Session Plan — The Garden of Balance

Plant a seed, observe over days, and reflect on patient growth as a sign.

• Reflect A tiny seed becomes a plant slowly. What helps it? What does that teach us about patience?

With pretend coins, children "shop" and sort each item into need vs want.

• Challenge You have 5 coins and a long list. What do you buy first — and why?
• Discuss Buying too much we do not need is "israf" (waste). How do we avoid it?

Each child splits 10 pretend coins across save/spend/give jars and explains the plan.

• Create Put your 10 coins into the three jars. Who will your "give" jar help this week?

A child stewards a shared plant and the class give-jar, leading by tending.

• Challenge This week you are the steward. The plant and the class jar are your trust. What will you do each day?
• Reflect A gardener serves the garden so it grows. How does a leader serve people so they grow?
• Discuss Our give-jar can help someone this week. Leading is also choosing to give. Who shall we help?

Plant a seed, observe over days, and reflect on patient growth as a sign.

• Reflect A tiny seed becomes a plant slowly. What helps it? What does that teach us about patience?

With pretend coins, children "shop" and sort each item into need vs want.

• Challenge You have 5 coins and a long list. What do you buy first — and why?
• Discuss Buying too much we do not need is "israf" (waste). How do we avoid it?

Each child splits 10 pretend coins across save/spend/give jars and explains the plan.

• Create Put your 10 coins into the three jars. Who will your "give" jar help this week?

A child stewards a shared plant and the class give-jar, leading by tending.

• Challenge This week you are the steward. The plant and the class jar are your trust. What will you do each day?
• Reflect A gardener serves the garden so it grows. How does a leader serve people so they grow?
• Discuss Our give-jar can help someone this week. Leading is also choosing to give. Who shall we help?

Plant a seed, observe over days, and reflect on patient growth as a sign.

• Reflect A tiny seed becomes a plant slowly. What helps it? What does that teach us about patience?

With pretend coins, children "shop" and sort each item into need vs want.

• Challenge You have 5 coins and a long list. What do you buy first — and why?
• Discuss Buying too much we do not need is "israf" (waste). How do we avoid it?

Each child splits 10 pretend coins across save/spend/give jars and explains the plan.

• Create Put your 10 coins into the three jars. Who will your "give" jar help this week?

A child stewards a shared plant and the class give-jar, leading by tending.

• Challenge This week you are the steward. The plant and the class jar are your trust. What will you do each day?
• Reflect A gardener serves the garden so it grows. How does a leader serve people so they grow?
• Discuss Our give-jar can help someone this week. Leading is also choosing to give. Who shall we help?

Plant a seed, observe over days, and reflect on patient growth as a sign.

• Reflect A tiny seed becomes a plant slowly. What helps it? What does that teach us about patience?

With pretend coins, children "shop" and sort each item into need vs want.

• Challenge You have 5 coins and a long list. What do you buy first — and why?
• Discuss Buying too much we do not need is "israf" (waste). How do we avoid it?

Each child splits 10 pretend coins across save/spend/give jars and explains the plan.

• Create Put your 10 coins into the three jars. Who will your "give" jar help this week?

A child stewards a shared plant and the class give-jar, leading by tending.

• Challenge This week you are the steward. The plant and the class jar are your trust. What will you do each day?
• Reflect A gardener serves the garden so it grows. How does a leader serve people so they grow?
• Discuss Our give-jar can help someone this week. Leading is also choosing to give. Who shall we help?

Plant a seed, observe over days, and reflect on patient growth as a sign.

• Reflect A tiny seed becomes a plant slowly. What helps it? What does that teach us about patience?

With pretend coins, children "shop" and sort each item into need vs want.

• Challenge You have 5 coins and a long list. What do you buy first — and why?
• Discuss Buying too much we do not need is "israf" (waste). How do we avoid it?

Each child splits 10 pretend coins across save/spend/give jars and explains the plan.

• Create Put your 10 coins into the three jars. Who will your "give" jar help this week?

A child stewards a shared plant and the class give-jar, leading by tending.

• Challenge This week you are the steward. The plant and the class jar are your trust. What will you do each day?
• Reflect A gardener serves the garden so it grows. How does a leader serve people so they grow?
• Discuss Our give-jar can help someone this week. Leading is also choosing to give. Who shall we help?