Kathleen Rodgers
Kids love Curious George! Here is a resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary for them to derive meaning from print and illustrations, read to find new information about a topic, and think and write creatively, all using the Curious George books as a springboard.Includes:Reproducible work sheets for 24 different booksTeacher suggestionsTeacher Evaluation Sheet24 Creativity Activities84 pages including an answer keyEach Set of Activities for each book includes these skills: The Comprehension section deals with Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, and Evaluation based on Bloom’s taxonomy, e.g. identifying, sequencing events, matching a character to an event, judging why a character acted a certain way.There are two questions under the heading Word Study. One question relates to phonics and the other to word study or grammar. If your students are unfamiliar with any of these skills, they should be taught as mini-lessons to ensure successful completion of the reading activities. The following skills will be explored:Phonics: blends, digraphs, double consonants, double vowels, long vowels, short vowelsWord Study: adjectives, antonyms, compound words, contractions, dictionary definitions, nouns, plurals, rhyming words, root words, silent letters, suffixes, syllabication, theme specific vocabulary, verbs, verb past tenses, verb suffixesIn the Thinking About the Story section, the students are asked to relate what happened in the story to their own personal experiences or to evaluate some action or character in the story. Curious George Books Covered:Curious GeorgeCurious George Goes to the AquariumCurious George Bakes a CakeCurious George at the BalletCurious George Plays BaseballCurious George at the BeachCurious George Goes to the CircusCurious George Goes to a Costume PartyCurious George Goes to the DentistCurious George and the DinosaurCurious George and the Dump TruckCurious George at the Fire StationCurious George Flies a KiteCurious George Goes to the HospitalCurious George Goes to an Ice Cream ShopCurious George Learn the AlphabetCurious George and the PizzaCurious George at the Railroad StationCurious George Rides a BikeCurious George Goes to SchoolCurious George Goes SleddingCurious George Takes a JobCurious George Visits a Police StationCurious George Walks the Pets
