How it works
The truth can be hard to say. Telling it helps people trust us.
Say what happened, say sorry, and help to fix it.
Telling the truth is the right thing to do, and it makes us feel better.
Worked examples
A hard moment
- A ball hits the shelf, and a blue mug falls and breaks. Nobody saw.
- Kit's heart goes thump, thump, and a knot twists in his tummy.
- He thinks he could blame Rex, but the other thought says, tell the truth.
Say it
- Kit takes a deep breath and goes to the kitchen.
- He says, I broke the mug. I was kicking the ball inside, and I am sorry.
- His grown-up says, thank you for telling me the truth.
The knot goes
- Together they sweep up the pieces, swish, swish, swish.
- The knot in Kit's tummy untangles and is gone.
- Rex wags, because nobody blamed him.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- True or false? Telling the truth helps people trust us.
- What did Kit's grown-up say? š Let us pretend it never happened. / š Thank you for telling me the truth. / š¶ Why did Rex do that?