Slide 2 Balance Your Life! 2014 Eve Coates Slide 3 John and
David are woodcutters. They were chopping down trees with saws.
After they had each cut down 3, their saws started to get dull and
wouldnt cut very well. John decided to just keep cutting because he
only had 2 trees left and he didnt want to waste time sharpening
his saw. David stopped cutting and started sharpening his saw so it
would cut better. They each had to chop down 5 trees before they
could go home. Slide 4 John finally chopped down his 4 th tree, but
it took a long time. He only had one more to go. John looked around
for David and saw that he was already done! He wondered how he did
it so fast. David told John his saw was too dull and he should stop
and sharpen it. John said, No, I dont have time to sharpen my saw,
I need to chop this last tree down! David went home and John kept
on cutting. It took him 3 times as long to cut the tree with his
dull saw. You need to stop and sharpen your saw. I dont have time!
Slide 5 Why did David finish chopping the trees before John? David
knew that he needed to sharpen his saw in order to finish faster.
Even though it took time to sharpen the saw, he finished sooner
because his saw cut better. John thought it would be better to just
keep cutting. He didnt want to waste time sharpening his saw. But
because his saw was so dull, it ended up taking him even longer! We
need to be like David and take time to sharpen our saws. This means
we balance our lives and keep our minds and bodies healthy. Sharpen
Your Saw Slide 6 Mind Balance Your Life To keep yourself balanced,
you need to take care of all the parts of your life. You need to
take care of your mind,heart,body,and soul. When you put all of
these parts together, it makes you who you are! Heart Soul Body You
Slide 7 Balance Your Life Mind Soul Body Heart If you focus too
much on one area of your life, you wont have time for the other
areas. This will put your life out of balance. Slide 8 Balance Your
Life You can think of your life like a scale that you need to keep
balanced. If you do too much of one thing, your life will become
out of balance. Slide 9 Balance Your Life! Even good things can be
bad for us if we do them too much. For instance, oranges are
healthy and good to eat. But what if you only ate oranges and
nothing else. What would happen? You would probably get sick if you
only ate oranges. You need to balance your diet with other foods,
even though oranges are good for you. Slide 10 Balance Your Life
Reading is a good thing to do. It helps you learn and use your
imagination. But what would happen if you read all day, every day?
If you read all the time, it would put your life out of balance.
You wouldnt have time for other important things like exercise and
playing with friends. Slide 11 Let s Practice! We know its
important to balance our lives and not do any one thing too much.
Listen to the following stories and try to help the people balance
their lives. Slide 12 Sleep Ryan LOVED playing basketball. He
played it every day! He would often play for so long he didnt have
time to do his homework or get enough sleep. Playing basketball is
a good way to get exercise and have fun, but Ryans life is out of
balance. What could he do to keep his life in balance? Play
FootballPlay Baseball Good job! You helped balance Ryan s life!
Slide 13 Apple Jennas favorite food was ham sandwiches. She ate one
for lunch and one for dinner EVERY day! Her parents tried to get
her to eat other things, but thats all she wanted. Even though
sandwiches can be good for you, Jenna needs other food to keep in
balance. What could she eat to balance her life? Peanut Butter
&Jelly Sandwich Turkey Sandwich Good job! You helped balance
Jenna s life! Slide 14 Play with Friends Claire liked to write
stories. She would write stories by herself all during recess and
when she got home shed stay in her room and write more stories. She
didnt see her friends or her siblings very much because she stayed
in her room writing so often. Writing stories is a fun and creative
thing to do, but Claires life is out of balance. What could she do
to balance her life? Read a Book Draw Pictures Good job! You helped
balance Claire s life! Slide 15 Read a Book Brandon loved being
with his friends. He played with them every chance he could get.
Hed play with them at recess and when he got home hed call up a
friend to play right away. Brandon also loved reading, but he could
never find time to read because it wasnt something he could do with
his friends. Being with your friends is a good thing, but Brandons
life is out of balance. What could he do to balance it? Jump Rope
with Friends Have a Party Good job! You helped balance Brandon s
life! Slide 16 Good job helping the children balance their lives!
Remember, we need to take time to sharpen our saws. This means we
take care of our minds, hearts, bodies, and souls. This also means
we balance our lives. Good luck sharpening your saws! Good Job!
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