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• Curious George - "Signs Up"
  Deciding that a collection of signs would make a cool display for his room, George sets out to gather them from all around town. But when people start losing their way and go in the wrong directions, George realizes how important signs are and starts putting them back - but not quite in their proper places. As a result, things get even more chaotic. Can George figure out where the signs are supposed to go so that the picnickers stop eating in the bears' den and the bicyclists don't run over the ducks in the animal crossing?
• Caillou - "Caillou Can Do It!"
  In the park Caillou starts a new hobby - collecting rocks! He finds out that Grandpa has a rock collection too, and they go to the quarry where Caillou watches a worker break up big stones into smaller ones. Caillou gets to pick out a rock for Grandpa that ends up in Grandpa's new rock garden, which gives Caillou an idea for the perfect spot to put his own rocks.

Do in Class

• Barney: Make a Color Collection - Use everyday objects to make a "Color Collection."
• Curious George: Sort It Out - Observe, describe and organize a collection.
• Maya & Miguel: A Cultural Collection - Create a personal collection of cultural memorabilia

Play Online

• Arthur: Trading Cards - Collect all the "Arthur" character trading cards.
• Maya & Miguel: Tell-Us-Vision - Collections - Read kids' ideas about their special collections.

Read

• Hannah's Collections
  By Marthe Jocelyn
  Published September 2000 by Tundra Books
  Hannah likes to collect things: Popsicle sticks, buttons, stamps, seashells -- anything. When her teacher asks the students to bring in a collection, Hannah can't decide which one to take. Her solution is ingenious. Jocelyn's mixed-media collages are an adventure. Children and math teachers will find plenty to count and add.
• The Hockey Card
  By Jack Siemiatycki, Avi Slovobnick, and Doris Barrette
  Published September 2002 by Lobster Press
  A boy's uncle tells how a favorite hockey card saved his whole collection from the school's biggest hockey card shark, Sylvester Kornpot. Barrette's illustrations capture the excitement of schoolyard card flipping and tossing games.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.