The big ideaGiving back means giving coins, things or time to people and places that help us.
How it works
Giving back means giving coins, things or time to the people and places that help us.
There is no one right amount. You choose what and how much, and you keep enough for your own plans.
A small gift from many people adds up. Twelve one-coin gifts paid for a twelve-coin fence.
Things and time are real gifts too.
Hours of hammering at the fence.Ana's ten coins: one given, nine kept.
Example 1: Many small gifts
The fence boards cost 12 coins.
12 neighbors each give 1 coin: 12 × 1 = 12 coins.
That is exactly enough.
Example 2: Keeping enough
Ana has 10 coins from her week and chooses to give 1.
10 − 1 = 9 coins stay with her.
Nobody told her how much, and her gift is real.
Example 3: Gifts of time
Maya gives 3 hours, Grandpa gives 2 hours and Leo gives 1 hour.
3 + 2 = 5, and 5 + 1 = 6 hours of hammering.
Maya gave 3 − 1 = 2 more hours than Leo.
Example 4: Three kinds of gift
A coin in the Helping Jar is a gift of coins.
A box of nails is a gift of a thing.
A morning of hammering is a gift of time.
Words to know
giving back
Giving coins, things or time to people and places that help us.
gift
Something you choose to give.
Helping Jar
The jar by the gate where the neighbors put their coins.
Watch out
Nobody has to give the same. Each person chooses.
Only coins count as a gift? No. Things and time are real gifts too.
One coin is not too small. Many small gifts add up.
Giving feels best when it comes from you, not from pressure.
Try it
The boards cost 12 coins and 9 neighbors give 1 coin each. How many more coins are needed?
Is a box of spare nails a gift of coins, things or time?
Ana has 10 coins and gives 1. How many does she keep?
Answers: 1. 3 · 2. Things · 3. 9
Try at homeWith a grown-up, talk about the ways your family helps people and places it cares about, with coins, things or time. Ask how they chose an amount.
For grown-upsNo cause, group or belief is named here. Talk about how your own family gives, with coins, things or time, and how you chose an amount. Let your child choose what to give, and never make it feel like pressure.
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