“Beth’s Job”

applauded

If you applauded for someone, you clapped your hands to show you liked what they did.

applaudedThe animals applauded after each act

the mice performed in the show.

I went to a band concert last week and applauded when the band

finished playing. When was the last time you applauded?

Why did you applaud?

applauded

When have you applauded at school?

How would Beth feel if her class applauded for her?

How would you feel if your class applauded for you?

chattyIf you are chatty, you really like to talk.

chattyThe group of mice is chatty- they talk

all the time.

When friends have many things to tell each other, they can get chatty.

When have you been chatty?

chattyAre you chatty? How do you know?

Are your friends chatty? Do you like your friends to be chatty?

When is it good NOT to be chatty? When might it be a good time to be

chatty?

gatherIf you gather things, you bring them

together in one place.

gatherThe mice gather in a corner of the

barn.

When children want to share a book, they gather together so they can all

see it.

When else have you gathered in a group? Why?

Have you gathered up toys? Shells?

gatherWhy would a squirrel gather nuts?

What things do you gather at home? Why?

When is a time you and your family usually gather?

When is a time you and your classmates gather at school?

duty

A duty is a job you have to do.

dutyEach job that children in Beth’s

classroom had was duty. Beth’s duty was to water the plant.

What is a duty you have at school?

Which duty is your favorite?

dutyI will name some things to do. If the thing is a

duty, raise your hand.

eating ice cream sweeping a room

putting away toys washing the windows

singing a song riding a bike

envy

When you feel envy, you want something that someone else has.

envy

Beth felt envy toward the other children. They had jobs that she

thought she wanted.

If you envy a friend who has an ice cream cone, do you wish you had an ice cream cone or are you glad you

don’t have it?

envy

Listen as I name some things. Nod your head if you would feel envy if someone else had it.

a new bicycle an old pair of socks

a broken toy a shiny red apple

a trip to the zoo a new toy

a broken pencil a day at the beach

resentYou might resent someone if you feel that that person is being treated better, or more fairly,

than you are.

resentBeth might resent her classmates

because she feels that their jobs are better than hers.

Would you resent someone if he or she was always picked first or last?

Tell why.

resentImagine that someone did the following things.

If your would resent a person for doing the activity, clap once.

took the last cookie shared a toy

took your place in line read with you

thanked you for help asked you to play

left you out of a game gave you a snack