Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of kindness and friendship, this Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch picture book by Eileen Spinelli is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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SOMEBODY LOVES YOU, MR. HATCH SUMMARY
Somebody Love You, Mr. Hatch is a great story about kindness! Mr. Hatch has the same routine everyday. He goes to work, eats lunch alone, gets the paper, goes to the grocery store, and heads home for the night. The people in Mr. Hatch’s down think that he keeps to himself.
One day, the postman brings Mr. Hatch a package. When he opens it up, he finds a box of chocolates and a note that says “Somebody Loves You.” Mr. Hatch is curious to find out who sent the mysterious package so he starts to walk through the town. He says hello to everyone he passes. Eventually, Mr. Hatch starts socializing with everyone and helping out his community. He throws parties and has the children over for brownies and lemonade.
Then, the postman returns to Mr. Hatch’s house looking very upset. He confesses to Mr. Hatch the he delivered the package to the wrong house. It did not belong to Mr. Hatch. This makes Mr. Hatch very sad and he goes back to his old ways. However, this time his community notices. They work together to bring balloons, candies, and a banner to his house! Mr. Hatch realizes that many people love him after all.
SOMEBODY LOVES YOU, MR. HATCH LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- summarize/retell
- making connections
- plot (problem-solution)
- cause and effect
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- kindness
- friendship
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- compound words
- prefixes
- plural nouns
SOMEBODY LOVES YOU, MR. HATCH ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch?
- Lexile® Measure: 660L
- Guided Reading Level: P
- DRA Level: 36-38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.7-3.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Eileen Spinelli. It was illustrated by Paul Yalowitz.
What genre is Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
