Remember: A promise is saying what you will do, and then doing it. Kept promises grow trust, one at a time, and a word that slipped can be mended.
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Leo and the pencilMia had a purple pencil with a gold star on top. When Leo's pencil snapped in art class, he asked to borrow hers. "I will give it back on Monday. I promise," said Leo. Mia handed it over, and on Monday morning Leo was at her desk with the pencil, star and all. Weeks later he borrowed a ruler, and then a book, and both came back on time. Each kept promise grew a little trust. One Friday Leo needed four pretend coins for a bake sale. "I will pay you back next Friday," he said. Mia said yes at once, because Leo's word had always counted.
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✏️When did Leo promise to bring the pencil back?
On FridayOn MondayThe same day
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The pencil, the ruler and the book are kept promises.
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Mia said yes to the four coins because Leo's word had always counted.
TrueFalse
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Leo borrows 4 coins and promises to pay back the same. He pays back coins.
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Trust is something you can buy with coins.
TrueFalse
Kept or missed, fix and think
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Circle every kept word.
Brought the book back on the promised daySaid I will pay you back, then went quietAsked early for one more day, and got itForgot the promise and said nothingDid a job as promised
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Join each one to its promise.
1The pencil
2The ruler and the book
3The four coins
Aback on time
Bback next Friday
Cback on Monday
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Put Leo's borrowing in order, first to last.
Leo borrows the pencil
Leo borrows a book
Leo asks for four coins
Leo borrows a ruler
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Fix the mistake: Sam brought a pencil back late, so his word can never count again.
TrueFalse
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🩹What did Mia say to Sam when he brought the pencil back late?
You can never borrow againKeep it, I do not mindThank you for bringing it. Let's start small, Sam.
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Look at the hearts. Each one is a kept promise. How does trust grow?
All at once, in a single dayOne kept promise at a timeBy buying it
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Write one small promise you can keep this week. Tell a grown-up, then keep it.
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Draw three hearts in a jar, one for each kept promise.
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Answer key · Set A
Your word counts
1On Monday Leo said, I will give it back on Monday, and on Monday morning he did.
23 The pencil, the ruler and the book each came back on time, so that is three kept promises.
3True Leo had kept every promise before, so Mia trusted his word.
44 Four coins borrowed means four coins back: no more and no less.
5False Trust cannot be bought. We build it one kept promise at a time.
6Brought the book back on the promised day, Asked early for one more day, and got it, Did a job as promised Keeping a promise, or asking early to change it, keeps a word honest. Going quiet or forgetting does not.
71-C, 2-A, 3-B The pencil came back on Monday, the ruler and the book on time, and the four coins were promised for next Friday.
81, 3, 4, 2 Leo borrowed the pencil first, then the ruler, then the book, and last he asked for four coins.
9False A word that slipped can be mended. Sam kept small promises first, and soon his word counted too.
10Thank you for bringing it. Let's start small, Sam. Mia was kind. Sam started with small promises, and his word began to count again.
11One kept promise at a time Trust grows one kept promise at a time, like a heart added to the jar.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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