The Beelzebufo Cometh / Dennis Comes to Visit
From Dinosaur Train · 2013
25 minPre-KK1st2ndScience
Summary
A full Dinosaur Train episode. The families meet Beelzebufo, a giant prehistoric frog, and Dennis the Deinonychus. Two very different creatures give kids a chance to compare the variety of living things that shared the ancient world.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Many different kinds of animals live in the same world, each built its own way.
- How is Beelzebufo different from the dinosaurs the kids usually meet?
- What did you notice about Dennis the Deinonychus?
- Why is it good that so many different animals share one habitat?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: frog, amphibian, compare, variety, different.
Try it: List three different animals you might find in one pond. Tell one way each is different.