Teach Habit 7 with a Picture Sort © D. Faerber, 2013
Sharpen the Saw Sort: Use this product to introduce Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw. This habit is about finding balance in your life and making sure you do things to strengthen 4 areas of your life – body, mind, soul, and heart. Body and mind are pretty self-explanatory. The way they explain the difference between heart and soul to kids is this: Heart-your relationships with other people Soul – your inner thoughts/reflective moments This product includes 18 picture cards and 4 word labels. You can use this product 2 ways: 1. Explain heart, soul, body and mind first. Have students sort the cards based on the area they would go. (For example, reading would go with mind. Time with family would go with heart.) 2. Show students all the cards. Ask them what 4 things they would choose if they could only do 4 things in the whole day. After they choose, discuss if their choices help them live a balanced life.
Answer Key: Students may notice that some pictures can go in multiple categories. For example, playing soccer with friends helps your body and your heart. These answers are just my suggestions. Hopefully this sort will lead to good discussions about ways to meet all your needs! • Body: jump rope, sleeping, playing basketball, roller skating, soccer • Soul: painting, puzzle, playing with dolls, picking flowers
• Mind: reading, writing, science projects, practicing math • Heart: time with family, playing with friends, time with pets, helping others, talking to friends
reading
time with family
sleeping playing with friends
jump rope painting
writing playing basketball
science experiments
roller skating doing a puzzle
time with a pet playing with dolls
picking flowers talking to a friend
helping others
practice math
soccer
heart
soul
body
mind
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