All Kinds of Kids: teacher key

Being Different, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. People look different, act different and like different things. Being different is not bad, and a grown-up you trust can help.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does different mean?
   • It means worse
   • Not better or worse (answer)
   • It means better
2. Which is unkind?
   • Staring (answer)
   • A respectful question
   • A simple answer
3. What is okay to say when you do not know?
   • Let’s find out together (answer)
   • Go away now
   • Ask somebody else
4. Why do young children usually ask direct questions?
   • To be mean
   • They are curious (answer)
   • To scare you
5. A disability does not mean a person is what?
   • Sad (answer)
   • Kind
   • Tall
6. Who can help when someone is unkind?
   • A grown-up you trust (answer)
   • A toy truck
   • The wind

Words

• wheelchair: chair with wheels
• respectful: kind, polite
• invite: ask to join
• curious: wanting to know