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Up, Up, Up: teacher key

How Buildings Stand Up, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. A tall building has a steel frame. The frame holds it up, and its base is in the earth.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What does a tall one have?
    • A cup
    • A frame (answer)
    • A hat
  2. What is the frame?
    • Mud
    • Steel (answer)
    • Jam
  3. What can push it?
    • A pup
    • A bug
    • Wind (answer)
  4. Why can it stay up?
    • Its frame is strong (answer)
    • It has a cup
    • It has a hat

Words

  • frame: holds it up
  • steel: strong metal
  • presses: pushes on