Who Takes a Nap?: teacher key

How Animals Sleep, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Do animals sleep? They do! See a bat, a lion, a dog, a fish, a seal, a horse and an otter at rest.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does a bat do when it sleeps?
   • Hangs upside down (answer)
   • Lies in a bed
   • Swims
2. Why does a sea otter wrap up in kelp?
   • To eat it
   • So it will not drift away (answer)
   • To get warm
3. Which animal sleeps on the beach?
   • An elephant seal (answer)
   • A bat
   • A horse
4. A fruit fly is tiny. Does it sleep?
   • No
   • Yes (answer)
   • Only in a bubble
5. What does doze mean here?
   • Run fast
   • Sleep a little (answer)
   • Eat lunch

Words

• mucus: clear goo
• kelp: sea plant
• doze: sleep a little