Watch and Discuss: Beaver's Buildings

Materials

• Beaver’s Buildings (video)
• Photos of beaver dams, from books or downloaded from the Internet

Directions

Before you watch: Tell children that in this video children will watch some real beavers.

After you watch:  Ask:

• What do you think the beavers did with the trees they cut down?
• The children talked about the beaver lodge. What do you think a beaver lodge is? (A home for beavers.)
• Do you remember if we saw a beaver dam in the video? (No.) Show children the photos of beaver dams you downloaded. What’s the difference between a beaver dam and a beaver lodge?

Optional: Show the video a second time. Ask children what else they notice this time around.