How Do You Rush to the Rescue? | Behrman House Publishing

A student who is two years older than you blocks your friend’s path back into school after recess with a jeer, “Yeah, make me move.” You *

Stick up for your friend and ask the other student to move.

Go to the recess guard for assistance when your friend signals you for help.

Link arms with your friend and three others and move forward together.

An elderly man gets on the crowded bus you are riding with your dad. You are standing and there are no empty seats. You *

Lean down to your little sister and ask her to stand so the man can sit.

Whisper to your dad to ask a teenager to get up so the man can sit.

Understand that nod from your dad and help the man grasp the pole you are sharing with your dad.

You hear that the local animal shelter must close because it does not have enough money. You *

Sign a petition your animal-loving friend is circulating and offer to get 50 more signatures.

Find out that there is not another shelter in your county. You ask your teacher if the class can participate in a fundraiser.

Visit the shelter and ask the director what you can do to help keep it open.

Your best friend confides that a classmate is pressuring her to let him copy her homework. You *

Agree to do as your friend asks. Her plan is that you will tell the cheater that you saw what happened and that it must stop.

Warn the cheater to stop or you will tell the teacher.

Watch what happens the next morning and then stand by your friend as she tells the cheater that he can no longer copy.

The rabbi tells your class that Israeli soldiers need bullet-proof vests and that it is the responsibility of every Jew to save lives. You *

Talk with your friends and together decide to donate your allowance for three weeks.

Raise your hand and offer half of your birthday money to the fund.

Follow the rabbi’s directions to give a dollar a week for three months.

You overhear someone make an anti-Semitic comment to your younger brother and his friends. You *

Step between your brother and the bully and tell her that you are going to report her because hate language is a serious matter.

Tell your parents, who call the police captain. He asks if you would help him create a Kids’ Task Force on Tolerance and you say yes right away.

Gather your brother and his friends right away and go to report the comment to your principal.

One of your close friends seems depressed and is withdrawing more and more from your circle of friends. You *

Follow your parents’ advice to tell your friend that he needs to tell a grown-up about how he is feeling.

Go to the guidance counselor with three of your friends to ask what you can do.

Speak privately to your friend, telling him that he must tell his parents about how he is feeling.