TIKKUN OLAM SPARKS TRACKER

Howard Schwartz’s book Gathering Sparks is perfect for teaching children the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam — repairing the world. In the book, he writes, “For every good deed you do, one of those hidden sparks rises up and a little bit of the world is repaired.” What a wonderful visual to understand that when we do something helpful or kind, it really does make a positive difference. Your kiddos will love keeping track of their “sparks” and seeing that they’re helping make the world a better place with this Tikkun Olam Sparks Tracker (link to the free PDF below). When they fill up one chart, they can start a new one! To keep things interesting, there are three different versions. It would be fun to collect them in a binder for a full year to see how many “sparks” your kiddos collect!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:

-Tikkun Olam Sparks Tracker PDF
-Markers, crayons, colored pencils, and/or small stickers

HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:

(1) If possible, read Gathering Sparks (by Howard Schwartz) to your kiddos. (2) Print the Tikkun Olam Sparks Tracker PDF. (3) Now it’s time to start freeing sparks and making the world a better place! (4) For the GRID version, kiddos can put a sticker or stamp in each box, or they could draw something in each box; for the RAYS version, kiddos can color in a ray each time they free a spark; for the STAR version, they can color the Star of Davids.