Book: The Cat and the Rat and the Hat by Em Lynas, illustrated by Matt Hunt
Puppet Rhyme: “Where is Little Cat?” (Use hat props and a cat puppet.)
Little cat, little cat,
Are you under the _____ hat?
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Book: Hooray For Hat! by Brian Won
Song: “I Love My Hat” – Linda Adamson: Love to Sing With You
(Sung with hat props.)
I love my hat, my straw hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, (make sun circle with arms)
Autumn, (fingers sprinkle down)
Winter, (shiver with arms)
And spring, (star arms to the sky)
I wear my hat with everything!
I love my cap, my baseball cap,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!
I love my hat, my floppy hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!
I love my hat, my bucket hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!
Book: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Song: “Hats Song” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
(Use ASL signs for H, A, T, S.)
H-A-T-S,
H-A-T-S,
That spells hats,
That spells hats,
Everybody wears them,
Everybody wears them,
Just for fun,
Just for fun.
Ask children for other reasons to wear hats: protect their head, shade their eyes, keep warm, when they dress up. Ask for four volunteers.
(Credit: stepbystepcc via Madison Public Library)
