Saying No Thanks: teacher key

Peer Pressure, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Friends can push you to think, look or act a certain way. A short line like no thanks is enough, and a grown-up you trust can help.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is peer pressure?
   • Feeling pushed by friends or classmates (answer)
   • A kind of weather
   • A school test
2. Where can pressure come from, even when nobody asks you to do anything?
   • From the wind
   • From wanting to belong (answer)
   • From a toy
3. What is one good thing friends can push you toward?
   • Being loud
   • Skipping school
   • Volunteering (answer)
4. What is a sign to stop and think?
   • Feeling uncomfortable about what a friend wants (answer)
   • Feeling hungry
   • Seeing a bird
5. What can make it easier for both of you to say no?
   • A long speech
   • One friend standing with you (answer)
   • A loud shout
6. What helps you feel ready to say no?
   • Running away
   • Staying quiet
   • Practicing what you will say (answer)

Words

• peers: people your age
• influence: shape choices
• uncomfortable: not feeling right
• belong: fit in