Fish Eagle Days: teacher key

Bald Eagles, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. A bald eagle waits on a perch, grabs a fish and builds a nest of sticks. Then the eggs hatch.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What does a hungry eagle wait on?
- A boat
- A favorite perch (answer)
- A rock in a field
What does the eagle use to grab a fish?
- Its talons (answer)
- Its wings
- Its tail
What do bald eagles build their nests out of?
- Mud
- Large sticks (answer)
- Sand
How long do the eggs take to hatch?
- About 35 days (answer)
- About 2 days
- About 2 years
Why would a young eagle not have a white head?
- It is mostly brown until about four or five years old (answer)
- It lives in the water
- It is a female
What does the word eaglets mean?
- Baby eagles (answer)
- Big sticks
- Sharp claws