by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Page 2-5: Ask students to compare what babies like to do to what Marcel likes to do. Ask the students, Are most babies like Marcel? Page 6-9: Ask students how Marcel is different. How do Marcel’s parents feel when he is born? Ask the students how could they be happy...
by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Tell the students that the story is about a baby that is born and how the doctors discovered that he has Down Syndrome. Explain that Down syndrome is a genetic condition, but that it doesn’t define a person’s abilities or personality. Emphasize that people...
by boot | Jun 19, 2025
Show the students the front cover. Ask students what they notice about the illustration on the front cover. Does the baby look different than other babies they have seen?
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...
