George's New Friend

From Curious George

George's New Friend
24 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

George meets someone new and works out how to turn a stranger into a friend. He learns that friendships grow from kindness, sharing, and paying attention to others.

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Discussion questions

Talk about it

Friendships are built with small kind actions — sharing, listening, and including others. George shows how to start one.

  1. What did George do to make his new friend feel welcome?
  2. How can you tell someone wants to be your friend?
  3. What's one kind thing you could do for a new classmate?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: friend, kindness, share, include.

Try it: Write or draw one way you could welcome a new student to your class.