If we accomplish something or achieve a goal, we have a feather in our cap. It doesn’t have to be anything big. It can be small things like getting a good grade on a test or being especially kind to another kid at school. Here’s some other ways to get feathers in our caps:
- Helping a friend or neighbor
- Cleaning up our rooms without being told
- Carrying in the groceries for an adult
- Walking the dog
- Feeding our pets
- Complimenting someone who achieved their goal
There’s no limit to the number of feathers we can have in our hats.
Think time question
What have you accomplished or achieved? Go ahead and brag. Share with other stellar Zeller readers about the feathers in your cap.
6 Responses
I wonder what all the achievements were for the American Plains Indians – they were mostly the ones who wore the big headdresses with many, many feathers. I seem to recall that each feather designated a special event, action, accomplishment.
Love the animation about putting on your thinking cap and all the caps of the world! I need to start wearing hats!
Dear Linda,
You are correct. Feathers were given for an accomplishment. The Smithsonian National Postal Museum has information about postage stamps depicting Native American headdresses with many other links to stories about Native Americans. You can check it out at
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/the-american-indian-in-postage-stamps-profiles-in-leadership/the-plains-headdress
CeCe
I loved the Word Fun section with the graphics showing hats from around the world. I hadn’t heard of a Dastar so I learned something new today — thanks!
Dear Paula,
My hat is off to you for learning and for being a faithful reader.
CeCe
An achievement I am very proud of is being selected for a summer honors program at ASU. I had to apply and and compete with students all across the state of Arizona and it was a very competitive process. I look forward to seeing how learning at a university compared to my middle school will be.
Dear LL,
Since you are not yet 18, I used your initials, but I certainly know who you are. You have every right to be proud. I hope you had a great week at Arizona State University (ASU).
Please write to me again and tell me (and all the other readers) what were some of the best things you learned or did that week. Hooray for you. A real feather in your cap!
CeCe Zeller