When the Earth Shakes: teacher key

Earthquakes, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. Why does the earth shake? A rock under it cracks and slips. Learn to drop, cover, and hold on.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What can the earth do?
   • Sing
   • Shake (answer)
   • Fly
2. What cracks and slips?
   • A rock (answer)
   • A cup
   • A kite
3. What do plates do?
   • Slip and slide (answer)
   • Swim
   • Sing
4. What do you do when it shakes?
   • Run and jump
   • Drop, cover, and hold on (answer)
   • Go up a tree
5. What do you do till it stops?
   • Hold on (answer)
   • Jump up
   • Run off

Words

• plates: big earth pieces
• drop: get down low
• shake: move fast