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Mrs. Nash's Second Grade
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Cumberland School
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
The Hat

The Hat by Jan Brett
Is a book about a cute little hedgehog that gets a girl's stocking stuck on his prickly little head. Hedgie tries to pretend that the stocking is his new hat, but all the animals make fun of him. the animals are secretly envious of Hedgie, and they end up taking something off the clothesline to use as a hat for themselves. In the end, the little girl plucks the stocking off the hedgehog. She notices the clothes missing off the clothesline and she chases the other animals around the yard to try and gather all of her clothes.

We Decided To Write Our Own Endings
Our class is learning how to write so that the reader can actually visualize what has been written. Since we are trying to paint a picture in our readers minds, we have chosen NOT TO INCLUDE PICTURES ! It is our hope that you will read our story parts and let us know which part of our writing is very vivid! We hope that you will email us your comments and suggestions for improving our work!
(Please remember: we are only in second grade!)

The little girl ran fast after all the animals and she caught them all in a big net! She ran to her house with the animals in the net. When she got home she brought the animals inside. In a surprised way, her mother said "No! You can not bring the animals inside this house! They will wreck our winter picnic this afternoon. We are going to the middle of the forest ,
under an old oak tree, near anice cold frozen pond. We are going ice skating there." The little girl had to put the animals back into the forest. After she did that, the animals ran in different directions! But Hedgie ran right into a tree and got stuck and his hat froze to the tree. Hedgie's hat was so frozen that it fell off of his head. He was so happy that he jumped up and down and ran to his animal friends and told all of the animals the great news! He was free!

How did we do? Could you visualize any part of our story? Let us know by emailing Blake and Ali

Hedgie was walking very slowly through the snowy woods. Then he saw a brown stick basket laying on its side. Hedgie walked very very slowly up to the bsasket, while the hat was still stuck on his head. He lowered his head and then bumped his head very hard on the handle of the stick basket! The hat stuck on a branch of the stick basket. He tried to get free by tugging on the hat. He placed 2 feet on the basket and tugged and tugged! While he was tugging, the girl was following his footprints in the snow. Finally, before the girl arrived, he pulled the hat off and ran quickly away!

How did we do? Could you visualize any part of our story?
Let us know by emailing Danielle Karyn, & Christine

Hedgie quickly ran away from the girl! Lisa caught hedgie and lifted him up. She took the red soock off hedgie's head. She chased the other animals and finally caught them one by one. They did not know it, but the girl had a surprise for them. She had been secretly knitting colorful clothes fo all of the animals. So one day the animals came walking by the girls house. She saw the animals and she ran outside. She put the new colorful knitted clothing on each animal. They all jumped up and shouted "Hurray, now we are warm for the winter!"

How did we do? Could you visualize any part of our story?
Let us know by emailing Nick F. Chase, & Aaron

So there Hedgie was, walking down to the pond with a hat stuck on his head! He was trying very hard not to cry! Cat pounced right up to Hedgie and said "Look at my tremendous hat!" Hedgie just looked and then begged the cat to please pull his hat of his head. The cat tried to lift it off but cats claws got stuck in the stocking. The other animals tried to help, but dthey all got stuck in the hat too. The animals were stuck together. The girl was out walking around looking for her stocking. Then she saw all of the animals stumble and fall. She rushed and quickly grabbed all of her things! Gedgie was free! He yelpped and danced for joy! All of the other animals whinned and ied for their hats back. The girl turned around and yelled "LEAVE ME ALONE!"

How did we do? Could you visualize any part of our story?
Let us know by emailing Michael and Rolands

THE HEDGEHOG

We were really fascinated by the way Jan used illustrations to help us predict what would happen next in the story. We also appreciated the fact that she introduced us to a wonderful creature called THE HEDGEHOG. Our students wanted to learn more about the Hedgehog. We decided to have two students read information on the hedgehog. They were asked to report information that they found to be the most interesting!

THE HEDGEHOG
(2nd grade level research)

Hedgehogs roll up in a ball for defense. Baby hedgehogs are as big as your thumb. Their enimies are: Foxes, badgers, owls, weasels, and cars.

People don't see hedgehogs in North or South America. The hedgehog does not have sharp claws. They were found around a long time ago. Hedge hogs are not true hogs. It's body temperature may fall as low as 43 degrees fahrenheit. They are colored salt and pepper. The snout is tan with fur on the cheeks, dtummy and legs are white.

by Nick B.

THE HEDGEHOG
(2nd grade level research)

The hedgehog looks like a pincushion. When European settlers first came to North America, most of them thought the groundhog was the hedgehog they were use to seeing at home. There are 14 different kinds of hedgehogs, but the weirdest one is the "long eared" hedgehog. It's the skinniest and stands taller than most other hedgehogs. It is a long as 6-11 inches. It can weigh 14-16 ounces and the snout is sharply pointed. The hedgehog hunts at night and it hunts insects, birds's eggs small mammals, and snakes. The desert hedgehog is the smallest. It is 1/2 to 11 inches and weighs 10-18 ounces! There are different groups of hedgehogs.

by Thad

Hedgehog Drawings

WATCH FOR OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK ON "THE MITTEN" WITH
MRS. JACOBY'S CLASS!

HEDGEHOG RESOURCES

Hedgehog Cookies
How To Draw a Hedgehog

Hedgehog Tic-Tac-Toe
Hedgehoge Desktop Wallpaper

Learning Standards

Reading - Demonstrates competence in general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts.
Demonstrates competence in general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts.

Writing - Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
Demonstrates competence in the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing.

Technology (NETS) - Uses technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Uses telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.