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Julius The Baby of the World

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My Favorite Part



Thinking about What We Read Name: _______________________________________

In Julius, The Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes, Lilly’s parents use different words to describe Julius. Read the story. Think about the phrases written below and answer the questions.

1. “Julius is the baby of the world,” chimed Lilly’s parents. What does baby of the world mean?

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 2. “After Julius goes away, can I talk like a normal person again? Lilly shouted. What do you think Lilly is thinking when she says this?

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 3. Lilly tried to frighten Julius with her nifty disguises. What are nifty disguises?

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 4. When Lilly babbled and gurgled, her parents said, “Lilly, let’s act our age, please.” What do you think act our age means?

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Describing Julius Name ___________________________________________

In Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes, Lilly and her parents use different adjectives to describe Julius. Read the story to find the adjectives they used to describe Julius.

How Lilly’s Parents Described Julius How Lilly Described Julius

His nose His Nose

His Eyes His Eyes

His Fur His Fur

Pattern for Boy/Girl of the World

Directions: Illustrate the pattern to look like you. Cut out clothes to dress the person to look just like you. Use crayons or markers to add your skin color, eyes, nose, mouth and hair.



_____________________ The Boy of the World

_____________________ The Girl of the World


_____________________ The Girl of the World



_____________________ The Baby of the World





Personal Traits

By __________________________________________ Think about the way you choose to behave each day. Write words to describe how you treat others, do work, how you are responsible and the kind of citizen you are. Use this graphic organizer to write a paragraph about your personality traits.

Citizenship

Doing Work

Responsibility

Treatment of Others


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My Brother By ______________________________________

In Julius, the baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes, Lilly’s parents kissed Julius’s wet pink nose. They admired his small black eyes. They stroked his sweet white fur. Think about your brother. Draw his picture in the frame. Describe him in the graphic organizer below.


Hair Eyes

My Brother

How We are Alike How He Acts

How He Treats Me What Makes Him Special

My Sister By ______________________________________

In Julius, the baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes, Lilly’s parents kissed Julius’s wet pink nose. They admired his small black eyes. They stroked his sweet white fur. Think about your sister. Draw her picture in the frame. Describe her in the graphic organizer below.


Hair Eyes

My Sister

How We are Alike How She Acts

How She Treats Me What Makes Her Special

Writing Prompt

In Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes, Lilly is excited that she is getting a new baby brother. When Julius is born, her parents make a big deal about him and Lilly gets jealous. Lilly learns that having a baby brother is not a bad thing.

Before You Write

Think about a time that you were jealous of someone. How did you feel? How did you act? Write about a time that you were jealous of someone. Be sure to use words that describe who or what you were jealous of and what you felt.

Name: _________________________________________ Date: _____________



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Lilly The Mouse of the World

by __________________________________ You have read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. Think about Lilly’s personality traits and make a list of her good traits and her not-so-good traits.

Lilly’s Good Qualities Lilly’s Not-so-Good Qualities


Word Making extraordinary

tax tad tan rain raid and den dent ton tone done ten tend trend trendy extra ordinary extraordinary

Clue Sentences:

1. We pay a tax on things we buy to pay for government services. 2. I don’t want a lot, but I would like a tad more ice cream, please. 3. Do you get a tan in the summer? 4. The rain came down very hard during the storm. 5. At our sleepover, we had a raid of the kitchen at midnight. 6. I like apples and bananas. 7. Most bears hibernate, or sleep, in their den during winter months. 8. I ran into our car with my bike and made a dent on the door. 9. Some cars weigh a ton, or 2,000 pounds. 10. The tone on our telephone sounds like music. 11. I am done with my homework. 12. We have ten fingers. 13. Mom asked me to tend to my little brother while she folded laundry. 14. Reality TV shows, like Survivor or Fear Factor are a trend, or are popular today. 15. Watching reality TV shows is a trendy thing to do. 16. May I have extra ketchup with my French fries, please? 17. Today will be an ordinary, or normal, day.

Crown Pattern



Running Record Assessment

Student: _________________________________ Date: ___________________

Title: Julius the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes

Running Words: 121 DRA Level: 20 GRL: K Seen Text Unseen Text

Errors Self-

Corrections Page M S V M S V

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Before Julius was born, Lilly was the best big sister in the world.

She gave him things.

She told him secrets.

And she sang lullabies to him every night.

After Julius was born, it was a different story.

Lilly took her things back.

She pinched his tail.

And she yelled insulting comments into his crib.

“I am the queen,” said Lilly. “And I hate Julius.”

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Chrysanthemum, RR p.2 Student: __________________________________________ Date: _______________

Errors Self-

Corrections Page M S V M S V

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But her parents loved him.

They kissed his web pink nose.

They admired his small black eyes.

And they stroked his sweet white fur.

Lilly thought his web pink nose was slimy.

She thought his small black eyes were beady.

And she thought his sweet white fur was not so sweet.

Especially when he needed his diaper changed.

“Julius is the baby of the world,” chimed Lilly’s parents.

“Disgusting,” said Lilly.

Total

Comprehension _____ Accuracy _____ Fluency _____

Remain at this level Move up/down to level ________

(See comprehension notes and comments on back)


Teacher’s Notes

Thank you for purchasing this packet! Activities in this packet are designed to motivate children to dig deeper into the story. The philosophy at K2 Printables is that children learn best through activities designed to keep them actively reading, writing, and solving problems. Below are explanations of the activities along with extension ideas. Julius Baby Rattle

This adorable baby rattle gives students an opportunity do demonstrate their understanding of the problem and its solution. I have included a rattle with space for a student to draw his/her favorite part. This page is suitable for kindergarten and early first graders.

o Version 1 Copy it on white cardstock and ask children to color with crayons or markers.

o Version 2 Copy the rattle circle on white copy paper. Once students have colored and finished the written activity, glue two cheap paper

plates together. Leave a one-inch section open for inserting the handle. Use a craft stick, small dowel section or an unsharpened pencil for the handle. Glue the rattle circle onto the paper plate, insert a small handful of dried beans to

make it rattle and glue in the handle. Thinking about What We Read • This comprehension activity is a great way to check students’ understanding of language from the

text. Its recommended use is as a follow up independent or partner activity after several discussions/reading of the book.

Describe Julius • In this comprehension activity, students are referred to the text to compare Lilly’s describing of

Julius with her parents’ description. This is a great way to strengthen reading for information skills. • Use it as an independent activity to follow a guided reading lesson, or as a partner activity. The Boy/Girl of the World • Thinking and writing about personal traits:

o Copy the person pattern on cardstock or construction paper. (You can also print several tracers and have students trace it on multicultural paper.)

o Ask students to decorate the person pattern to look like them. They could color it with markers or crayons, or cut out clothes (paper doll style) to complete it.

o Discuss Lilly’s personal traits. This activity is a good follow-up to the Lilly, the Mouse of the World activity page.

o Ask students to complete the graphic organizer before they write about being the boy/girl of the world.

o Glue the writing piece and illustrated person to an 18” X 12” piece of construction paper for displaying on bulletin boards or in the hallway. Attach the mini banner as a title to the center of the construction paper.

o There is also a page for writing about The Baby of the World, which could be Julius or a sibling.


My Brother/My Sister Graphic Organizer • These graphic organizers help students to strengthen text-to-self connections. It could be used as

a homework activity or class work. • If you want students to write about a sibling, use the lined writing page that accompanies the writing

prompt. • Ask students to draw a picture of their sibling in the center of the graphic organizer.

o Extensions Instead of drawing a picture of the sibling, ask students to bring a snapshot from

home. Have a sharing time for students to read their pieces about their sibling. If the

sibling attends your school, invite them to visit during the sharing time. Make a class chart of the words used to describe the siblings. Refer to this chart

during your writing block to remind students to use rich language to describe characters.

This is a great way to build vocabulary skills! Writing Prompt • If your district assesses writing using writing prompts, this prompt will be great practice for your

students. • Follow your district’s protocol for administering writing prompts. • Duplicate the prompt directions, graphic organizer page and writing page for each student. • Use your district’s assessment tool to assess the writing. • Two lined writing pages are included – one is appropriate for K-1 and the other is appropriate for

2-3. Lilly, the Mouse of the World • Use this graphic organizer to examine Lilly’s personality traits. • Consider having a students read sections of the text while others demonstrate Lilly’s actions

Word Making • The word making activity is designed to use with your Making Words letter cards.

Lilly’s Crown • Duplicate the crown on yellow cardstock or construction paper. • Attach to a sentence strip and staple as a headband for students. They love wearing their crowns

as they read and discuss the story. • The crowns can be used as nametags beside each student’s Boy/Girl of the World work, also.

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