Same Planet, Different People: teacher key

Being Different, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. Differences show up in eyes, hands, families and the way people read. Read how noticing them and getting to know people can go well.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is braille?
   • A kind of wheelchair
   • Raised dots read by touch (answer)
   • A way to cook
2. Why do young children ask direct questions?
   • Curiosity, not meanness (answer)
   • To be unkind
   • To win a game
3. What can meeting people who are different do?
   • Make them seem more strange
   • Make them seem less strange (answer)
   • Make them seem unreal
4. What do kids learn by watching grown-ups?
   • How to treat people (answer)
   • How to read braille
   • Which hand to use
5. What does perspective taking mean here?
   • Taking a photo
   • Moving to a new home
   • Understanding how others feel (answer)

Words

• braille: raised dot writing
• perspective: point of view
• curiosity: wish to know
• adoption: joining a family