The Bear's Long Sleep: teacher key

Grizzly Bears, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. A grizzly eats plants and animals, then spends winter in a den. Find out how it lives on stored fat.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does a grizzly use its claws for?
   • To dig (answer)
   • To sing
   • To swim
2. Where does a bear in its den get its energy?
   • From berries in the den
   • From fat it stored up in the fall (answer)
   • From fish in the den
3. Is a bear's winter sleep true hibernation?
   • Yes. Its body gets very cold.
   • Yes. Its heart beats faster.
   • No. Its body temperature does not drop very far. (answer)
4. A grizzly eats berries, roots and fish. What does this show?
   • It eats many kinds of food (answer)
   • It eats only plants
   • It never eats fish
5. About how many cubs does a grizzly mother usually have at a time?
   • About ten
   • About two (answer)
   • Just one

Words

• hibernation: deep winter sleep
• bulbs: plant parts
• claws: paw nails
• den: a bear's home