How it works
To borrow is to use something for a little while.
Then it goes back to the one it belongs to.
A promise is a word we keep.
Worked examples
Ask first
- Pip says, may I borrow your ball, please?
- Pip promises to bring it back.
- They make a pinky promise with little fingers.
Give it back
- Pip likes the ball, but it is Bo's ball.
- Pip remembers the promise.
- Pip says, here is your ball, and thank you for lending it.
Mine to keep
- A gift from Gran is ours to keep.
- My own sandwich is mine to keep.
- A library book is borrowed, so it goes back.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- Pip likes the ball. Whose ball is it? 🐥 Pip's / 🏀 Bo's / 🌳 The park's
- True or false? Did Pip keep the promise?
- True or false? Is borrowing okay if we keep the promise?
- We can borrow a coin too. What do we do after? 🧺 Keep it / 🙈 Hide it / 🤝 Pay it back
- Which one is ours to keep? 🧸 my own teddy / 👒 a lent hat / 📚 a library book