Let's Talk About it! - Week 1

As you begin reading you may notice that each chapter in The World According to Humphrey ends with a tip. All of the tips in this title are from Dr. Harvey H. Hammer’s Guide and Care for the Feeding of Hamsters, and are helpful in understanding our main character. What tips do you have to offer? 

Take a moment to think about something you know a lot about, and could offer your Flipgrid community some advice on. Whatever topic you choose, write down a few tips you find helpful. Then, share them on Flipgrid! Tell us your tips, and how they can be helpful to us! 

Here’s a tip to help get you started: Don’t forget to have fun!

OR Pick a Topic Below to Talk About

• Mrs. Brisbane wants to remove Humphrey from her classroom as she doesn’t care for rodents. If you were one of her students, how would you react? How would you feel?

• At the end of the school day, Mrs. Brisbane leaves Humphrey alone in the classroom when he’s never been without company. Humphrey finds this change to be very upsetting. Have you had a similar experience, one where something changed dramatically and it was upsetting?

• According to Humphrey, “there are two Mrs. Brisbanes.” (p. 17). What does he mean by this? Do you think that is true of a lot of adults? What about kids?

• To Humphrey, Mr. Morales is the most important man in the world. What is the principal of your school like? Does he or she have any qualities similar to Mr. Morales?

• Cooperation and teamwork are two very important traits in building relationships. What are other things that aid in maintaining strong relationships? (Respect, active listening, etc.)