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Amazing Animal Builders

Ages 5–7 About 15 minutesObservation & discovery

Use picture details and the question clues to make an observation about the world.

Amazing Animal Builders activity illustration.

Choose your way to explore.

What’s included
30 questions to try at your own pace. 5 printable question sets; choose one at a time.
What you need
A screen for the game. For printables, use paper and a pencil or crayons.
Try a little challenge

Amazing Animal Builders

Look, read, or listen. Choose one answer, then see why it fits. Take your time.

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A peek inside

Try one together.

Which flat-tailed animal builds dams across streams?

  • Horse
  • Dolphin
  • Beaver
Show the answer and why

Beaver

Beavers pile sticks and mud to slow water and make ponds.

This example uses a question from the activity. Open the game to try the rest at your own pace.

Choose a worksheet set.

Try one short set at a time. Each set lists its question range and where to find the separate answer guide.

Worksheet

Worksheet 1 of 5 · Questions 1–6

Set 1 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 1–6

6 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 4.

Worksheet

Worksheet 2 of 5 · Questions 7–12

Set 2 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 7–12

6 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 4.

Worksheet

Worksheet 3 of 5 · Questions 13–18

Set 3 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 13–18

6 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 4.

Worksheet

Worksheet 4 of 5 · Questions 19–24

Set 4 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 19–24

7 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 4.

Worksheet

Worksheet 5 of 5 · Questions 25–30

Set 5 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 25–30

7 pages · PDF · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 4.

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Make it your own.

Choose a printable question set. Talk about how you found each answer, then make up one question together.