Q Is our prediction about Maya true? Are they teasing Maya because she does not have new things? Use the words cause and effect. (Sample Answer: Second hand means something that is not new/was owned by someone else before.) Q: What do you think Kendra means by second-hand? P17-18: Read through the page 'I have a new name for her.just jumped. (Sample Answer: The cause/Be cause Maya's clothes and toys are not new, the effect is that student's are teasing her.) Q: Can someone tell me why they are teasing Maya, using the words cause and effect? (Sample Answer: I think they are teasing Maya because her belongings are not new.) Q: Why do you think the student's are being exclusive with/teasing Maya? (Reread the first paragraph: Laughing at her clothes.)

(Sample Answer: I notice that Maya's toys are not new.) Q: What are you noticing about Maya's toys? (Reread the 3rd paragraph describing her toys). (Sample Answer: Be cause/ The cause of the students are being unwelcoming/teasing, the effect is that Maya is feeling left out/sad.) (Accept any plausible answer using details from the book.) Q: Can someone tell me what is happening using the words ' cause and effect'? P13-14: Read through 'The weeks passed.when she asked to play, we said no'. (Sample Answer: Maya tried to invite Chloe, Kendra, and Sophie to play and they are being exclusive/leaving her out.) P11-12: Read through the whole page 'That afternoon.She's not my friend, I whispered back.' (Sample Answer: The effect is that she is lonely/unwelcome/nervous.) Q: So finish this sentence: Be cause Maya was not greeted warmly the effect is that.? (Sample Answer: Maya feels lonely/unwelcome/nervous) Q: How do you predict Maya feels right now? Think about your first day at a new school? (Sample Answer: Maya is not being welcomed warmly because no one says hi to her and Chloe sits next to her and moves away.) Q: How is Maya being welcomed to her new class? Give an example. P5-6: Read up through the whole page ' I moved myself and my books.looked away and didn't smile back' (Sample Answer: The effect is that she might be cold.) Q: Finish this sentence: Be cause Maya is not dressed warmly, the effect is that.? (Sample Answer: Maya's clothes don't sound like winter clothes and a shoe strap is broken/Maya is not dressed warmly.) Q: What are we noticing about Maya's clothes? (Turn back to the first page) Q: What season is it? P2-3: Read to the end of 'a strap on one of them had broken'. Explain that characters will make decisions in the book and each decision has an effect. This story is about how a school welcomes a new student named Maya. Second-hand (describes things that were owned by other people first)Įxplain: Each Kindness is a book about kindness that we can choose t give or not give. Jax and pick up stix (old fashioned games) Ragged (used for clothes, to be old or worn)

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