Design a Hat:

1. In the early 1900s, hats were a necessary part of any traveling outfit. Everyone in the illustration of Grand Central Terminal is wearing a hat.
2. Study the types of hats worn by the people in the illustration. Design and illustrate your own traveling hat.
3. Write a description of your hat and why you selected particular features.
4. Use the following Web links to see examples of hats from the turn of the century:
   
   www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1900HATS.HTM
   
   http://gallery.villagehatshop.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=chapter19

Standards: NA-VA.K-4.3 Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas; NA-VA.K-4.4 Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Cultures; NL-ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills