![]() ![]() These questions should be helping students make predictions about the story which will establish a purpose for reading, as well as build some anticipation. “Who’s hat is it?” “Why does he have the hat?” etc. Have students generate questions before they begin reading. It’s important for students to ask questions before, during, and after reading. This story is perfect for teaching students to ask questions about a text. Not only did I finish it, I had to reread it a few times, both the words and the pictures.Įveryone! It’s such a simply complex book! The youngest of children will find the story entertaining, older children will find deeper messages throughout. The pictures show the much larger fish looking for his hat and finally wearing it at the end. While explaining how he won’t get caught and it doesn’t matter, because it’s better on him anyway, his text stops short. The little fish has taken a much larger fish’s hat. The little fish from the cover is sharing a story through simple text, but the pictures on each page provide the reader with the full story. This seemingly simple book is anything but. ![]() The cover, solid black, with a small fish with a Charlie Chaplin hat swimming across the front. Last Christmas, Sherry bought this brilliant book for me. ![]()
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