Bark, George by Jules Feiffer Themes: Humor, Animals Grade
Level: preschool-2 Running Time: 7 minutes SUMMARY Something is
wrong with George. His mother tells him to bark, and George
says, cMeow, d which is puzzling, since George is a puppy. On
his second try, George says, cQuack , quack. d After running
through a repertoire of animals, George 9s frustrated mother
takes him to the vet. The vet soon finds the problem and George
finally lets out a good bark...until his mother tries to show
him off to everyone on the street... OBJECTIVES " Students will
identify different animals and the sounds they make. " Students
will learn how different animals, including humans, learn speech
from their parents. BEFORE - VIEWING ACTIVITIES Talk with
students about the sounds that different animals make and how
they learn them. Guiding questions: " How do animals learn what
sounds to make? " How do humans learn how to speak? " How can
animals/humans who don 9t speak the same language communicate?
AFTER - VIEWING ACTIVITIES Re