How Do You Show Appreciation? | Behrman House Publishing

Mrs. Simmons, a volunteer at school, has tutored you in math. After your test, you *

Write a poem about how she helped you, illustrate the poem, and give it to her.

Run and show your parents your good grade.

Offer to help organize her teaching material for the next marking period.

Your younger brother is unusually cooperative and quiet while you are memorizing your lines for the play. You *

Thank him and tell him how mature and helpful he was.

Play his favorite game with him the next time you have some free time.

Are glad you got all of your lines memorized.

Your friend Alex gave you a CD that you love for your birthday. You *

Play the CD for all of your friends.

Find out what Alex wants as a birthday present and start saving for it.

E-mail a letter to Alex, saying how much you love the gift.

Your teacher knows you struggle with essays. He gave up two lunch periods to help you organize your ideas. You *

Bring in a dessert you know the teacher likes.

Spend a lot of time at home working on the essay, using the teacher’s suggestions.

Write a note telling your teacher how much easier it was to write the essay after he helped you.

Your older sister helps you study for a geography test. You *

As a thank-you gift, buy her a magazine she loves to read.

Tell her, "Now we’re even for the time I did your chores for you."

Tell her how much better it was to work with her than to study alone.

You come back to school to look for a very important notebook. The security guard helps you find it. You *

Check your backpack more carefully in the future to be sure you have the books you need.

Suggest to the student council that the school sponsor a "Security Guard Appreciation Day."

Tell him how he saved you from getting into trouble.

You love dolphins but you were absent the day your class went to the aquarium. Your friend Max takes pictures and buys a miniature dolphin for you. You *

Tell Max how much you appreciate the pictures, the souvenir, and mostly, being remembered.

You make an album of the pictures and put the dolphin into your collection.

Help Max study for the next spelling test.