Your Crowd and Your Choices: teacher key

Peer Pressure, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Friend groups form around shared things, and friends can push in many directions. See what helps a kid stay true to family values.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

Around what do friend groups usually form?
- Things kids already share (answer)
- Rules from school
- Money
What can a secret code word with a parent do?
- Make friends listen
- Help a kid ask for help and leave a spot without being embarrassed (answer)
- Win an argument
Why can friends from many places help?
- They all think alike
- They live next door
- They give more people to turn to if one friendship goes wrong (answer)
Why does dressing like friends not mean a kid will do risky things?
- Clothes are always expensive
- Much of what friends share is harmless (answer)
- Friends never copy anyone
What does the word values mean here?
- Prices of things
- Scores in a game
- Beliefs that guide choices (answer)

Words

peers: people your age
influence: a pull
values: beliefs about right
harmless: not hurting anyone
embarrassed: shy and red-faced