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Ages 4+ · Life Skills · Being responsible
Borrowing a toy
🙋ask first💛say thank you🤲look after it🔙give it back
How to borrow.
The big ideaWhen we borrow, we ask first, say thank you, take care and give it back.

How it works

When something is not ours, we ask first.

To borrow means we use something for a while, and then give it back.

We say thank you, and we use gentle paws.

Ask firstSay thank youLook after itGive it back
Borrowing a toy.

Example 1: Ask first

  1. Kit wants to play with Bun's shiny blue car.
  2. It is Bun's car, so he does not grab it.
  3. He asks, Bun, may I play with your car, please?

Example 2: Look after it

  1. Bun says yes, and Kit says thank you.
  2. He rolls the car slowly and carefully. He never throws it.
  3. Gentle paws keep a borrowed toy safe.
🚗Bun's car🤲gentle paws💛thank you
Gentle paws.

Example 3: If it breaks

  1. A wheel comes off. It was an accident.
  2. Kit does not hide the car. He tells Bun, I am sorry, the wheel came off.
  3. Bun says thank you for telling me, and a grown-up helps fix it.

Words to know

borrow
To use something for a while, then give it back.
owner
The one it belongs to.
gentle
Soft and careful.
accident
Something we did not mean to do.

Watch out

Try it

  1. What do we do before we borrow a toy?
  2. What do we do when we have finished?
  3. A borrowed toy breaks. What do you do?
  4. Is it okay to throw a borrowed toy?
Answers: 1. ask first · 2. give it back · 3. tell the owner kindly · 4. no
Try at homeWith a grown-up, ask if you can borrow something small, then look after it, say thank you, and give it back when you are done.
For grown-upsPractice borrowing with something small at home: ask, say thank you, look after it, and hand it back together.
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