Feeling Pushed by Friends: teacher key

Peer Pressure, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Friends can push kids to think, look or act a certain way. Some pushes are small, some are kind, and a grown-up you trust can help.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What are your peers?
   • People about your age (answer)
   • People much older
   • Pets at home
2. Which can be a peer?
   • A teacher
   • A teammate (answer)
   • A bus driver
3. What can some pressure be about?
   • Tall trees
   • Weather
   • Music, shows or clothes (answer)
4. What is one reason kids go along with friends?
   • They want to fit in (answer)
   • They are sleepy
   • They are lost
5. What can you say to something you do not want to do?
   • Do it now
   • No thanks (answer)
   • Tell me later
6. Who can help when a friend's push feels hard?
   • A statue
   • A stranger
   • A grown-up you trust (answer)

Words

• peers: people your age
• influence: shape choices