Some Differences Hide: teacher key

Being Different, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Some differences are easy to see and some are not. 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. Can you always tell a disability by looking?
   • Yes, always
   • No, some are not visible (answer)
   • Only for children
2. How old was Louis Braille when he invented the system?
   • 15 years old (answer)
   • 40 years old
   • 3 years old
3. What can playing with different people help you practice?
   • Kindness and empathy (answer)
   • Staring and pointing
   • Leaving others out
4. Why might a young child ask a direct question?
   • To be mean
   • To win a prize
   • Out of curiosity (answer)
5. What does visible mean here?
   • Hidden from view
   • Able to be seen (answer)
   • Very loud

Words

• visible: can be seen
• braille: raised dot writing
• empathy: feeling for others
• adolescence: teen years