Similarities & Differences · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Same and Different

Personal & Social Development · Empathy & Social Awareness · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What might be different between two families in your class?

    • The letters in the alphabet
    • The celebrations they have
    • The number of days in a year

  2. Which one is a way people can be different from each other?

    • The language they speak at home
    • How tall the trees are
    • What day it is today

  3. It is good to ask kind questions about someone who is different from you.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Jae says a classmate's lunch looks 'gross.' What is a better thing to say?

    • 'That looks interesting, what is it?'
    • 'Why do you eat that?'
    • 'Ew, that is weird.'

  5. Ben meets a new friend, Max, who lives with his grandpa and grandma. Max says his family is small but full of jokes. What can Ben learn from this?

    • Max's family is not a real family
    • All families should look exactly the same
    • Families come in many shapes, and all of them are okay

  6. In Mia's class, 5 kids speak English and 3 kids speak Spanish. How many kids is that in total?

    English5Spanish3

    Answer: ______________

  7. Lily visits a friend who eats dinner with chopsticks. What could Lily learn from this?

    • That she should stop visiting
    • That her own way of eating is wrong
    • A new way people eat their food

  8. Tom hears two kids speaking a language he does not know. What should Tom think?

    • They are doing something wrong
    • That is a language I do not know yet
    • They should only speak English
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  1. The celebrations they have · Some families celebrate different holidays. That is one way families differ.
  2. The language they speak at home · People speak many different languages. That makes each family special.
  3. True · Kind questions help you learn about your friend. Curious feels better than judging.
  4. 'That looks interesting, what is it?' · Asking with curiosity is kinder than judging someone's food.
  5. Families come in many shapes, and all of them are okay · Max lives with his grandparents, and that is just another shape a family can have. Ben can learn that families come in many shapes, and all of them are okay.
  6. 8 · 5 kids speak English and 3 speak Spanish. 5 + 3 = 8 kids total.
  7. A new way people eat their food · Trying new things with friends teaches you about their world.
  8. That is a language I do not know yet · Different languages are not wrong. They are just different from what Tom knows.
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