All the teacher has to do is ask the students which hat they want and print off the template.
We start by showing my students the different hat options there are to choose from. We write down who wants which hat. Then we print off how many copies of each hat we need. It is that simple! Then when Halloween comes we pass out the hat template they asked for. The students color and cut the hat out. All we do is staple the head band for them and they do all the rest! We have classes of 22 students. We normally plan on an 45-60 minutes for our whole class to make their hats.
This could easily be broken down into two sessions if you don't have a solid 45 minutes all at once. We recommend spending 15-20 minutes for the students to color their hats and then, on a different day, another 20-25 minutes to cut out and assemble the hats.
The students absolutely love wearing their Halloween hat! Plus If someone doesn't bring a costume or if your school doesn't let your kiddos dress up this is a fun and easy activity that lets the kids feel like they are dressed up.
Need an extension activity or want to align the project to a core subject? Here are a couple ideas:
1. Write about the hat they chose and why they chose it.
2. Make up a fun or silly Halloween story about the hat they chose.
3. Have the students write their own directions (a "how to report") on how to assemble the hat and see if their directions were in the correct order and made sense.
4. Need it a little simpler for younger grades? Have the students write 1 sentence on their connecting band (before it is stapled to fit their head) about their hat. It could be something as simple as "I like the vampire." or "My bat has wings."
5. Math extension? No problem! Graph how many of the different hats were chosen and then compare. Which hat was chosen the most? The least?
6. You could even have the students turn this into an art contest and have them vote for their favorite hat. Then the students can tally up how many votes each hat received and see who the winner is.
There are so many different and fun ways to incorporate this fun activity into your daily schedule! There are a total of 10 different Halloween hats to choose from! Check them out here:
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-Kassidy & Emily
