curious george

Curious George Wants to Know!

by Mrs. Vacha’s Kindergarten

One day Mrs. Vacha’s class received a special letter from the Man with the Yellow Hat!

Dear Mrs. Vacha’s Class,

Curious George wants to come and visit you.

If we may visit, please tell us when.

Thank you.

The Man with the Yellow Hat

This made the class very excited and of course, they wrote back right away!

Dear Man with the Yellow Hat,

We are so happy Curious George can come!

Please come next week!

Your friends,

Mrs. Vacha’s Kindergarten

Curious George was so happy that Mrs. Vacha’s kindergarten class wanted him to visit.

But he was curious! He wanted to know exactly what they liked.

So, the Man with the Yellow Hat wrote to Mrs.Vacha’s kindergarten and asked them to write and tell George what they liked.

The Kindergarteners took a survey to find out their exact favorites.

They each chose one topic they wanted to know about and asked each friend in the class.

They each prepared a survey sheet like this

to organize their data. They interviewed each classmate, carefully writing their friend’s initials to keep track of each choice.

Each child used a checklist (like a map - our tables are hexagons) to be sure to ask every friend.

This way, they did not forget someone by mistake. They had a record and could ask absent students later.

They entered their data numbers on the computer. Then they printed

out a graph to show the results.

Here is what they sent to Curious George:

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Tanishi is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite career is what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

police officer

pilot

astronautvet

Were you right?

It’s a tie between Police Officer and Vet!

Jenny is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite pet is what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

dog

cat

rabbit

Were you right?

Our favorite pet is a dog!

Henry is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite weather is what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

sunny

tornado

snowy

stormy

Were you right?

Stormy is our favorite kind of

weather!

Luca is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite farm animal is what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

sheephorse

goatpig

Were you right?

Our favorite farm animal is a pig!

Jake is my name and graphing is my game!

Favorite musical instrument was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Guitar is our favorite!

Aiden is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite season was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Spring Fall

Summer

Winter

Were you right?

Our favorite season is summer!

Preston is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite Super Hero was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Batman

Supergirl

Superman

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Our favorite Super Hero is Batman!

Natalie is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite sea creature was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

sharkwhale

jelly fish

starfish

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Jellyfish is our favorite!

Albert is my name and graphing is my game!

Favorite dinosaur was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Tyrannosaurus Rex is our favorite!

Victor is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite Dr. Seuss book is what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Green Eggs and Ham

The Lorax

The Cat in the Hat

Go, Dog, Go

Were you right?

The Lorax is our favorite!

Kevin is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite sport is what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

soccer

skiing

swimming

baseball

Were you right?

Our favorite sport is baseball!

Kathy is my name and graphing is my game!

Favorite vehicle was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Ambulance is our favorite.

Amelia is my name and graphing is my game!

Favorite wild animal was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Giraffe is our favorite!

Angie is my name and graphing is my game!Favorite insect was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

butterfly

beetle

caterpillar

lady bug

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Butterfly is our favorite!

Alice is my name and graphing is my game!

Favorite specialist class was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Music

Were you right?

Gym is our favorite!

Alijah is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite toy was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

toy plane

toy animaltoy car

toy train

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Our favorite is a toy animal!

Aidan is my name and graphing is my game! Favorite hot lunch was what I wanted to know! Can you guess what my graph will show?

Can you guess our favorite?

Were you right?

Pizza is our favorite!

At last Curious George came for his visit and the graphs the kindergarteners sent to him helped him choose some special surprises! Can you guess what he has in his bag?