Fights and Fixes: teacher key

Arguing and Making Up, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Even good friends argue sometimes. Read about cooling down, saying sorry the right way, and making up.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does empathy mean?
   • Understanding how others feel (answer)
   • Staying away from a friend all day
   • Winning the argument before talking
2. What does a break to cool down do?
   • It ends the friendship for good
   • It makes the anger grow bigger
   • It helps people calm down (answer)
3. What do experts say not to do in an argument?
   • Take slow, deep breaths
   • Call a friend names (answer)
   • Say how you feel
4. Which is the better way to say sorry?
   • Say it and help fix things (answer)
   • Say it and quickly walk away
   • Say it again and again and again
5. What should a child do if a grown-up makes them feel unsafe?
   • Keep it a secret from everybody
   • Tell a grown-up they trust (answer)
   • Only tell a friend and no one else

Words

• empathy: understanding feelings
• apology: repairing connection
• responsibility: owning your actions