
IT Station: Books for Hats Galore Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening and Understanding) DL1.1(B), DL1.1(L), DL1.1(M), Expressive Language (Speaking Second Language) DL2.1(B), DL2.1(L), DL2.1(M), Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(0), L1.1(1), L1.1(2), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(0), L2.1(1), L2.1(2), L2.2(0), L2.2(1), L2.2(2) (More...) Resources: Vocabulary Card: hats, Vocabulary Card: safety hats You Will Need: Suggested Books The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter by Eric Carle What Hat Goes with That? by Pamela Chanko I See Winter by Charles Ghigna Twelve Hats for Lena: A Book of Months by Karen Katz I'm a Dingle Dangle Scarecrow by Annie Kubler The Hair Book by Graham Tether Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won Vocabulary Cards: Hats, Safety Hats (see Resources) Possible Interactions Hats come in all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes. Offer books that show a variety of hats and explain their uses. Read books that use hats as vehicles to explore matching, counting, singing, rhyming, etc. When you encounter a safety hat in a book, reference the Vocabulary Card (see Resources) to help children distinguish between regular hats and those needed for safety. Winter is on the horizon. Gather books that explore winter symbols. Talk with children about how to prepare for the winter season. What will they need to wear? What are they wearing currently to stay comfortable outside? Take winter books outside and look for items showcased in illustrations. Always preview books to ensure they align with the needs and values of your group.

IT Station: Books for Hats Galore

Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening and Understanding) DL1.1(B), DL1.1(L), DL1.1(M), Expressive Language (Speaking Second Language) DL2.1(B), DL2.1(L), DL2.1(M), Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(0), L1.1(1), L1.1(2), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(0), L2.1(1), L2.1(2), L2.2(0), L2.2(1), L2.2(2) (More...)

Resources: Vocabulary Card: hats, Vocabulary Card: safety hats

You Will Need: Suggested Books

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter by Eric Carle
What Hat Goes with That? by Pamela Chanko
I See Winter by Charles Ghigna
Twelve Hats for Lena: A Book of Months by Karen Katz
I'm a Dingle Dangle Scarecrow by Annie Kubler
The Hair Book by Graham Tether
Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won

Vocabulary Cards: Hats, Safety Hats (see Resources)

Possible Interactions

Hats come in all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes. Offer books that show a variety of hats and explain their uses.
Read books that use hats as vehicles to explore matching, counting, singing, rhyming, etc.
When you encounter a safety hat in a book, reference the Vocabulary Card (see Resources) to help children distinguish between regular hats and those needed for safety.
Winter is on the horizon. Gather books that explore winter symbols. Talk with children about how to prepare for the winter season. What will they need to wear? What are they wearing currently to stay comfortable outside?
Take winter books outside and look for items showcased in illustrations.

Always preview books to ensure they align with the needs and values of your group.