Friendship Takes Practice: teacher key

Making Friends, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Making friends is not a magic trick. It is something people learn, and it gets easier with practice. A grown-up you trust can help.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does making friends take?
   • A magic spell
   • One second
   • Time together (answer)
2. What should you do before joining a game?
   • Watch what the other kids are doing (answer)
   • Run in and grab the ball
   • Leave
3. What helps when friends disagree?
   • Staying silent forever
   • Talking about feelings (answer)
   • Hiding
4. Why might playing at home with one or two others be a good start?
   • It is far away
   • It is very loud
   • It is a comfortable place (answer)
5. What is friendship a lot about learning?
   • To win
   • To hide
   • To cooperate (answer)
6. Who can help with friends?
   • A grown-up you trust (answer)
   • A magic trick
   • A stranger online

Words

• practice: trying again
• cooperate: team up
• belong: fit in