pbskids.org/curiousgeorge · • glitter, stickers or other fun materials • a safety scissors...

For more ideas and tips visit pbskids.org/curiousgeorge Wrapping Paper You may want to pull together some materials, including: • Washable crayons or markers • Glue or glue stick • Colored paper and/or tissue paper • Glitter, stickers or other fun materials • A safety scissors Explore Early Math & Literacy: Before You Begin: Your child may need more than one sheet of wrapping paper to fully wrap her gift. So, print or copy as many sheets of wrapping paper as you think you think she will need. Help Your Kids Get Creative! Here Are Some Ideas: • Have fun customizing the paper with your own color schemes • Add in new shapes and designs • Layer on tissue paper or use glitter or stickers While you’re working with your child and helping her preparing her gift you can also have some fun with early math and literacy. Early Math: • Have (or help) her count the number of snowflakes on each sheet. How many are there? Are there more or less than 5? More than 10? • How many pieces of paper will she need to cover the whole box/gift? Work with her to experiment and see how to best connect the pieces of paper to wrap the gift. Literacy: • Have your child Identify letters or words on the crayons or markers she uses as she’s coloring the paper. • Have her create a card to go with the gift. If needed, help her think of a message to write in the card. Talk about how to spell the words, or review the letters in the words in her message. Curious George is a production of Imagine, WGBH and Universal. Curious George and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and used under license. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. Television Series: © 2014. Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. • The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. All Rights Reserved.

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Page 1: pbskids.org/curiousgeorge · • Glitter, stickers or other fun materials • A safety scissors Explore Early Math & Literacy: Before You Begin: Your child may need more than one

For more ideas and tips visit pbskids.org/curiousgeorge

Wrapping Paper

You may want to pull together some materials, including: • Washable crayons or markers• Glue or glue stick • Colored paper and/or tissue paper• Glitter, stickers or other fun materials• A safety scissors

Explore Early Math & Literacy:

Before You Begin: Your child may need more than one sheet of wrapping paper to fully wrap her gift. So, print or copy as many sheets of wrapping paper as you think you think she will need.

Help Your Kids Get Creative! Here Are Some Ideas:• Have fun customizing the paper with your

own color schemes

• Add in new shapes and designs

• Layer on tissue paper or use glitter or stickers

While you’re working with your child and helping her preparing her gift you can also have some fun with early math and literacy.

Early Math: • Have (or help) her count the number of snowflakes on each sheet. How many are there?

Are there more or less than 5? More than 10?

• How many pieces of paper will she need to cover the whole box/gift? Work with her to experiment and see how to best connect the pieces of paper to wrap the gift.

Literacy:• Have your child Identify letters or words on the crayons or markers she uses as she’s coloring the paper.

• Have her create a card to go with the gift. If needed, help her think of a message to write in the card. Talk about how to spell the words, or review the letters in the words in her message.

Curious George is a production of Imagine, WGBH and Universal. Curious George and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and used under license. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. Television Series: © 2014. Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. • The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. All Rights Reserved.