Wings and Sharp Eyes: teacher key

Peregrine Falcons, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. A peregrine falcon is a bird with sharp eyes. It dives to hunt and nests on high cliffs.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How does a peregrine hunt?
   • It digs holes
   • It dives down (answer)
   • It swims
2. What does it eat mostly?
   • Fruit
   • Bread
   • Other birds (answer)
3. Which is bigger?
   • A female (answer)
   • A male
   • They are the same
4. Where might a peregrine nest in a city?
   • In a pond
   • On a tall building (answer)
   • In a shoe
5. What does continent mean?
   • A small pond
   • A bird
   • Huge land area (answer)

Words

• peregrine: kind of falcon
• continent: huge land area
• cliff: high rock wall