Read and notice.
Maya’s class was making a paper garden. A new classmate, Sam, stood beside the table without choosing a task. Maya felt nervous about speaking first, but she asked, “Would you like to draw a leaf with me?” Sam nodded and suggested a blue flower. When their first paper stem fell over, they folded a wider base and tried again. By the end of the afternoon, both children had added something to the garden.
A character’s actions can show a feeling or quality. A reader connects an interpretation with details from the text.
Try it.
- Read the story aloud or ask a trusted adult to read it with you.
- Name the characters and identify one choice Maya makes.
- Find a detail showing how Maya feels before she speaks.
Your response
What do you learn about Maya? Use one detail from the story to explain your answer.
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