Friends and Pushes: teacher key

Peer Pressure, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Friends can nudge you toward all kinds of choices. Learn what peer pressure is, why it happens and how to say no.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Who are your peers?
   • People about your age (answer)
   • Only your teachers
   • Only your family
2. What is one reason kids go along with friends?
   • They want to fit in (answer)
   • They are told to by law
   • They are bored of friends
3. What makes it easier for two kids to say no?
   • Staying quiet
   • Having one friend stand with you (answer)
   • Walking away from every friend
4. Why is a push from a friend not always a bad one?
   • Friends can push you toward kind or hard-working things (answer)
   • Friends never ask for anything
   • Pushes are always small
5. What does the word influence mean here?
   • Change what someone chooses (answer)
   • Run away from a friend
   • Draw a picture

Words

• peers: people your age
• influence: change a choice
• belong: be part of
• uncomfortable: feeling not right
• practicing: trying ahead