George Causes a Kitchen Flood

From Curious George

George Causes a Kitchen Flood
25 minPre-KK1st2ndFor Fun
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Summary

One curious turn of a faucet leads to a very soggy kitchen. George has to figure out how to stop the water and clean up the mess he made.

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Discussion questions

Talk about it

Actions have consequences. George learns that a small action (turning a tap) can cause a big result, and that fixing a mistake takes a plan.

  1. What one small action started the whole flood?
  2. What did George do to fix the problem?
  3. What could George have checked before turning the tap?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: consequence, cause, flood, fix.

Try it: Think of a time a small action caused a big mess. Draw what happened and one way to prevent it.