Today in Piney Ridge, Lilly and friends met up with Bev to help her build a new dam and lodge. They even met a new friend in the process.

Parents, feel free to engage with your kiddos using some pf the prompts from below.

• Where does Bev live?
  • In a beaver lodge
• What is a Beaver dam? What is a beaver lodge?
  • Dam: A wall of logs and sticks used to stop or slow down the flow of water
  • Lodge: A hollow mound of logs and sticks where beavers live
• Where is the entrance of a Beaver lodge?
  • In the bottom, under the water. This keeps the beavers safe from the weather and from predators.
• What are the two halves of a turtle shell called?
  • Carapace: The upper half of the shell
  • Plastron: The lower half of the shell
• Why do we think Tutu moves slowly on land but fast in the water?
  • The shell is heavy making it hard to move on land. In the water, everything floats so it feels lighter and that lets Tutu move much faster.

For an activity, grab two plastic bowls, one large and one small. Fill the large one with water. Fill up the smaller one little less than halfway with something heavier, like rocks, rice, or even water. Put both containers on a flat surface and have your kiddo push the smaller one. Then put the smaller bowl into the larger bowl with water and have them push the little bowl around inside of the water. Have them feel how much easier it is to push it around in the water versus on land.

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