of this lesson is to motivate students to pursue heroism in their daily lives.

Lesson 11

The Mission

The purpose of this lesson is to  help students to pursue a mission of excellence and to respect human dignity in their lives.

Lesson 12

Final Quiz

The purpose of this lesson is to review the content of the whole curriculum with students and evaluate their learning.

SUPPLEMENTARY LESSON

Subjects vs. Objects: Bullying

The purpose of this lesson is to motivate students to prevent violations of human dignity through bullying in their surroundings.

Certificate of completion (Optional)

Certificate of completion can be given at the end of each grade or the whole course.