Everyone Is Different: teacher key

Being Different, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. People look, act and like things in different ways. Read about eyes, hands, families, braille and kind ways to treat each other.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how many people are left-handed?
   • 1 in 10 (answer)
   • 1 in 2
   • 1 in 100
2. What do people who are blind read with their fingers?
   • Braille (answer)
   • A map
   • A wheelchair
3. Why do young children ask direct questions?
   • To be mean
   • Out of curiosity (answer)
   • To win a game
4. What does bullying mean here?
   • A fun game
   • A kind of help
   • Hurtful, constant teasing (answer)
5. What can you do if someone is being picked on?
   • Stand up or tell an adult (answer)
   • Stare and point
   • Walk away and laugh

Words

• braille: raised dot writing
• disability: harder task
• bullying: hurtful meanness
• empathy: feeling for others