Free • family and classroom use • approximate ages 4–8 • adult-guided
Meet Little Mike the Ant™ in this new original free mini-book. It is not an excerpt from any commercially published Little Mike book. Read together, ask one question per page, and use your browser's Print feature for a paper copy.
STORY PAGE 1
A colorful discovery
Little Mike the Ant spotted a bright red leaf beside a garden path.
Talk together: What colors do you see outside?
STORY PAGE 2
A friend needs help
His friend looked worried. “I lost the leaf I was saving for my picture,” the friend said.
Talk together: How can you tell someone needs help?
STORY PAGE 3
A kind question
“Would you like help?” Little Mike asked.
Talk together: Try asking a grown-up or friend how you can help.
STORY PAGE 4
Looking together
They searched near the flowers, beside a tree and under a bench. At last they found a beautiful yellow leaf.
Talk together: Name two places they searched.
STORY PAGE 5
A happy ending
“Thank you for helping,” the friend said with a smile. “Friends can solve a problem together,” Little Mike replied.
Talk together: How did the friends work as a team?
STORY PAGE 6
The lesson
They carried the leaf back to the garden table and made a colorful picture. Little Mike learned that even a small act of kindness can make a big difference.
Talk together: What is one small helpful action you could do today?
Make your own ending
Draw or write about another kind thing Little Mike the Ant could do tomorrow. Younger children can tell the story; a grown-up can write it down.
Five reading questions
- What did Little Mike find?
- Why was his friend sad?
- Where did they look?
- What did Little Mike ask?
- How did the friends feel at the end?
Try the 20 word and kindness flashcards →
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Adult supervision required; no child information collected. Free written activity for personal and noncommercial classroom use. Official character artwork and commercial book interiors may not be reproduced independently.