The Leader in Me Sharpen the Saw Habit 7

The Leader in Me Sharpen the Saw Habit 7 Eight Week Quick Start Guide  Follow Instruction for Week 8  You have two weeks to complete these activities. Visible Thinking Routine  Follow the interactive slide show with your class on the smart board. After you discuss what it means to sharpen your mind (brain), heart, body, and soul, complete a chalk talk with your students. Each poster topic is listed below: 1. How can you sharpen your mind (brain)? 2. How can you sharpen your body? 3. How can you sharpen your heart? 4. How can you sharpen your soul?  Meet as a group on the carpet to discuss each poster. Additional Activity  Here are some additional books you can read in your classroom to support Habit 7! o Owl Moon by Jane Yolen o The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats o Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems o Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson o Me I Am! by Jack Prelutsky o Incredible You o An Ant’s Day Off o Snowmen at Night 

You can find a heart/mind/body/soul sort in the TLIM Week 8 Sharpen the Saw folder. If you use this sort, you might want to explain to the children that some of these components can fall into more than one category.

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Click on the link below to view an interactive slide show for Habit 7: o http://www.slideshare.net/danielleisathome/sharpen-the-saw-2

Video Links  Jason Mraz Outdoors Video Clip (Sesame Street): o This is a cute song by Jason Mraz that talks about going outside to Sharpen the Saw!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrqF7yD10Bo Leadership around the School  Cafeteria behavior will be tracked with a bulletin board. o You will notice a large plus/delta chart in the back of the cafeteria. We will use this chart to monitor the students’ behavior in the cafeteria and at lunch recess. o Please discuss the following goals with your students:  Stay seated in the cafeteria while you are eating.  Raise your hand in the cafeteria if you need to get up.  Walk quietly in the hallway to lunch and recess.