Happy Cat and the HatsRead-Aloud Lesson

Consonant Hh /h/

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Text Type: Fiction Word Count: 146

Book SummaryCrazy Cat tries on several different hats in front of his friend, Happy Cat. Happy Cat thinks all of the hats are horrible, except for the top hat, which Crazy Cat tries on last.

Instructional Focus • Introduceandexposestudentstothe/h/soundrepresentedbytheletterh.• Buildoralcomprehensionskills.• Modelfluentreading.

Build Background Askstudentstodescribethetypesofhatstheyhaveseen.Havethemexplainwhichtypeofhatistheirfavorite.Invitethemtoshareiftheyhaveevertriedonahat.Askwhattheythinkacatwoulddo with a hat.

Preview the Book• Readthetitleandaskstudentstoidentifythesoundatthebeginningofthewordshappy and

hats.Explainthatyouwillreadastoryaloudthathasmanywordswiththe/h/sound.Havestudentssaythe/h/sound.

• Writehappy and hatsontheboard.Readthewordsaloudtostudents.Havevolunteerscometotheboardandtaketurnscirclingtheletterthatstandsforthe/h/soundinthewords.

• Openthebookandshowstudentstheillustrationsoneachpage.Askthemtoidentifyanywordswiththe/h/soundfromthepictures.Invitestudentstopredictwhatthestorymightbeabout.

During Reading • Readthestoryaloudwithexpression,emphasizingthe/h/soundinthewords.Askstudentsto

claptheirhandseachtimetheyhearthe/h/sound.• Allowstudentstoaskquestionsduringreading.Pauseoccasionallytoaskstudentstopredict

whatmighthappennext.

After Reading Reader Response• Havestudentsexplainwhetherthebookisfictionornonfiction.Invitethemtosummarizethe

storyand/ordescribetheirfavoritepart.

Comprehension Askspecificquestionsthatallowstudentstodemonstratetheirunderstandingofthebook.• Whoarethemaincharactersinthestory?• WhattypesofhatsdoesHappyCatnotlike?• WhichhatisHappyCat’sfavorite?