The Scarecrow's Hat is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"The Scarecrow's Hat" by Ken Brown is a delightful children's book that follows the journey of a resourceful little Chicken. Chicken admires the scarecrow's hat and hopes to add it to his own collection. However, the scarecrow refuses to give it away unless Chicken can find something valuable in return. Chicken sets off on a quest, encountering various farm animals who possess the items the scarecrow desires. With clever problem-solving and determination, Chicken trades and bargains his way to gather the requested objects. In the end, Mouse returns to the scarecrow with a surprising and heartfelt gift, proving that the true value lies in friendship and selflessness. "The Scarecrow's Hat" is a charming tale that teaches young readers about the power of perseverance, generosity, and the beauty of unexpected friendships.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Practice making predictions throughout the book. Encourage students to check and see if their predictions were correct.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Discuss patience with students and share strategies they can use to be more patient.
- Explore the theme of gratitude and have students brainstorm ways they can help show gratitude.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- The Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant
- The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Scarecrows’ Wedding by Julia Donaldson
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