Each Kindness: questions to ask and activities to try
When new girl Maya tries to make friends, Chloe turns her away, and then it's too late. A quiet, honest book about kindness, leaving people out and missed chances.
What age is Each Kindness for?
Each Kindness is best for ages 5–9.
Each Kindness (Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis)
- Age
- 5-9
- Best for
- Leaving someone out, and the chance to be kind
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Read it slowly. Don’t rush to a happy ending; talk about how Chloe feels at the end and what she might do next time.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 5–9 (Year 1 to Year 4)
- What they'll enjoy
- When new girl Maya tries to make friends, Chloe turns her away, and then it's too late. A quiet, honest book about kindness, leaving people out and missed chances.
- Helps with
- Leaving someone out, and the chance to be kind
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Leaving people out
- Regret
- Being kind to someone new
- How small kindnesses spread
Comprehension and discussion questions for Each Kindness
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “How did Maya try to make friends?”
- “Why do you think Chloe didn’t play with her?”
- “What did the teacher show with the stone and the water?”
- “How did Chloe feel when Maya had gone?”
- “What could Chloe do differently next time?”
- “What small kindness could you do tomorrow?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Kindness ripples
Drop a pebble into a bowl of water and watch the ripples. Each say one kind thing you did or could do.
Welcome card
Make a card you could give to someone new at school, nursery or in your street.
Each Kindness activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Each Kindness, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about leaving people out.
A 20-minute session for ages 5–9 (Year 1 to Year 4), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Read it slowly. Don’t rush to a happy ending; talk about how Chloe feels at the end and what she might do next time.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “How did Maya try to make friends?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Kindness ripples. Drop a pebble into a bowl of water and watch the ripples. Each say one kind thing you did or could do. Children who finish early can try Welcome card.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Each Kindness activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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