Mr. Brimble's
Hobby
CHALLENGING WORDS
afternoonbookcase
clarinet
dictionary
discovered
frosting
morning
scooped
stockings
waiting
SUMMARY
This book is a series of short stories about the Brimble family. The Brimble family has a variety of interest, such as Mr. Brimble's musical instrument collection. Learn more about Mr. and Mrs. Brimble and their children Polly and Willie.--- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Retell the story in the book that you liked the best.(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Tell the name of the family in the book.
(2) / Share what Mrs. Brimble was doing in the first story.
(Answer) / Baking a cake.
(Follow Up) / Name the other things that they had when they ate the cake.
(3) / If you were Mrs. Brimble how would you get Mr. Brimble to stop buying instruments?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Name your favorite instrument.
(4) / List the things that Polly found while she and Willie were looking for the dictionary.
(Answer) / Her skate key, her book mark and her jar of blue paint.
(Follow Up) / Recall where they found the dictionary.
(5) / Define the word serendipity.
(Answer) / Being able to discover good things by accident.
(Follow Up) / Share about an act of serendipity in your life.
(6) / List some of the instruments that Mr. Brimble collected.
(Answer) / Bassoons, horns, trombones, trumpets, flutes, clarinet, violins, and pianos.
(Follow Up) / Name the type of instrument that Mr. Brimble played.
(7) / Imagine you were Mr. Brimble how would you feel if your entire family moved out.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Recall a time when you went to stay the night with someone else.
(8) / List the things that Polly made for her mud pie counter.
(Answer) / Rock stew, and mashed berry soda.
(Follow Up) / Name what Willie ate after he ate the rock stew.
(9) / Compare the way Polly and Willie spent their evening in the last story with the way you spend your evenings.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Name you favorite bedtime story.
(10) / Recall the game that the Brimbles played in the last story.
(Answer) / Monopoly.
(Follow Up) / Name who told the bedtime story.
Activities
1. / Make a list of the musical instruments that Mr. Brimble collected. Circle your favorite one.
2. / Write the word serendipity at the top of your page and see how many words you can make out of the letters.
3. / Pretend you are Mr. Brimble and write and apology to the rest of the family for bringing home so many instruments.
4. / Pretend you are Polly and write a menu for your mud pie counter. Make sure you include prices.
Introductions
1. / Have the word serendipity written on the board. Ask the child to try to pronounce the word, and then tell them what the word is. Today we are going to read a story and find out what this word means.2. / Have some pictures of some collections, such as coins or dolls. Ask the child if they collect anything. Today we are going to read about a man that collects musical instruments.
3. / Have a picture of the family from the book. Ask the child if everyone in their family likes to do the same things. Let's read our story and see what ways this family is the same and how they are different.
Book Title: Mr. Brimble's Hobby
Author: Eve Rice / Illustrator: Eve RiceISBN:0-688-80006-8 / # of Text Pages: 58 Book Level: 2
Building Oral Vocabulary
10 / strong / 22 / dictionary / 40 / piccolo
Prediction Questions
23 / Do you think they will find the dictionary?
37 / Which one do you think is right, Mr. or Mrs. Brimble
48 / Will Willie eat the rock stew?