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Where, Oh Where, is My Hat?

4/14/2013

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I recently discovered two AMAZING picture books by Jon Klassen called I Want My Hat Back and This is Not My Hat. Both stories involve a missing hat, a frustrated hat owner, and sneaky, hat-snatching behavior. The difference lies in the perspective: I Want My Hat Back is about the search and This is Not My Hat is about the escape.

School counselors could easily use these stories to talk about stealing and lying, both of which have negative consequences. It would be interesting for students to imagine what caused the animals to steal, then discuss how all of the characters could have handled the situation more positively. This could be done as a writing activity or roleplay. You could even create a class book that follows the same structure, but shows the characters making the right choices.
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Tanya
4/18/2013 01:33:15 pm

My son just brought this home from the library on Tuesday (This Is Not My Hat)! I was thinking the same thing...it would be a great book to explain the feeling of guilt and how the character - fish - handled it. And I like the mysterious ending. We had a good discussion with this book and I think it would be great for my kids at school, too!

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Marissa Rex link
4/20/2013 05:57:36 am

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing! :)

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Brittany Pattillo
3/31/2014 02:44:56 am

Love these!

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Marissa Rex link
4/12/2014 03:26:38 am

Me too! They are so cute! :)

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