I want my hat back by Jon Klassen
After experiencing an engaging starting point of looking at and talking and making predictions about a range of hats, the children read the book. Through role-play, they explore a characters’ feelings. They create a short dialogue between the two main characters and then write and perform a rap that gives the main character advice. Rabbit then appears in class - he hasn’t been eaten by Bear! The children then have the opportunity to hot seat Rabbit to find out what actually happened at the end of the story after formulating questions. They write a letter to Rabbit making suggestions about what he could do. After receiving a reply from Rabbit the children are asked to help Rabbit pack for the journey by playing Kim’s Game with items in a suitcase, and then write a packing list. Finally, children plan a sequel called, ‘I Want My Friend Back’. The children create three new animals for Rabbit to ask if they have seen Bear. Colour used by the text’s author Jon Klassen to represent each animal speaking is explored and the children then apply this technique to their own writing.