George Travels Back in Time

From Curious George

George Travels Back in Time
24 minPre-KK1st2ndFor Fun
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Summary

George imagines a trip back through time, discovering how people lived and worked long ago. It's a playful look at how much things change.

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Discussion questions

Talk about it

The way people live changes over time. George's time-travel adventure shows that long ago, everyday life looked very different.

  1. What was different about life 'long ago' in George's adventure?
  2. What is something we have today that people long ago did not?
  3. What do you think stays the same across all time?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: long ago, past, change, history.

Try it: Draw one thing from 'long ago' and one thing from today that do the same job (like a candle and a lamp).