Week 1: Monday

For our first week, we will be revisiting one of my favourite stories, "I Want My Hat Back" by Jon Klassen. This lesson is designed to take around 30 minutes to complete.

I decided to reuse this book because:

Students will feel a sense of familiarity during these unfamiliar times.
Students will have an easier time adapting to this new way of learning.
Students will feel more successful when completing this week's tasks.
Students will gain confidence in online learning.
It is a really great book.

Read Aloud

If you have the book at home - great! Please read this with your child. If not, here is a YouTube read aloud video. It is very entertaining, so I highly recommend watching it with your child.

(Read aloud starts at 0:23.)

Discussion Questions

Please take the time to ask your child questions about the story. Below are some sample questions (in black text) and answers (in red text) that you can ask your child. This will help you gauge their understanding and comprehension of the story. Students are welcomed and encouraged to re-visit the book at anytime.

Tell me about the story. (Have your child share what happened in the story in a chronological order: beginning, middle, end.) The bear lost his hat. He asked different animals where his hat was, but they didn't know. He asked the rabbit who had the hat, but the rabbit lied. The bear didn't realize it until later. He went back to the rabbit and got his hat back.
What animals did the bear ask? The bear asked a fox, a frog, a rabbit, a turtle, a snake, and a mole.
How did the bear figure out who took his hat? He was describing it to the deer and he remembered where he last saw it - on the rabbit.
What do you think happened to the rabbit? How do you know? (Answers will vary.) • The bear ate the rabbit because he said "I would not eat a rabbit," but he is lying. • The bear sat on the rabbit because the pile of leaves was where the rabbit was.
Why do you think the bear wanted his hat back? (Answers will vary.) • The bear really likes his hat. • The bear thinks the hat looks good on him.
Is this story fiction or non-fiction? Why do you think that? This story is fiction because it is not real - animals cannot talk and they do not wear hats in real life.
Have you ever had something taken from you and you really wanted to get it back? (Answers will vary.)

Daily Edit

Directions

Download these two documents: Week 1 Monday Passage A & B (Teacher-Parent Copy) and Week 1 Monday Passage B (Student Worksheet).
Give Passage B to your child.
Read Passage A aloud to your child (do not let them see it) while they follow along with Passage B.
Read Passage B aloud to your child (have them follow with their finger, if needed).
Read Passage A aloud to your child again while your child follows Passage B.
Give your child time to edit Passage B with a pencil or a marker. * Note: If you are unable to print this out, you child can orally edit the passage instead.
Review their edits and provide hints to help them finish it (e.g. What needs to be capitalized? What is at the end of a sentence? The vowel is saying its name, which means that there is a silent _?_ at the end of the word).
Show your child Passage A and have them compare to see how they did.

Message from Ms. Zhu

Don't forget to give ample amounts of positive reinforcements before, during, and after learning! This will help your child feel good and confident about themselves, which in turn will aid them in their learning. Please upload a picture of your child's work or of your child working on their e-Portfolios on Portal. Thank you.