The Dent in the Middle: teacher key

Belly Buttons, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Your belly button is a dent left by a cord. Find out how it got there.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What is a belly button?
- A bone
- A scar (answer)
- A hair
What did the cord bring to the baby?
- Toys
- Shoes
- Food and air (answer)
What happens to the stump?
- It dries up and falls off (answer)
- It grows big
- It turns into a bird
What is an outie?
- A dent
- A belly button that sticks out (answer)
- A cord
Why do you not need the cord now?
- You are asleep
- You are tall
- You breathe air with your lungs (answer)
What does the word navel mean?
- Belly button (answer)
- Stump
- Lungs