Spots on the Pack Ice: teacher key

Leopard Seals, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. The leopard seal has spots and big teeth. See how it looks, what it eats and how a mom has her pup.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does this seal have on its coat?
   • Spots (answer)
   • Stripes
   • Feathers
2. What color is its body on top?
   • Pink
   • Silver to dark gray (answer)
   • Bright green
3. What does this seal eat?
   • Fish and squid (answer)
   • Only grass
   • Cake
4. The seal lives alone. What does that tell you?
   • It is not with a group (answer)
   • It lives in a bus
   • It has ten friends
5. What does pup mean?
   • Baby seal (answer)
   • Long tooth
   • Piece of ice

Words

• pup: baby seal
• krill: tiny sea animals
• flippers: swim limbs
• strain: sift out