Hair Love activities and lesson plan ideas

Our Hair Love Activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Matthew Cherry's book. Read aloud the diverse picture book then use the printables or go paperless with Google or Seesaw to practice standards-based skills.   Matthew Cherry’s book, HAIR LOVE is a sweet story about a little girl and her dad. It is a great way to start discussions about patience, empathy, and family.   THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH: ◼️ READING STRATEGIES ☐ summarizing and retelling ☐ analyzing character ☐ point of view ☐ making connections ☐ author's purpose   ◼️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOPICS ☐ patience ☐ empathy   ◼️ GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE CONCEPTS ☐ commas ☐ types of sentences ☐ compound words   SUMMARY OF THE MENTOR TEXT:  Zuri loves her hair! She loves the way it makes her feel. She feels likes a princess when it is in braids, and a superhero when it is in puffs. There is nothing her hair can’t do! One day, Zuri needs