Story Hour - I Want My Hat Back

Theme of Story Hour: I Want My Hat Back

1. Bibliographic Information:
   Klassen, Jon. I Want My Hat Back. Candlewick Press, 2011.
   
   
   
2. Setting the Scene and Getting Into Character:

I would welcome everyone to the story hour as they enter the room. Once everyone has made their way in, I would ask them to have a seat on the floor around the reading area. I would then reveal the biggest, silliest hat that I can find and put it on. I would ask the children what they think about my outrageous hat and encourage them to talk about it. Then, I would ask them if they would like to see it and try it on for themselves. Once the hat has made its way around, then pull out the book, I Want My Hat Back, and begin reading it.

3. Props

 The main prop for this story hour is the silly hat

4. Telling the Story
   While reading the story, I will constantly refer to the hat that I no longer have in my possession while emphasizing how much I want it back.
5. Snacks
   Once the story is complete, I will ask the audience if I can have my hat back. If they say yes, we will all share hat shaped cookies to celebrate them for being so nice!
6. Activity
   After having a snack, we will all gather at the tables with paper and markers to draw our own silly hats that we wish we could wear. The children can let their imaginations run wild!

Learning Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.5
Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

Goal

The goal of the activity is to encourage the children to use their imaginations to draw something fun and silly.

Objective

The objective of this activity is to engage the childrens' psychomotor skills, as well as their imaginations.

Outcome

The outcome of this activity will be that each child has a fun drawing of a silly hat that they can imagine wearing.