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Parent Handbook for book: Dooley Bear Adventures Ontario!
Welcome to the Parent Handbook! The questions are divided into toddler and preschooler questions based on age and sequence
that the language skills typically develop. The questions are written specifically for each page of the book which is indicated by the
picture located to the left (or top depending on your device) of the questions.
We hope that you find this information helpful!
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear sitting at his computer?"
"Is Tucker Dooley Bear's brother?"
"Does Dooley Bear want to go visit his cousin?"
"Can you show me Dooley Bear's ears?" (eyes, nose, mouth, hand, neck, arm, eyebrows) or point to different parts of Dooley
Bear and Tucker and ask, "What is this?"
"Can you show me the computer?" (coffee mug, dog collar) or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What's this?"
Show your child both dog collars and ask, "What are these?" (collars - looking for the plural marker S on the end)
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (waving, talking to his cousin)
"What was Dooley Bear doing when his cousin called?" (playing a game)
Point to Tucker and ask, "Who is this?" or ask "Who is Dooley Bear talking to?" or ask "Who called Dooley Bear?"
Preschooler
Ask you child to point to different colors in the picture.
Or point to a color and ask, "What color is this?" or ask "What color is Tucker's collar?" "What color is the coffee mug?"
Ask your child to find the hearts.
Counting. "How many hearts can you count?" "How many dogs?" "How many eyes?" "How many coffee mugs?"
"Where is the coffee mug?" (on top of the desk)
"Where does Tucker live?"
"Can you tell me what is different about Dooley Bear and Tucker?" "What is the same?"
"Why did Tucker want Dooley Bear to come to Ontario?"
Toddler
"Can you show me the sweater?" (hat)
Body part identification. Ask your child to point to different body parts on Dooley Bear. (arms, tummy, tail, legs, feet, hands,
neck, mouth, nose, eyes, head, ears)
Or point to different body parts on Dooley Bear and ask, "What is this?"
You can also point to body parts on yourself and your child and name them.
"What is Dooley Bear holding?"
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear standing?" (in front of his closet)
Color identification. "Ask you child to point to something green." (red, yellow, brown)
"What color is Dooley Bear's sweater?"
"What color is Dooley Bear's hat?"
"What color is Dooley Bear?"
"Why is Dooley Bear packing a sweater and a hat?"
"A hat and a sweater are things we wear. Can you name other things we wear?" or "Can you name other items of clothing?"
If your child is wearing a sweater or a hat, talk about how their hat/sweater is different than Dooley Bear's.
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear sitting?"
Picture identification. "Can you show me the suitcase?" (car keys, door, tree)
Picture naming. Point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What's this?"
"What is Dooley Bear holding?" (car keys, suitcase)
"What did Dooley Bear pack?"
"What did Dooley Bear grab?"
Preschooler
Shapes. Ask your child to find something shaped like a square, circle, rectangle.
Or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What shape is this?" or "What shape is the door?"
"Where is Dooley Bear standing?" (next to the door, in front of his suitcase)
"Dooley Bear is holding his car keys. What other things need/have keys?"
"Why did Dooley Bear stop at the door?"
"What do you think he needs to do next?"
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear pointing to a map?"
"What is Dooley Bear pointing to?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (pointing to a map)
"Can you show me Dooley Bear's finger?"
"Can you show me YOUR finger?"
"Can you show me MY finger?"
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear pointing?" (a map, Ontario, Canada)
"What colors do you see on the map?"
Or you can point to different parts of the map and ask, "What color is this?"
"Why is Dooley Bear pointing to his map?"
Toddler
"What kind of sounds does a car make?"
Picture identification. "Can you show me the car?" (suitcase)
Or naming pictures. Point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What is this?"
Identifying parts of an object.
"Can you point to the wheels of the car?" (lights, windows, seats, trunk)
"Can you point to Dooley Bear's tail?" (feet, arms, etc)
"What is Dooley Bear doing?"
"Does Dooley Bear have a big car or a small car?"
Point to the wheels of the car and ask, "What are these?" (we are looking for wheels or tires with the plural marker)
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear putting his suitcase?"
"How many wheels can you count?"
Shapes. "Can you find things shaped like a circle?" (square, oval)
Or point to different parts of the car and ask, "What shape is this?"
"A car is a type of vehicle. Can you name other types of vehicles/transportation?"
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels? Why?"
"Can you describe/tell me about Dooley Bear's car?"
"What do you think Dooley Bear will do next?"
Toddler
"What is Dooley Bear doing?"
"Who is Dooley Bear going to visit?"
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear going?"
"Where is Dooley Bear?"
Shapes. "Can you find a circle?" (rectangle)
or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What shape is this?"
Color identification. "Can you show me blue?" (green, brown, black, red, yellow, white)
Or point to different colors in the picture and ask, "What color is this?" or you can ask, "What color is the road sign?"
"Dooley Bear has been driving for a long time. How do you think he feels?" (tired? hungry? ) "What do you do when you feel
tired/hungry?"
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear driving?"
Identification and naming of clothing. "Can you show me the hat?" (jacket)
Point to different items of clothing and ask, "What's this?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?"
"Who did Dooley Bear give his passport to?"
"Do you see a stoplight?" Or
point to the stoplight and ask, "What's this?"
Preschooler
Color identification and naming.
Ask you child to point to different colors in the picture. (red, yellow, green, black, white, blue, brown)
Point to different pictures and ask your child, "What color is this?"
Or you can ask, "What colors are in the stoplight?"
Shapes. Ask your child to find all of the circles.
"How many circles do you see in the picture?"
"Where is Dooley Bear?" (in his car, at the Canadian border)
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
Toddler
"What is Dooley Bear holding?"
"What did Dooley Bear get in his passport?"
"Can you show me the passport?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?"
Preschooler
"Where is the passport?" (in front of Dooley Bear) or
"Where is Dooley Bear?" (behind his passport)
"How many stamps does Dooley Bear have in his passport?"
"What shape is Dooley Bear's passport?"
"What shape is the stamp?"
Toddler
Picture identification and naming.
Ask your child to point to different pictures. "Can you point to the house?" (window, stairs, sidewalk, snow, shovel, mailbox,
street, car)
Or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What's this?"
"Is Tucker a cat?"
"Can you show me Tucker's gloves?" (boots)
Or point to his gloves/boots and ask, "What are these?" (boots or gloves with the plural marker S on the end)
"What is Dooley Bear doing?"
"What is Tucker doing?"
Preschooler
Color identification and naming. Ask your child to show you different colors in the picture or point to different pictures and
ask your child to name the colors
Or ask, "What color is the car?" 'What color are Tucker's boots?", etc.
"Where is Dooley Bear?" (inside of his car)
"Where is Dooley Bear's car?" (on the street, in front of Tucker's house)
"Where is Tucker?" (in front of his house or on the sidewalk)
"There is snow on the ground. Do you think there is a lot of snow or just a little snow?" "How can you tell?"
"Do you think the weather is cold or hot?"
"What clothes do you wear when it is cold outside?"
"Do you have boots or gloves?"
"How are your boots/gloves the same as Tucker's?" "How are they different?"
"How did Dooley Bear feel when arrived at Tucker's house?" (happy? cold? excited?)
Toddler
"What sounds do you think a beaver makes when he is biting on a stick?"
"What sounds do you think Tucker's truck makes?"
Picture identification and naming.
Ask your child to point to: beaver, stick, truck.
Or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What is this?"
"Who is inside of the truck?"
"What is chewing on the stick?"
Identifying and naming parts of an object.
"Can you show me the wheels of the truck?" (windows, lights)
"Can you show me the tail of the beaver?" (teeth, eyes, hand)
"What is Tucker doing?"
"What is the beaver doing?"
Preschooler
"Where are Dooley Bear and Tucker?"
"What color is the truck?"
"Can you find something shaped like a circle?" (square? rectangle?)
"Beavers like to eat sticks and leaves. What do you like to eat?" "Would you eat a stick?"
Toddler
The common loon is the national bird of Ontario.
"What does the loon have in his mouth?"
"What is the loon doing?"
"Is the loon eating a sandwich?"
"Can you find the loon's tail?" (eyes, mouth)
Preschooler
"Where is the loon?"
"Where is the fish?"
"Where are the loon's feet?"
"What colors do you see on the loon?"
Toddler
"The white trillium is the national flower of Ontario."
"Can you point to the white trilliums?"
"Can you point to the leaves?" (flowers)
Point to all of the flowers and ask, "What are these?" (flowers)
Preschooler
"How many flowers do you see?" or "Let's count the flowers!"
Ask your child to point to the colors white and green.
Or ask your child, "What color are the flowers?" (leaves)
"Can you tell me about/describe the flowers?"
"Flowers grow outside. Can you name other things that grow outside?"
Toddler
"Can you point to the pine trees?" (Tucker's truck, Dooley Bear)
Point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What is this called?"
Point to all of the trees and ask, "What are all of these?" (trees - with the plural marker S on the end of the word)
Identifying parts of objects. "Can you point to the pine cones in the trees?" (tree trunks)
"Pine trees don't have leaves, they have needles. Can you point to the pine needles?"
"What is Dooley Bear pointing to?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?"
"What is Tucker doing?"
"Are the pine trees big or little?"
Preschooler
"Can you count the pine trees? How many are there?"
There are a lot of pine cones, but you can also try and pick one tree and count the pine cones on that one tree.
"Where are Dooley Bear and Tucker?" (inside of a truck, next to a pine tree)
"Are the trees tall or short?"
"Can you describe/tell me about the pine trees?"
Toddler
"Did they drive by a farm?"
"What did Tucker and Dooley Bear drive by?"
"What was the name of the city?"
"Can you point to the water?" (sky, clouds, buildings)
Or, point to different parts of the picture and ask your child, "What is this?"
"Can you find the biggest building?"
Preschooler
"Can you count the clouds in the sky?" (pick a building and have your chid count the windows)
"Which building is the tallest?" (shortest)
Ask your child to point to different colors in the picture or point to parts of the picture and ask them to name the colors.
"What shapes can you find in the picture?"
Compare and contrast. Talk about the city/town you live in and ask your child to name some things that are the same and
name some things that are different.
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear inside of a hockey rink?"
Body part identification and naming. "Can you point to Tucker's tail?" (arms, hands, feet, nose, ears, head, eyes, etc). You can
do the same with Dooley Bear.
Point to different parts of the picture and ask your child to name the body parts.
Identification of clothing. "Can you show me the boots?" (hat, sweater)
Or point to different clothing items and ask, "What's this?"
Picture identification. "Can you point to a hockey puck?" (hockey stick, gloves)
Or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What is this?"
"What is Dooley Bear pointing to?"
"What does Dooley Bear want to do?"
"Can you eat a hockey puck?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (pointing)
"What is Tucker doing?" (smiling, looking at Dooley Bear)
"Who is wearing boots?"
"Who is wearing a sweater?"
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear?"
"Where are the hockey sticks?"
"Where are the hockey pucks?"
"Where is Tucker standing?"
"Where are the gloves?"
Counting. "How many hockey sticks can you count?" (hockey pucks, gloves)
"Are there more gloves or sticks?"
Compare and contrast. "What is the same about Tucker and Dooley Bear?" "How are Tucker and Dooley Bear different?"
Describing. Ask your child to describe/tell you about Dooley bear. (focus on tall and short)
"Hockey is a sport. Can you name other sports that we play?"
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear at a soccer field?"
Picture identification. "Can you point to the ice skates?" (hockey stick, net/goal)
Also, point to different parts of the picture and ask your child to name them.
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (standing, holding a hockey stick)
"What is Tucker doing?" (watching Dooley Bear)
Preschooler
Ask your child to point to different colors in the picture.
Or, point to different parts of the picture and ask your child to name the colors.
"Where is Dooley Bear?" (on the ice, on the rink)
"Where is Tucker?" (behind the wall)
Toddler
"What happened to Dooley Bear?"
"What is Tucker doing?" (covering his mouth, laughing)
"What sounds do you think Dooley Bear made when he fell?" (UhOh, whoops, ouch)
"What happened to Dooley Bear's ice skate?"
"What happened to Dooley Bear's hockey stick?"
"Did Dooley Bear slap the hockey puck into the goal?"
Preschooler
"Where did Dooley Bear's ice skate go?" (hockey stick)
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels in this picture?"
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear going to try again?"
"What is Dooley Bear trying to do?"
"What is Dooley Bear wearing to stay warm?"
Preschooler
"Where does Dooley Bear want to hit the puck?" (into the net/goal)
Toddler
"Did Dooley Bear hit the puck inside of the goal/net?"
"What did Tucker yell?"
"What do you think Dooley Bear said when he got the goal?"
Preschooler
"How do you think Tucker feels?"
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
"What color is the light on the goal?"
Toddler
"Did Tucker take Dooley Bear to a zoo?"
"Where did they go?" (waterfalls, Niagara Falls)
Picture identification. "Can you show me the waterfalls?" (flags, river)
Point to different parts of the picture and ask your child, "What's this?"
"What are Tucker and Dooley Bear doing?" (looking at the waterfalls)
Point to the flags and ask, "What are these?" (flags)
Point to the different flags and tell them which one is the United States flag and which one is Canada's flag.
Preschooler
"Where are Dooley Bear and Tucker standing?" (behind a railing)
Ask your child to point to different colors in the picture OR you can point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What
color is this?"
You can also ask, "What color is the water?" (what color is Dooley Bear's hat, etc)
"Which waterfall is taller in the picture?"
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
Describing. Ask your child to tell you about the different flags.
Comparing and contrasting. "Can you tell me how the United States flag is different than the Canadian flag?" "How are they
the same?"
Toddler
"What did Dooley Bear grab when he shouted picture time!"
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker doing?" (smiling, posing for pictures, taking pictures, sticking out their tongues)
"Can you point to the sunglasses?" (gloves, hats, sweater, flags, waterfalls)
Or you can point to different parts of the picture and ask your child to name them.
Point to the bottom right picture,
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker wearing on their faces?"
"Who is wearing the hat?"
"Who is wearing the gloves?"
Preschooler
"How many pictures did they take?"
"What shape are Tucker's sunglasses?"
"What shape are Dooley Bear's sunglasses?"
"Do you see any other shapes in the pictures?"
Point to each picture and ask your child, "How are Dooley Bear and Tucker different in this picture?" "How are they the
same?"
Choose 2 pictures on the page and ask your child to tell you what is different between those 2 pictures.
Describing. Pick a picture and ask your child to describe/tell you about Dooley Bear or Tucker.
Toddler
"Did Dooley Bear see a car?"
"What sounds does a boat make?"
"What did Dooley Bear see?" (boat)
"What is the name of the boat?"
"Did Dooley Bear see a big boat or a small boat?"
"Does Dooley Bear want to go on the boat?"
Preschooler
"What colors do you see in the picture?"
"Where is the boat?" (in the water, next to the waterfall)
"Where are the people standing?" (on top of the boat)
"A boat is a type of transportation. Can you name other things that take us places?" (cars, trucks, airplanes, bikes, motorcycles,
etc)
Toddler
"Was Dooley Bear given a raincoat?"
Picture identification. "Can you point to the raincoat?" (lady, plant, ticket booth, boat, ticket). Also, point to different parts of
the picture and ask, "What is this called?"
"What did Dooley Bear and Tucker buy?" (tickets - plural)
"What were they given?" (raincoats - plural)
"What is Dooley Bear holding?"
Identification of parts of an object. "Can you show me the hood of the raincoat?" (sleeve of the raincoat, windows on the boat)
Preschooler
Color identification. "Can you show me something green?" (yellow, blue, red, white, orange)
Color naming. "What color are the raincoats?" (tickets, boat, plant, railing, gloves, hat)
"Can you count the raincoats?" (windows on the boat)
"Where is the woman?" (inside of a ticket booth)
"Where are Dooley Bear and Tucker standing? (next to the boat, in front of a railing)
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
"Why do you think they were given raincoats?"
Toddler
"Are they on an airplane?"
"Do you think they are getting wet?"
"Can you show me the raincoats?"
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker riding on?"
"What is the name of the boat?"
"What are they wearing?" (raincoats plural)
"What are they doing?" (standing on a boat, riding on a boat)
"Is the boat big or little?"
Preschooler
"How many raincoats do you see?"
"What color are the raincoats?"
"What color is the boat?"
"What color are Tucker's boots?"
"Is Dooley Bear taller or shorter than Tucker?"
Compare/contrast. "Tell me how Dooley Bear and Tucker are different?"
"How are they the same?"
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
Toddler
"Can you point to the trees?" (raincoats, water, Dooley Bear, Tucker, boat) Or point to different parts of the picture and ask,
"What's this?"
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker wearing?" (raincoats plural)
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker standing in?" (puddles of water plural)
"Are Dooley Bear and Tucker wet?"
Preschooler
"How many trees can you count?" (dogs, raincoats, boats)
"Who is shorter, Dooley Bear or Tucker?"
"Where are Dooley Bear and Tucker standing?"
"Where is the boat parked?"
"How did Dooley Bear and Tucker get wet?"
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
Ask your child to describe/tell you about Tucker and Dooley Bear.
Toddler
"Did Tucker take Dooley Bear to a sugar bush?"
"Is maple syrup made at a sugar bush?"
"Does Dooley Bear love syrup?"
"Do you love syrup?"
"What is made at a sugar bush?"
"What comes out of a tree?"
"What do you put syrup on?"
"Can you point to the truck?" (barn/house, trees, buckets, fire, snow) Or point to different parts of the picture and ask,
"What's this?"
Preschooler
"Can you find something red?" (green, brown, black, yellow, white) Or point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What
color is this?"
"Where is Dooley Bear?" (inside of the truck, sitting next to Tucker)
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
"What do you think Dooley Bear wants to do with the syrup?"
"When did they stop at a sugar bush?" (after their boat ride)
Toddler
"Is there a reindeer licking syrup off of Dooley Bear's face?"
"Is Dooley Bear eating an apple?"
"Can you find the reindeer?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (eating sap/syrup from a tree)
"What is the reindeer doing?"
"What animal is licking Dooley Bear's face?"
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear?" (on the ground, next to a tree)
"Where is Tucker?" (standing in his truck)
Shapes. "Can you find something shaped like a square?" (triangle, circle, rectangle). Or point to different shapes in the picture
and ask, "What shape is this?"
Counting shapes. "How many circles can you find?" (squares, triangles, rectangles)
"How many trees do you see?"
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
"Why did they have to leave the sugar bush?"
"Where do you think they are going next? Why?"
Toddler
"Are Dooley Bear and Tucker eating cake?"
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker doing?"
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker blowing up?" (balloons plural)
Or point to the balloons and ask, "What are these?"
"Who is blowing up balloons?"
"What sounds do you think a balloon makes when it pops?"
"Can you show me the little balloon?"
Preschooler
"Can you find the orange balloon?" (yellow, blue, red, green) Or point to different balloons and ask, "What color is this
balloon?"
"How many balloons do you see?"
"What shape are the balloons?"
"What was the first thing Dooley Bear and Tucker did at his house?"
"What was the second thing Dooley Bear and Tucker did?"
"What was the last thing they did?"
OR "Can you show me what they did first?" (second, last)
Toddler
"Did Dooley Bear and Tucker put a sign on the wall?"
"What did they hang on the wall?"
"What are Dooley Bear and Tucker doing?" (taping or hanging a sign on the wall)
"What is Tucker standing on?"
"What does the banner say?"
"Whose birthday is it?"
Preschooler
Color identification. "Can you point to the letter that is blue?" (green, pink, red, purple, yellow, red) Or point to different
letters and ask, "What color is this letter?"
"Why is Tucker standing on a chair?"
"Where did they hang the sign?"
"When did they hang the sign?" (after they blew up balloons)
Toddler
"Are Dooley Bear and Tucker putting plates on the table?"
"What are they doing?"
"What are they putting on the table?" (plates plural)
"Who is putting plates on the table?"
Preschooler
"How many plates did they put on the table?"
"Where did they put the plates?"
"What shape are the plates?"
"When did they put plates on the table?" (last, after they taped the banner on the wall, after they blew up balloons, before
Tucker's friends arrived)
Toddler
Picture identification and naming.
"Can you point to the hats?" (presents, balloons, chairs, table, plates)
Point to different parts of the picture and your child, "What is this?"
"What did Tucker's friends put on the table?" (presents - plural)
"What is hanging on the wall?" (balloons, happy birthday sign)
"What does Dooley Bear have on his head?"
"What are the dogs doing?" (sitting at a table, singing happy birthday)
"Can you point to the big dogs?"
"Can you point to the little dogs?"
"What song did Tuckers' friends sing to him?"
Preschooler
Color identification. "Can you find things that are orange?" (yellow, blue, green, red, purple, white, brown, white, black)
Color naming. Point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What color is this?" Or you can ask, "What color is Dooley
Bear's hat?" "What color are the balloons?" "What color are the presents?"
"How many balloons can you count?"
"How many presents are on the table?"
"How many dogs are wearing blue hats?"
"How many dogs are wearing pink hats?"
"How many chairs are there?"
"Can you find the circles?" (square, rectangle)
Or ask," What shape are the balloons?" "What shapes are the presents?"
"Where are the dogs sitting?"
"Where are the presents?"
"Where are the balloons?"
"Which dogs are tall?" "Which ones are short?"
"Can you find the small dog that is wearing a black jacket?" (This is Dexter.)
"Can you find the small white dog wearing a pink hat?" (This is Sunny.)
"Can you find the small brown dog who is not wearing a jacket?" (This is Johnson.)
Describing. Point to different dogs in the picture and ask your child to describe/tell you about them.
Pick 2 different dogs and ask your child to tell you how they are the same and how they are different.
"The small dog wearing the black jacket is standing on a book. Why do you think he is standing on a book?"
Toddler
"Can you point to the snow globe?"
"What did Johnson give Tucker?"
"Can you eat a snow globe?"
"Who gave Tucker a snow globe?"
Preschooler
"What did Tucker do after the song?"
"What shape is the snow globe?"
"What is inside of the snow globe?" (a city)
"Dooley Bear saw that city at the beginning of his adventure. Do you remember the name of the city?"
"Why does Dooley Bear want to eat the snow globe?"
"What do you do when you are hungry?"
Toddler
"Can you point to the car?"
"Can you point to the wheels of the car?" (the driver, the door)
"What did Sunny give to Tucker?"
"Who gave Tucker a toy car?"
"Can you eat a car?"
Point to the wheels of the car and ask, "What are these?" (wheels - plural)
Preschooler
"Why can't you eat a car?"
"A toy car is something we play with. What toys/games do you like to play?"
"Can you find the color blue?" (yellow, white, brown, black) Or ask, "What color is the toy car?" "What color are the wheels?"
"Can you find something shaped like a circle?"
Toddler
"Can you point to the board game?"
"What did Dexter give to Tucker?"
"Who gave Tucker a board game?"
"Do you like to play board games?"
"What did Dooley Bear want to do with the game?"
"Can you eat a game?"
Preschooler
"What shape is the board game?"
"What colors do you see?"
"Why can't you eat a board game?"
Toddler
"Can you point to Tucker's mom?" (dad)
"Can you point to the birthday cake? (poutine, hat, candles)
Or, point to different parts of the picture and ask, "What is this?"
"What kind of cake did Tucker's mom bring out?"
"What is on top of the cake?"
"Do you like bacon birthday cake?"
"Who is holding the cake?"
"Who is holding the poutine?"
"Who is wearing a hat?"
"Who has a bow in her hair?"
"Can you eat cake and poutine?"
Preschooler
"When did Tucker's mom and dad bring out the food?"
"Where is the cake?" (on a plate, in front of Tucker's mom)
"Where is the poutine?" (in a bowl, in front of Tucker's dad)
"Where are the candles?" (on top of the bacon cake)
"Can you find the number 1?" (4, 14) Or point to each number and ask, "What number is this?"
"Poutine is a bowl of french fries. It is covered in gravy and cheese. Do you think you would like to eat poutine?" "Why?"
"Can you describe/tell me about the birthday cake?" (it is round, it has bacon on the sides, it has orange on the top, it has
candles on the top, it is on a blue plate)
Toddler
"Is Dooley Bear happy that he can eat the food?"
"Are his eyes open?"
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (jumping)
Point to all of the stars and ask, "What are these?" (stars - plural)
Preschooler
"Can you point to the red star?" (purple, green, orange, blue, yellow)
Point to different stars and ask, "What color is this?"
Point to a star and ask, "What shape is this?"
"How many stars are there?"
"How does Dooley Bear feel?"
"Why?"
Toddler
"Did Dooley Bear eat an apple?"
"What did Dooley Bear eat?"
"Can you point to the cake?"
"Can you point to the plate of poutine?"
"What silly sounds does Dooley Bear make when he eats?"
Preschooler
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?" "Why?"
"Which food did Dooley Bear eat first?"
"Which food did Dooley Bear eat last?"
"Poutine and cake are types of food. Can you name more types of food? What is your favorite food? What foods do you love?
What foods do you not like?"
Toddler
"Are Tucker and Dooley Bear eating dinner?"
"What are they eating?" (breakfast)
"What are they eating for breakfast?" (pancakes - plural)
"Can you point to the pancakes?" (bacon, syrup, butter, plates, forks, knives)
Or point to different parts of the picture and ask your child to name them.
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (Pouring syrup on his pancakes.)
"Do you like syrup?"
"What do you put syrup on?"
"What is Tucker holding in his hand?"
"What is Dooley Bear holding in his hand?"
"What is on top of the pancakes?"
Preschooler
"How many forks do you see?" (knives, plates)
"What color are the forks?"
"What color is the table?"
"What color is the butter?"
Or you can ask, "Can you point to something green?" (yellow, red, etc)
"Where is Dooley Bear pouring the syrup?"
"Where are the knives?" (on the table, next to the plates)
"Where is Dooley Bear's fork?" (under his hand)
"Where is the butter?" (on top of the pancakes)
"Why do you think Dooley Bear's tongue is outside of his mouth?"
"Why do you think the butter is melting?"
"Who has more pancakes, Dooley Bear or Tucker?"
"When did they eat breakfast?" (the morning after the party)
"What did Dooley Bear talk to Tucker about?"
"Who did Dooley Bear meet?"
"What did he do/see?"
"What did he eat?"
Toddler
"Can you point to Dooley Bear's car?" (barrel of syrup, hockey stick, the hockey jersey) Or point to different parts of the
picture and ask, "What is this?"
"Did Dooley Bear buy a small jar of syrup?"
"What did he buy?" (a big barrel)
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (waving, saying goodbye to Tucker)
"Is Tucker waving goodbye?"
"Who is wearing a hockey jersey?"
"Who is wearing boots?"
Preschooler
"When did Dooley Bear pack his car?"
"What did Dooley Bear do after he packed his car?"
"Where is the barrel of syrup?" (on top of Dooley Bear's car)
"Where is the hockey stick?" (inside of Dooley Bear's car)
"Where is Dooley Bear standing?" (next to or behind his car)
"What color is the car?" (hockey jersey, boots, mailbox)
"How do you think Dooley Bear feels?"
"Do you think he had fun with Tucker?"
Toddler
"What is Dooley Bear doing?" (driving home, thinking about his next adventure)
"Can you find the steering wheel?" (seat belt, window)
"Do you think it's day or night?"
Preschooler
"Where is Dooley Bear?"
"Did Dooley Bear have a long drive home or a short drive home?"
"Where do you think Dooley bear should go on his next adventure?"