Julius the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
Description:
The riotously funny Lilly, thinks her new baby brother, Julius, is disgusting -- if he was a number, he would be zero. But when Cousin Garland dares to criticize Julius, Lilly bullies her into loudly admiring Julius as the baby of the world.Lilly knows her baby brother is nothing but dreadful -- until she claims him for her own.
Activity:
Display the following vocabulary words in a pocket chart: insulting, chimed, constantly, clever, doubtful, dazzling and uncooperative. Read the words aloud to students. Then reread the sentence where each word appears in the story. Ask students what clues the story gives about the meaning of the word. Discuss possible meanings and give students the correct meaning. Ask students to give an example of another situation where they might use or see the word.
Example: insulting
"She pinched his tail and she yelled insulting comments into his crib."
The riotously funny Lilly, thinks her new baby brother, Julius, is disgusting -- if he was a number, he would be zero. But when Cousin Garland dares to criticize Julius, Lilly bullies her into loudly admiring Julius as the baby of the world.Lilly knows her baby brother is nothing but dreadful -- until she claims him for her own.
Activity:
Display the following vocabulary words in a pocket chart: insulting, chimed, constantly, clever, doubtful, dazzling and uncooperative. Read the words aloud to students. Then reread the sentence where each word appears in the story. Ask students what clues the story gives about the meaning of the word. Discuss possible meanings and give students the correct meaning. Ask students to give an example of another situation where they might use or see the word.
Example: insulting
"She pinched his tail and she yelled insulting comments into his crib."
- What do we know about how Lily feels about Julius?
- If she is yelling the comments, what kind of things do you think she is saying?
- What might "insulting" mean?
- Can you think of a time when someone might say something insulting?