I Can't Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam

I Can’t Have Bannock but the Beaver Has 

a Dam 

by 

Bernelda Wheeler 

Little Chefs Program

I Can’t Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam 

What you will need for this session: 

A copy of I Can’t Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam by 

Bernelda Wheeler. 

Recipe Ingredients: 

Flour 

Sugar 

Baking powder 

Oil or lard 

Raisins 

Water 

Salt 

Tools: 

Mixing Bowl 

Measuring cups and spoons 

Oven 

Large spoon 

Cookie sheet or pizza pan 

Craft Supplies: 

Toilet Paper rolls (one for each child) 

Wiggle Eyes 

Pipe Cleaners 

Construction paper (brown) and scraps 

Marker 

Felt 

Tape


Session Plan 

1) Begin your session with circle time. 

Sing your good morning song 

Take requests for favourite songs to sing! 

Try to learn some new northern songs and rhymes. 

Here are a few: (from Mother Raven Nursery Rhymes) 

Little Miss Moosehump 

Little Miss Moosehump 

Sat on a tree stump 

Eating some tea and bannock, 

But a raven flew near 

And cawed in her ear – 

Caw! Caw! 

And caused poor Miss Moosehump to panic! 

Three Prime Mink 

Three prime mink, three prime mink, 

Run through the snow, run through the snow, 

They all run away from the trapper’s wife 

To save their fur from a skinning knife, 

Have you ever seen such a sight in your life 

As three Prime Mink ?


Over in the Forest 

Over in the forest in the bushes in the sun, 

Lived an old mother moose and her little moose calf one. 

“Eat,” said the mother. “I’ll eat,” said the one. 

So they ate and were happy in the bushes in the sun. 

Over in the forest where the tall trees grew, 

Lived an old mother bear and her little bear cubs two. 

“Run,” said the mother. “We’ll run”, said the two. 

So they ran and were happy where the tall trees grew. 

Over in the forest in a hole in a tree, 

Lived an old mother woodpecker and her little woodpeckers three. 

“Peck,” said the mother. “We’ll peck,” said the three. 

So they pecked and were happy in their hole in the tree. 

Over in the forest on the soft moss floor, 

Lived an old mother rabbit and her little rabbits four. 

“Sleep,” said the mother. “We’ll sleep,” said the four. 

So they slept and were happy on the soft moss floor. 

Over in the forest in a big gray hive, 

Lived an old mother hornet and her little hornets five. 

“Buzz,” said the mother. “We’ll buzz,” said the five. 

So they buzzed and were happy in their big gray hive.


Over in the forest in a nest made of sticks, 

Lived an old mother raven and her little ravens six. 

“Caw,” said the mother. “We’ll caw,” said the six. 

So they cawed and were happy in their nest made of sticks. 

Over in the forest in a pond smooth and even, 

Lived an old mother beaver and her little beavers seven. 

“Swim,” said the mother. “We’ll swim,” said the seven. 

So they swam and were happy in their pond smooth and even. 

Over in the forest as the day grew late, 

Lived an old mother owl and her little owls eight. 

“Hunt,” said the mother. “We’ll hunt,” said the eight. 

So they hunted and were happy as the day grew late. 

Over in the forest in a tall green pine, 

Lived an old mother squirrel and her little squirrels nine. 

“Chatter,” said the mother. “We’ll chatter,” said the nine. 

So they chattered and were happy in the tall green pine. 

Over in the forest in a warm cozy den, 

Lived an old mother wolf and her little wolf cubs ten. 

“Play,” said the mother. “We’ll play,” said the ten. 

So they played and were happy in their warm cozy den.


2) Read I Can’t Have Bannock But the Beaver Has A Dam. 

3) Get ready to make your morning snack. 

Ask the children if they have ever made bannock. 

Everyone needs to wash his or her hands! 

Put on smocks or aprons. 

Take out the cooking tools and ingredients. Place all tools 

and ingredients in the middle of the table so that you 

won’t have to disrupt the cooking to get something. 

Explain that everyone will have a chance to help with the 

bannock, and that we have to take turns! 

Place the laminated recipe on the table and follow it. 

While one teacher cooks, the others may engage the 

children in clean up (including washing hands again if 

necessary). 

Enjoy your snack!


Snack Time Recipe – Bannock 

This is just one way to make bannock. You may have a favourite 

recipe you want to use instead. 

You will need: 

4 cups flour 

1 cup sugar 

4 tablespoons oil or lard 

Water (about 2 cups) 

1 cup raisin 

4 teaspoons salt 

4 teaspoons baking 

powder 

1) Sit the children around the table. Put bowls with the flour, sugar 

and raisins in the middle, as well as other ingredients. 

2) Allow each child to be responsible for adding an ingredient. 

Get the children to count out loud as they add each cup or 

teaspoon of an ingredient. 

3) Mix together the dry ingredients, followed by the oil or lard, 

which you can rub in. Add the water, and mix the dough. You 

may need to add more water if the dough is too dry. 

4) Turn out the dough onto a floured counter. Knead it for about 2 

minutes. 

5) Flatten the bannock out until it is about 2cm thick. Place it on a 

cookie sheet. 

6) Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, flipping it over part 

way through.


Craft Time – Toilet Paper Roll Beaver 

1. Cover the toilet paper roll with 

brown construction paper. You could 

have the pieces of construction paper 

pre-cut to make things quicker. 

2. Have a circle cut from the 

construction paper. Allow the 

children to draw a face on the circle. 

3. Glue the circle to the top of the toilet paper tube. 

4. Tape a pipe cleaner to the back of the roll and bend in place 

for arms. 

5. Cut an oval shape from felt and tape or glue the end just 

under the bottom edge of the toll. 

6. Give your beaver a name!!

I Can't Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam

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