Explore Sand, Water, and Wind with CURIOUS GEORGE
Use these Curiosity Center Activities to host a hands-on Earth science event for the children and families in your community or program. Inspired by CURIOUS GEORGE, children will be eager to visit the hands-on Curiosity Centers, exploring and making their own discoveries about sand, water, soil, wind, and recycling. Also post the signs with key discovery questions to help children make the most of the their explorations. All downloads are in PDF format.
Download all 4 Earth Science Activities. (PDF, 1.6MB)
Or you can download the individual Curiosity Center materials:
Curiosity Center 1: Sand and Soil (PDF, 0.3MB)
Helps children explore the different properties of dirt and sand.
Signs: Dry Sand, Dry Soil (PDF, 0.3MB) | Wet Sand, Wet Soil (PDF, 0.3MB)
Curiosity Center 2: Water Drops (PDF, 0.5MB)
Invites children to explore the different properties of water drops.
Sign: Water Drops (PDF, 0.3MB)
Curiosity Center 3: Recycle, Reuse—Build a Sail Boat! (PDF, 0.4MB)
Explores ways children can help take care of our planet by Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling.
Signs: Build a Boat (PDF, 0.4MB) | Sail Your Boat (PDF, 0.4MB)
Curiosity Center 4: Pinwheels! (PDF, 0.7MB)
Helps children explore the different properties of wind.
Pinwheel Templates: Color (PDF, 0.5MB) | Black-and-White (PDF, 0.4MB)
Sign: Pinwheels (PDF, 0.5MB)
More Materials for your event:
Print and post this banner (PDF, 2.6MB) at your event.
Family Science Activities handouts provide simple, fun ideas to help families continue the exploration at home:
Going Green (PDF, 0.3MB) | Verde Verde (PDF, 0.3MB)
Water, Mud, and Rocks (PDF, 0.3MB) | Agua, Barro, y Piedras (PDF, 0.3MB)
Explore Sand, Water, and Wind with CURIOUS GEORGE: Credits (PDF, 0.3MB)
Download the complete Let's Build! Teachers Guide (PDF, 4.1MB) which includes all the print-outs for the season 2 activities as well as information on national standards and lesson overviews.
This 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).
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
