How can I be caring, industrious, and involved in my community?

Kayla is a caring friend.› In class, she congratulates her classmates

for a job well done.› She listens to her friends and teachers.› She always uses kind words when

speaking to others.› In the morning, she greets her teacher by

asking how she is and listens to the reply.› She never holds a grudge and always

forgives people for their mistakes.

Kayla is industrious.› She reads every night. She loves Diary of a

Wimpy Kid!› She turns in quality work. Good grades are

important to her and her family. › She is very helpful at home and at school.

She always does her chores.› She practiced her multiplication every

night until she mastered each fact family.

Kayla is involved in her community.› On the weekends she helps her mom at

the animal shelter. She loves playing with the dogs!

› She brings in soup labels and box tops to her school!

› Community service projects make Kayla feel like she is making a difference.

Kelly wishes she had more friends.› When playing games, she often complains

that the other team cheated.› She doesn’t listen but rather waits for her

turn to speak.› She often tells people that she isn’t their

friend any more over small disagreements.› Her classmates don’t like this behavior

very much.

Kelly doesn’t make very good grades.› She never reads at home, unless she has to.› Her homework is often late and sometimes

never turned in.› She gets in trouble at home for not doing

her chores and her desk is always a mess at school.

› She will be in fifth grade next year and can’t multiply! Her parents are disappointed.

Kelly is not involved in her community.› On the weekends, she watches a lot of TV.› Her class did not win the contest for

bringing in Coke lids for reward points.

Kayla and Kelly are sisters.› Kayla has kindly volunteered to help Kelly

practice reading and multiplying.› Kelly went to the animal shelter and

learned that community service can be fun and rewarding.

Maybe the girls will no longer be on opposite sides of the road!

How do you show that you are caring, industrious, and involved in your community?

What else can you do?