You can find a full set of discussion cards in the Each Kindness Literacy Pack or as a separate pack. The story and images from Each Kindness will stay in your mind long after you’ve finished reading it. Lewis, creators of the classic picture book, The Other Side. How do you feel about the end of the story? How would you have liked the story to end? Each Kindness is a stunning new picture book, beautifully written by the incomparable Jacqueline Woodson and realistically illustrated by E.B.What acts of kindness could Chloe have shown towards Maya?.Describe Maya's internal traits that the other students didn’t take notice of.Why was Chloe negatively influenced by her friends? What connection can you make between Chloe and peer pressure?.What do you think Chloe and Maya would say if they saw each other again?.How do you think Chloe feels about Maya not coming back to school?.

Why did the children judge Maya on her appearance rather than getting to know her?.

Do unkind actions also ripple out into the world? How do you feel about that?.

Why do you think Chloe reacted the way she did to Maya?.

You can also introduce different genres, authors and illustrators. You can model reading habits and strategies, reading fluency, tone and eye contact. You might also talk about ways this lesson relates to your own family, neighborhood, or school.Read aloud sessions are a wonderful way for children to understand the connection between written text and spoken language. Ask your child, “What is the narrator thinking about as she watches the ripple?” Talk with your child about the lesson the narrator learns. Albert to teach this lesson? What were the “ripples” of the children’s actions towards Maya? Albert teaches with the small stone? As a family, talk about the events before this lesson. Albert, also plays a powerful role in the book. Ask your child to point out the narrator’s words and actions that show she is changing her mind about Maya. Finally, on page 21, the narrator’s tone begins to change. Be sure to use the words and illustrations to explain behavior. How do the narrator and the classmates treat Maya when she first arrives? How does the narrator respond to Maya’s efforts to make friends? Talk with your child about how these choices affect the sequence of events. Talk about the narrator’s voice throughout the book with your child.

The role of the narrator is very powerful in Each Kindness. You can do this throughout the story with each scene and picture: how do the descriptions and illustrations create a mood? How do they make you feel while reading? Talk with your child about how the author creates a mood with phrases such as, “That winter, snow fell on everything, turning the world a brilliant white.” Then, talk about how the illustrations add to this mood. The author uses descriptive language, while the illustrations offer captivating pictures of the scenes. Here are some examples to get you started:

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