Each Kindness

Summary:

Chloe and her friends won’t play with the new girl, Maya. They make fun of Maya because she wears hand-me-downs and plays with old fashion toys. When Maya tries to open up and join Chloe and her friends, Maya gets rejected and laughed at. One day, Maya stops coming to school altogether. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even a small act of kindness can change the world and asked students to say one kind act they have done, Chole only remembers her unkind acts towards Maya. Chloe later feels guilty for not being nicer to Maya and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.

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Lesson to Take Away:

Each kindness makes the whole world a little bit better.

This book gives students the realism of how every action has consequences. It also shows that sometimes you don’t get a second chance to make things right when you made a wrong choice. This story can allow students to ask themselves, what if you are cruel to someone and never get the chance to make it right?

Targeted Age Group:

This book is intended for children ages 5-9.

Related Common Core Literacy Standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.7

Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7

Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.3

With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

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Famous Quotes:

“This is what kindness does, Ms. Albert said. Each little thing we do goes out, like a ripple, into the world.”

“Each kindness...makes the whole world a little bit better.”