Bark George
by Jules Feiffer
What’s going on with George? When his mother tells him to bark he meows quacks moos and oinks! Can the doctor save the day?
Reading Tips for Little Learners
Read with fun in your voice
Build vocabulary by focusing on and talking about new words.
Connect the story to your child's world.
Ask your child questions about the book and encourage them to ask questions.
Make reading part of your everyday routine.
When you read the words, whenever possible, act them out too!
Hold the book so your child can see the pictures.
Make the plot come alive by discussing the illustrations.
Reading Everywhere!
Make text come alive around your home by using a sticky note, index card, or extra piece of paper to label a dog.
Hang the label near a dog (or draw a picture of a dog!) and discuss the letters and their meaning with your child. Labeling helps children learn that letters come together to make words and creates a print rich environment in your home
Pre-Reading Building Block
To practice animal sounds, sing the song “Old McDonald” with your child:
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O
With a oink-oink here and a oink-oink there
Here a oink, there a oink, everywhere a oink-oink
Repeat with other farm animals (cow, horse, chicken, duck, mouse, dog, cat).
Let's Play
Act out the different animals found in the book with your child. Make their animal noises. Then, pretend to be a confused George and make a different animal noise for each animal!
