A Year in the Life of a Bear: teacher key

Black Bears, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Black bears live in forests across much of North America. Learn how they climb, eat, sleep the winter away in dens, and raise their cubs.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Which is a black bear's best sense?
   • Sight
   • Smell (answer)
   • Hearing
2. What can a black bear's den be?
   • A pond
   • A nest in the sky
   • A hollow log (answer)
3. Why do black bears eat a lot of fruits and nuts in fall?
   • To build up fat for the winter (answer)
   • To get ready for school
   • To make a nest
4. What is different about a black bear's claws and a cat's claws?
   • A bear's claws are pink
   • A bear's claws are tiny
   • A bear's claws always stay out (answer)
5. Newborn cubs are blind. Who stays with them?
   • A cat
   • Their mother (answer)
   • A salmon

Words

• den: bear home
• cinnamon: reddish brown
• insects: small bugs
• dusk: evening time