Session Plan — Community Hearts

24 Session · 8 Week · 35 min

Week 1

Session 1 — Wear the HatIntroduce
Town of Helpers · Role-play · 18m

Children pick a helper hat and act out a day in that role.

  • Role-play You are the baker! Who needs your bread today? Show us how you greet them.
Session 2 — Thank a HelperIntroduce
Town of Helpers · Role-play · 16m

Children match a helper to their gift to us and say a real thank-you.

  • Role-play Who gives us bread? Find them and say "Jazak Allahu khayran".
  • Create Make a tiny thank-you card for one real helper.
Session 3 — The Feeling Weather ReportIntroduce
Feelings in Two Tongues · Socratic dialogue · 14m

Children report their inner "weather" — sunny, stormy, foggy — in both languages.

  • Reflect Is your heart sunny or stormy right now? Say it in English, then Arabic.
  • Discuss When the heart is stormy, what could calm the storm? Let us list ideas.

Week 2

Session 4 — Calm-Down ToolboxIntroduce
Feelings in Two Tongues · Socratic dialogue · 14m

Children name a stormy feeling and pick a tool that calms it.

  • Reflect Your heart feels stormy. Which tool could calm the storm?
  • Discuss Say the feeling in English, then Arabic — does it feel smaller now?
Session 5 — The Gratitude WallIntroduce
Our Tiny Project · Project-based · 20m

The class builds a shared wall, each adding a helper they are thankful for.

  • Create Draw one helper you are thankful for and tell us "Jazak Allahu khayran" — why?
Session 6 — Kindness MuralIntroduce
Our Tiny Project · Project-based · 20m

Each child adds a picture of a kind act to one shared mural.

  • Create Draw one kind thing you did or saw — add it to our mural.
  • Discuss Our mural is full of kindness. How does it feel to see it?

Week 3

Session 7 — The Class DecidesIntroduce
Our Little Shura · Role-play · 18m

The class makes one real decision together, fairly, with every voice heard.

  • Discuss We can play only one game today, together. How do we choose so it is fair for all?
  • Role-play Be the "listening leader" — go around and make sure every quiet voice is heard.
  • Reflect How did it feel to be heard? How did it feel to give up your first choice for the group?
Session 8 — Shura StepsIntroduce
Our Little Shura · Role-play · 16m

Children put the steps of a fair group decision in order.

  • Challenge What does a fair shura do first — choose, or listen?
  • Reflect Now run a real shura: decide one thing together, in order.
Session 9 — Wear the HatRevisit (spiral)
Town of Helpers · Role-play · 18m

Children pick a helper hat and act out a day in that role.

  • Role-play You are the baker! Who needs your bread today? Show us how you greet them.

Week 4

Session 10 — Thank a HelperRevisit (spiral)
Town of Helpers · Role-play · 16m

Children match a helper to their gift to us and say a real thank-you.

  • Role-play Who gives us bread? Find them and say "Jazak Allahu khayran".
  • Create Make a tiny thank-you card for one real helper.
Session 11 — The Feeling Weather ReportRevisit (spiral)
Feelings in Two Tongues · Socratic dialogue · 14m

Children report their inner "weather" — sunny, stormy, foggy — in both languages.

  • Reflect Is your heart sunny or stormy right now? Say it in English, then Arabic.
  • Discuss When the heart is stormy, what could calm the storm? Let us list ideas.
Session 12 — Calm-Down ToolboxRevisit (spiral)
Feelings in Two Tongues · Socratic dialogue · 14m

Children name a stormy feeling and pick a tool that calms it.

  • Reflect Your heart feels stormy. Which tool could calm the storm?
  • Discuss Say the feeling in English, then Arabic — does it feel smaller now?

Week 5

Session 13 — The Gratitude WallRevisit (spiral)
Our Tiny Project · Project-based · 20m

The class builds a shared wall, each adding a helper they are thankful for.

  • Create Draw one helper you are thankful for and tell us "Jazak Allahu khayran" — why?
Session 14 — Kindness MuralRevisit (spiral)
Our Tiny Project · Project-based · 20m

Each child adds a picture of a kind act to one shared mural.

  • Create Draw one kind thing you did or saw — add it to our mural.
  • Discuss Our mural is full of kindness. How does it feel to see it?
Session 15 — The Class DecidesRevisit (spiral)
Our Little Shura · Role-play · 18m

The class makes one real decision together, fairly, with every voice heard.

  • Discuss We can play only one game today, together. How do we choose so it is fair for all?
  • Role-play Be the "listening leader" — go around and make sure every quiet voice is heard.
  • Reflect How did it feel to be heard? How did it feel to give up your first choice for the group?

Week 6

Session 16 — Shura StepsRevisit (spiral)
Our Little Shura · Role-play · 16m

Children put the steps of a fair group decision in order.

  • Challenge What does a fair shura do first — choose, or listen?
  • Reflect Now run a real shura: decide one thing together, in order.
Session 17 — Wear the HatRevisit (spiral)
Town of Helpers · Role-play · 18m

Children pick a helper hat and act out a day in that role.

  • Role-play You are the baker! Who needs your bread today? Show us how you greet them.
Session 18 — Thank a HelperRevisit (spiral)
Town of Helpers · Role-play · 16m

Children match a helper to their gift to us and say a real thank-you.

  • Role-play Who gives us bread? Find them and say "Jazak Allahu khayran".
  • Create Make a tiny thank-you card for one real helper.

Week 7

Session 19 — The Feeling Weather ReportRevisit (spiral)
Feelings in Two Tongues · Socratic dialogue · 14m

Children report their inner "weather" — sunny, stormy, foggy — in both languages.

  • Reflect Is your heart sunny or stormy right now? Say it in English, then Arabic.
  • Discuss When the heart is stormy, what could calm the storm? Let us list ideas.
Session 20 — Calm-Down ToolboxRevisit (spiral)
Feelings in Two Tongues · Socratic dialogue · 14m

Children name a stormy feeling and pick a tool that calms it.

  • Reflect Your heart feels stormy. Which tool could calm the storm?
  • Discuss Say the feeling in English, then Arabic — does it feel smaller now?
Session 21 — The Gratitude WallRevisit (spiral)
Our Tiny Project · Project-based · 20m

The class builds a shared wall, each adding a helper they are thankful for.

  • Create Draw one helper you are thankful for and tell us "Jazak Allahu khayran" — why?

Week 8

Session 22 — Kindness MuralRevisit (spiral)
Our Tiny Project · Project-based · 20m

Each child adds a picture of a kind act to one shared mural.

  • Create Draw one kind thing you did or saw — add it to our mural.
  • Discuss Our mural is full of kindness. How does it feel to see it?
Session 23 — The Class DecidesRevisit (spiral)
Our Little Shura · Role-play · 18m

The class makes one real decision together, fairly, with every voice heard.

  • Discuss We can play only one game today, together. How do we choose so it is fair for all?
  • Role-play Be the "listening leader" — go around and make sure every quiet voice is heard.
  • Reflect How did it feel to be heard? How did it feel to give up your first choice for the group?
Session 24 — Shura StepsRevisit (spiral)
Our Little Shura · Role-play · 16m

Children put the steps of a fair group decision in order.

  • Challenge What does a fair shura do first — choose, or listen?
  • Reflect Now run a real shura: decide one thing together, in order.
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