Bunches of Munches
Study Guide
A boy named Robert Munsch
Wouldn't eat his lunch.
He'd throw it ALL away!
What a waste of a lunch!
Said his mother, Mrs. Munsch
Each and every day.
So, a clever Mrs. Munsch
Packed him a NEW lunch
Of pickled pigs feet, rotten shark meat
And pickled people thumb.
and threw the PB&J away!By - Second grader, Isabella
Bridget loves to color and she wants markers instead of crayons She beg her mother who ends up giving her 1. washable markers 2. Smelly markers 3. Indelible markers. (super-duper indelible never come off till your dead markers). She marks herself up with the indelible markers and thinks she can hide the marks by covering her in “Bridget” colored marker. When her mother makes washes her, it comes off. Her mother calls the doctor who prescribes an orange pill. After she takes it and showers – all the color comes off and she’s invisible. Bridget again colors herself with a “Bridget” marker. Her mother says no one will believe her, but she says she covered her daddy with indelible marker and then with “Daddy “ colored marker and she had never even noticed.
The following ideas use three of Robert Munsch's stories - Pigs! The Paperbag Princess and Purple, Green, and Yellow
STATE GOAL 4: Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations. 4.A.1a; 4.A.1b; .4.A1c; .4.A1d; 4.B.1b
- Drama/Art: Make paperbag puppets for the princess, the dragon and the prince. Present a puppet play
- Vocabulary words: Indelible markers crayons princess dragon lair sty principal teacher
- Art Idea: Take an old white sheet and color in the squares to look like the covers of Robert Munch’s books or characters from his stories.
- Language Arts: Reporter: Interview Megan and ask her questions about what it’s like to live on a pig farm. Wanted poster Draw a picture of the dragon on a Wanted Poster and write a description of him underneath.
Robert Munch likes to ask a young audience member, "What is your name? What is your favorite thing to do?" From those two things he makes up a story. Ask your students to do the same. See what kind of stories develop.
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Social Studies: Discuss where the three stories took place. How were the settings of the three stories alike? How were they different?
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Math: Make up word problems using the characters from the stories:
Bridget’s mother went to the store three times to get markers. Each time she bought 500 markers. How many markers did Bridget have?
Megan had 10 pigs in the sty. One day she counted 8. How many pigs were missing?
One day the dragon brought back 4 sheep, a goat, 2 chickens and 5 horses back to his lair. How many animals did he have?
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