Inner Awareness

• 430BFour Noble Truths Overview

  Retell the Buddha’s first teaching at Deer Park and explain how his four discoveries help people understand disappointment; connect the four truths to familiar experiences like not getting what you want or losing something important; and demonstrate compassionate responses to others’ suffering.
• 401BDhyana: Meditation Techniques

  Demonstrate multiple meditation techniques including breath awareness, walking meditation, and object focus; practice the seven-point posture with intention-setting; and evaluate how different techniques affect personal awareness and ability to support others in practice.
• 410BMindful Listening Practices

  Execute structured partner listening exercises where one person shares while the other demonstrates complete attention without interrupting; show how to give the gift of listening in classroom situations; and complete listening challenges that help solve problems between classmates.
• 439BRight Motivation

  Identify your intentions before everyday activities and notice how different motivations affect your actions and feelings; practice checking your motivation during the day and adjusting when you notice selfish or harmful intentions; and demonstrate understanding that the same action can have different effects depending on your intention.
• 431BSetting Boundaries

  Create and practice classroom agreements that support group meditation, design simple rituals for starting and ending practice time, and demonstrate how clear agreements help everyone participate peacefully.
• 422BThe Paramita of Dana/Generosity

  Design and implement a classroom generosity project, track acts of giving in a personal journal, noting how it feels to give and receive, and practice the “stone exchange” meditation to understand the feeling of letting go.
• 406ALoving-Kindness

  Listen to stories about characters who feel safe and happy when showing and receiving kindness, act out scenes where friendship and care create joy and trust, and share personal stories about times when kindness made them feel warm and secure.
• 422AThe Paramita of Dana/Generosity

  Listen to and act out simple stories about generous animals or children, draw pictures of their favorite generosity story character, and create a class book illustrating times when sharing made everyone happy.
• 431ASetting Boundaries

  Practice simple ways to make special quiet time by sitting in circles, using gentle voices, and ringing small bells to start and stop activities, then share what makes spaces feel calm and safe.