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Black Bits: teacher key

How Pencils Are Made, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. What is in a pencil? Not lead. A soft black rock, and wood.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What is in a pencil?
    • A soft rock (answer)
    • A bug
    • A fish
  2. What does a pencil have?
    • A black bit (answer)
    • A leg
    • A wing
  3. Where does the black bit go?
    • In wood (answer)
    • In a cup
    • In a hat
  4. What is the black bit?
    • A soft rock (answer)
    • A big leg
    • A hot pan
  5. What gets on the page?
    • Sand
    • Ice
    • Black bits (answer)