Quiet Time

Worksheet Description

This worksheet features a story called “Quiet Time,” focusing on a daily routine between Hank and his father. The narrative describes Hank’s father sitting quietly in the living room before dinner, closing his eyes, breathing in and out, and letting go of his thoughts to feel calm. Hank becomes curious about his father’s practice and decides to try it himself, finding it calming. The story concludes with Hank and his father adopting this quiet sitting as a regular pre-dinner routine.

The worksheet is designed to teach students about mindfulness and the concept of finding calm through quiet reflection. It encourages reading comprehension by asking students to recall specific details from the story, such as what Hank’s father does before dinner and why. The questions also probe the students to infer how Hank feels about sitting quietly, based on the information provided. This activity helps students practice extracting key points from a text and understanding characters’ emotions and motives.