LEVELED BOOK • B

Bonkers Likes
to Bark

Written by Anthony Curran • Illustrated by Brian Dumm

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Bonkers Likes to Bark

A Reading A–Z Level B Leveled Book • Word Count: 46

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Bonkers Likes to Bark
Level B Leveled Book
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Written by Anthony Curran LEVEL B
Illustrated by Brian Dumm
Fountas & Pinnell B
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Illustrated by Brian Dumm
Written by Anthony Curran
to Bark
Bonkers Likes
 Bonkers likes to bark.
Bonkers Likes to Bark • Level B 3

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Bonkers likes to bark at cars.
 Bonkers likes to bark at cats.
Bonkers Likes to Bark • Level B 5

6
Bonkers likes to bark at bikes.
 Bonkers likes to bark at squirrels.
Bonkers Likes to Bark • Level B 7

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Bonkers likes to bark at kids.
 Bonkers likes to bark at birds.
Bonkers Likes to Bark • Level B 9

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Bonkers likes to bark at Bonkers!
Name

Detail Detail

Bonkers Likes to Bark • Level B • 1

Main Idea

Detail Detail

Skill: Main Idea and Details

Instructions: Have students record the main idea in the central box. Then, have them record details that
support the main idea in the outer boxes, using key words and pictures.
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Name

Bonkers Likes to Bark • Level B • 2

Bb

Skill: Initial Consonant Bb

Instructions: Identify the pictures in each row with students. Have students color all of the pictures that start
with the /b/ sound. Then, have them write the upper- and lowercase Bb on the line under the pictures whose
names begin with the /b/ sound.
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Name

1 Bonkers likes to bark.

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2 Bonkers likes to bark at cars.

3 The dog likes to bark at kids.

4 The family has a dog that likes

to bark.

My Sentence:

Skill: Complete Sentences

Instructions: Read the sentences aloud with students. Have students circle the subject in each sentence and
underline the predicate in each sentence. Then, have students write their own sentence about the story. Remind
students to use a subject and a predicate in their sentence.
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 LEVEL B
Quick Check Bonkers Likes to Bark

Name Date

1 What was the last thing Bonkers barked at in the book?

A Bonkers B birds
2 What is the main idea of this story?
A Bonkers likes to bark B Bonkers likes to bark
at different things. at squirrels.

3 The author wrote this book to .

A teach people how B tell a story about a dog
to make a dog bark that likes to bark

4 What is an event from this story?

A Bonkers barked at B Bonkers barked
the mailman. at some kids.

5 Listen to this sentence: The girl enjoys coloring. Which

word means the same as enjoys?
A hates B likes

Instructions: Sit next to the student and read the first question as you run your finger under the words. Ask the
student to wait to answer until you have read all the choices. Repeat them if necessary. Have the student choose
the best answer. Repeat with the remaining questions.
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