Lesson 8

1. “Beth’s Job”

2. applaude
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If you applauded
for someone,
you clapped
your hands to
show you liked
what they did.

3. applauded
The animals applauded after each act
the mice performed in the show.
I went to a band concert last week
and applauded when the band
finished playing. When was the last
time you applauded?
Why did you applaud?

4. applauded
When have you applauded at school?
How would Beth feel if her class
applauded for her?
How would you feel if your class
applauded for you?

5. chatty
If you are chatty, you really like to talk.

6. chatty
The group of mice is chatty- they talk
all the time.
When friends have many things to
tell each other, they can get chatty.
When have you been chatty?

7. chatty
Are you chatty? How do you know?
Are your friends chatty? Do you like
your friends to be chatty?
When is it good NOT to be chatty?
When might it be a good time to be
chatty?

8. gather
If you gather things, you bring them
together in one place.

9. gather
The mice gather in a corner of the
barn.
When children want to share a book,
they gather together so they can all
see it.
When else have you gathered in a
group? Why?
Have you gathered up toys? Shells?

10. gather
Why would a squirrel gather nuts?
What things do you gather at home?
Why?
When is a time you and your family
usually gather?
When is a time you and your
classmates gather at school?

11. duty
A duty is a job
you have to do.

12. duty
Each job that children in Beth’s
classroom had was duty. Beth’s duty
was to water the plant.
What is a duty you have at school?
Which duty is your favorite?

13. duty
I will name some things to do. If the thing is a
duty, raise your hand.
eating ice cream sweeping a room
putting away toys washing the windows
singing a song riding a bike

14. envy
When you feel
envy, you want
something that
someone else
has.

15. envy
Beth felt envy toward the other
children. They had jobs that she
thought she wanted.
If you envy a friend who has an ice
cream cone, do you wish you had an
ice cream cone or are you glad you
don’t have it?

16. envy
Listen as I name some things. Nod your head
if you would feel envy if someone else had it.
a new bicycle an old pair of socks
a broken toy a shiny red apple
a trip to the zoo a new toy
a broken pencil a day at the beach

17. resent
You might resent someone if you feel that that
person is being treated better, or more fairly,
than you are.

18. resent
Beth might resent her classmates
because she feels that their jobs are
better than hers.
Would you resent someone if he or
she was always picked first or last?
Tell why.

19. resent
Imagine that someone did the following things.
If your would resent a person for doing the
activity, clap once.
took the last cookie shared a toy
took your place in line read with you
thanked you for help asked you to play
left you out of a game gave you a snack