Fifty Hours to a Casual Friend: teacher key

Friendship, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Read how friendships change as kids grow and take time.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how many hours did it take to become a casual friend in one study?
   • About 50 (answer)
   • About 5
   • About 500
2. What do kids in school learn?
   • How to fly
   • What to do when friends do not agree (answer)
   • How to ride a whale
3. Who forms close bonds in a troop?
   • Very young kids
   • Dogs
   • Female baboons (answer)
4. What does casual friend mean?
   • A friend who is not very close (answer)
   • A new bike
   • A school rule
5. What is more common between kids who like the same things?
   • Rainy days
   • Friendships (answer)
   • Long naps

Words

• baboons: kind of animal
• troop: animal group
• gender: girl or boy
• casual: not very close