Baby Beluga

Ages 2–5

Channel info

Channel: Raffi

Accent: Canadian

Why we picked it: Raffi is arguably the founding figure of the entire modern children's-music genre — a real musician with decades of influence, not a studio act.

Tip: watch it through once together before trying the activity below.

About this song A gentle song about a baby beluga whale swimming in the ocean — a lovely calm one for learning simple ocean-animal vocabulary.

NOW TRY THIS

This one's an original song, so the exact words can vary a little by performance — watch it above, then try this quick quiz about what it teaches.

Not reading yet? Read the choices out loud and let your child point — you tap it for them.

Reading on their own? Let them try it solo.

1. Where does a beluga whale live?

In the ocean In a tree In the desert

That's right! Belugas live in the ocean!Not quite — try again!

2. Which of these is an ocean animal?

Whale Lion Camel

That's right! A whale lives in the ocean!Not quite — try again!

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Great job!

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Did you know? Raffi wrote this song after visiting a real baby beluga whale named Kavna at the Vancouver Aquarium in the early 1980s.

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