Sharing Scenarios

Name: __________________ Date: _______________

1. Timmy asks Janie to borrow a pencil. She says that she will give him a pencil if he lets her use his glue.
   
2. Lin asks Charlie if she can play with his paper airplane. Charlie says no because he is afraid it will break. Later, Lin sees Charlie using her tape to fix his airplane.
   
3. Bobby and Brandy share a locker. On the first day of school, Bobby notices that Brandy has a really nice set of neon markers. He has a really nice set of pastel colored markers. Bobby offers to let Brandy use his markers if he can use her markers. Brandy says that she would rather keep their things separate, in case they get confused about who owns which markers.
   
4. Marty and Jose sit next to each other in math class. One day, Jose realizes that he forgot his ruler at home. He asks Marty if he can borrow his and offers to let Marty use his new calculator in exchange. Marty says that of course Jose can borrow the ruler. He tells Jose that he can borrow anything as long as he returns it. Marty makes it clear that Jose does not need to offer his calculator in exchange.

Questions to Think About:

How would it feel to be in each of these scenarios?

Which of the students described in these scenarios sounds like the best to have as a friend?