The Curious George Discovery Guide will help you use the CURIOUS GEORGE TV series as a springboard for bringing early engineering, math, and science learning into your classroom. This easy-to-use resource is designed for kindergarten teachers and other early childhood educators, and offers three hands-on thematic classroom investigations: Under Construction (engineering), Grouping & Graphing (math) and Blow, Wind, Blow! (science). We encourage you to explore the Discovery Guide and to use it as a resource as you plan your engineering, math, and science curricula.
You may also want to download the Curious George Family Activity Booklet, available in both English and Spanish. This booklet invites parents to support their children's early learning in engineering, science, and math by using some simple, playful activities.
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And while you're here on the CURIOUS GEORGE Web site, be sure to explore the many educational online games for kids. Every Web feature is built to support early science, engineering, and math, and can be used to further enhance your lesson plans.
You can download this early learning guide in the following sections:
Get Ready to Explore with CURIOUS GEORGE (PDF, 835K)
Begin with this convenient overview of the CURIOUS GEORGE approach to learning, along with tips for getting started.
Under Construction: Engineering Investigation (PDF, 1.2MB)
Build towers and walls with boxes and blocks. This section includes Classroom Investigations (PDF, lesson plans), recommended books, and reproducible activity sheets.
Grouping & Graphing: Math Investigation (PDF, 2.5MB)
Invite children to sort themselves and objects in different ways. Create concrete, picture, and abstract bar graphs together. This section includes Classroom Investigations (PDF, lesson plans), recommended books, and reproducible activity sheets.
Blow, Wind, Blow!: Science Investigation (PDF, 909K)
Explore how wind moves objects. This section includes Classroom Investigations (PDF, lesson plans), recommended books, and reproducible activity sheets.
Appendix (PDF, 260K)
Here's where you'll find a National Education Standards correlation chart, CURIOUS GEORGE episodes listed according to engineering, math, and science objectives, and Curious George book and DVD resources.
This 12-page activity booklet invites parents to join their children in exploring science, engineering, and math through play. The booklet can be used as a handout for children to bring home and share with their parents and siblings.
English Version (PDF, 2MB)
Spanish Version (PDF, 2MB)
Curious George Discovery Guide: Credits
