December 14th is the perfect day for monkeying about.
In honor of National Monkey Day and our favorite primate, embrace your child’s curiosity with comic adventures from Curious George filled with excitement and discovery at every turn!
Aimed at preschoolers, PBS KIDS show Curious George inspires children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world’s most curious monkey? George lives to find new things to discover, touch, spill, and chew. Everything is new to George and worth investigating. Of course, in George’s hands — all four of them — investigation often leads to unintended consequences!
Watch weekdays at 10 AM on Mountain Lake PBS and 11:30 AM on PBS Kids 24/7, or stream it anytime on the PBS Kids video app.
Join in the Fun With Curious George and Friends!
Apple Picking Digital Game
This online game from Curious George reinforces reading, writing, and representing numbers. Numbered apples are floating in the water on their way to the cider press. Help Curious George and Jumpy grab the right ones to fill the gaps in the apple number line.
Finger Puppet Pals
Wiggle your fingers to make the Finger Puppet Pals have silly legs with this printable activity!
Curious George: Measure Up
George needs to figure out how to measure a building’s height in this video from Curious George: George Measures Up. Educators can use the accompanying lesson plan to guide children through using pictures they’ve drawn as nonstandard units to measure larger items at school, and then experiment with tools that use standard units to measure different-sized pieces of spaghetti. Families can use the activity handout to explore simple measuring practices at home.
Space Monkey Blast Off!
Build a rocket and launch Curious George into space with this printable activity!
Make Pancakes With Science on the Side!
Cooking with your child is a great way to explore math and science. While cooking, encourage her to use all her senses to observe what happens. Help your child mix, beat, and heat ingredients to make delicious pancakes. She’ll get a taste of chemistry on the side!
Bunny Ride Digital Game
Curious George’s bunny friends want some carrots. In this online game, your child can practice counting up while collecting carrots for the bunnies.
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