Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair and the special relationship between fathers and daughters. Before, during and after reading it with your Novel Effect app, use the Hair Love activities to further engage children in the story. They’ll analyze characters, define vocabulary, and play with words. 

Engaging Hair Love activities promote literacy and social emotional learning. Learners will create original hairstyles for Zuri and illustrate story elements to deepen their understanding of the story. Including writing activities, such as writing about uniqueness and inventing magical hair tools, supports the development of writing skills and vocabulary. Language comprehension and language mechanics are reinforced by sorting out nouns, verbs, and adjectives, along with defining and drawing story vocabulary. Identifying character traits and determining the story’s theme will help students engage critically with the text, fostering empathy and understanding.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Design a new hairstyle for Zuri.
• Illustrate elements from the story.
• Write about being unique.
• Design and write about a magical new hair tool.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Draw and define story vocabulary.
• Sort nouns, verbs, adjectives.
• Write character traits that describe Zuri.
• Determine the story’s theme.
• Complete a story plot.
• Finish a word search with story vocabulary.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Sketch student portraits. 
• Participate in a collaborative mirroring activity.
• Use digital tools to further engage in connected topics.

These activities can be used by the whole group, at stations or centers, or provide student choice. They’re perfect for differentiation and focusing on specific learning goals and skills.

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💙 Dive deeper into the world of Hair Love by pairing your activity journey with the book and its enchanting soundscape in your Novel Effect app!

About the Book and Soundscape

Former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison bring you a sweet story about the love between a father and daughter. Since Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own, Daddy helps her style it for a special occasion. He quickly realizes that he has a lot to learn, and they work together to make the most beautiful hairstyle possible. When you read Hair Love with your Novel Effect app, the book comes alive with the sounds of strings and sighs. The accompanying sound effects aptly deliver this tale of a young girl falling in love with her fab locks. 

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