Creativity

Friendly Hats

By Julia L. Hovanec, posted on May 17, 2024

After sharing the picture book Hooray for Hat!, written and illustrated by Brian Won (Clarion Books, 2016), I introduce students to the work of milliner Philip Treacy, who designs incredible hats for others. Students then thoughtfully design a hat for a friend while considering their friend’s preferences. The lesson concludes with students sharing their hats with the class, completing a prompt and presenting the hats to their friends.

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