Interactive Read Aloud Plan
Title: Bark George
Author: Jules Feiffer
CONNECTING ACTIVITY (Question, conversation, brainstorming, quick write):
Close your eyes and think about a time when someone didn’t sound the way you
thought they should. Maybe your mom had a sore throat and her voice sounded
different. When you don’t sound the way you should, you go to the doctors. Think
about a time you had to go to the doctors because you were not well?
BRIDGING CONVERSATION:
In this book we are going to hear about a dog who did not make the noise his mother
thought he should. So she takes him to see a doctor. Thinking about a time when
you had to go to the doctors will help you understand this story.
GENRE SET-UP:
This story is a piece of fiction. When we read fiction books, or stories that are not
true, we want to be on the lookout for the characters in the story, where the story
takes place-the setting and all the different things or events that happen in the story.
STRATEGY FOCUS:
As good readers we make prediction. When we make predictions, we take what is
happening in the story and use it to make a guess about what might happen next.
We can use what we learn about characters and the events in the story to predict
what might happen next.
VOCABULARY SET-UP:
Vet – is another word for a veterinarian. A vet is a doctor for animals. Animals go to
the vet to get checkups or when they are sick. Maybe you have had an animal that
you have had to take to the vets. We will also hear the words latex glove. Latex is a
special kind of material that is stretchy. Doctors use latex gloves to protect their
hands from germs. Have you seen the In this story the Vet will use these latex gloves
when he is helping the dog. Another word we will hear is thrilled. Thrilled means
excited or very happy.
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TITLE AND COVER ILLUSTRATIONS:
The title of this book is Bark George. A good reader always reads the title and looks
at the cover of the book, then ask questions. I wonder if that is a dog on the cover?
What do you wonder?
Opportunities to Model Strategies
Purpose
After “George went: Oink”
Oh my, George is having some problems. Sometimes
when we are reading a good reader will listen to what
happened so far in the story and make a prediction. I
know that every time his mother tells him to bark he
Prediction
makes the sound of another animal. So I am going to
predict that when George’s mom tells him to bark he is
going to say another animal sound.
After you read the next page
My prediction was right he made the “moo” sound.
Interactive Read Aloud Plan
After – “George’s mother took George to the vet.”
Oh, there is that word vet. We know that a vet is a
doctor for animals. I think that George’s mom wants to
see if that doctor can help him get better.
After – “George went: Quack-quack.”
Lets make another prediction. What do you think the
doctor will pull out? I know a duck says quack so I think
the doctor will pull out a duck. Turn to your partner and
tell him/her your prediction.
After: - “and pulled out a duck”
Oh we were right he pulled out a duck.
After – “the vet put on his longest latex gloves”
Oh there are those words latex gloves. It looks like the
Vet is putting on the gloves and stretching them to fit
just like we said.
After – George’s mother was so thrilled that she
kissed the vet…”
Thrilled, that was one of our words. We said that it
meant very happy. Do you think that the mother is very
happy? When I look at the picture I see a dog that looks
like she is smiling. I think she must be very happy.
After – And George went:
Lets make a prediction. What do you think George is
going to say? Turn to your partner and share.
After the last page
Where you right with your prediction?
What do you think George ate this time?
Continue to read the story to the end. You could
choose an extension activity that develops the skills
taught in this story/unit.
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