by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Go back to the predictions made during the Picture Walk. Ask students to confirm their predictions they made before the story.
by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Why do you think the author wrote this book? Describe the different kinds of bellies in this book. Describe the different personalities and how the people were unique. Turn to page eighteen. What does the author mean when she writes bellies make great tables? Have you...
by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Read the story to the students. Use the questions below to interact with the students as you read aloud (begin on the title page as page one). Page 2-3: Read page two. Ask students what they think is happening in the picture. Why is Maddie pointing to her mom’s belly?...
by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Tell students that the story is about Maddie going to the pool with her mom. Maddie is about waist-high to most of the people she meets. Maddie notices all of the different kinds of bellies at the pool. Ask students if they have ever noticed how everyone’s body is...
by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Ask students to think about one thing that makes them unique. Ask students to think about their family. How is their body and their features like those of their family, and how are they different? Then ask students to share what they like best about themselves.
