Bears of the Forest: teacher key

Black Bears, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Black bears live in forests, climb trees, and eat plants and animals. They spend the winter in dens, where their cubs are born.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where does a black bear mostly live?
   • In deserts
   • In forests (answer)
   • In oceans
2. What does a black bear eat?
   • Only meat
   • Only rocks
   • Plants and animals (answer)
3. Where are black bear cubs born?
   • In the mother's den (answer)
   • In a tree top
   • In a river
4. How long do cubs stay with their mother?
   • About a week
   • About ten years
   • About a year and a half (answer)
5. Why might a mother bear not live alone?
   • She likes crowds
   • She stays with her cubs (answer)
   • She has no den

Words

• den: bear home
• salmon: a fish
• insects: small bugs
• cinnamon: reddish brown