Introduction

Have you seen this little monkey lately?  Did you know that Curious George  is celebrating his 60th birthday this year,  2001?  Don't monkey around.  Swing in and visit this character now!

With a partner you will:

• Listen to a tape of Curious George by H. A. Rey
• Visit web sites
• Compare and contrast the book character to the live animal

• Write a poem about George
• Pretend  you are George and write a story about your day

• Curious George by H. A. Rey
• 'Curious George' cassette tape
• Chart tablet poem about George
• Web sites
• Double bubble thinking map
• Story writing paper

1. Listen to story on tape.

2. Visit web site and find the title of 2 other books written about George.

Curious George Books

3. Observe features of a live chimpanzee.

Listen to the chimp

Watch KoKo Paint

4. Find  2 other animal friends of George.

Friends

5. Use a double bubble map to compare and contrast George to real animal.

6. Write a four line George poem.

7. Write a story pretending you are George and tell about your day.

Complete the Curious George  Web quest Scoring Rubric.

   You have learned that George gets into some unusual activities and situations.  The next time you go to a zoo you may want to head directly to the monkey exhibit to see if your observations match what you have learned!