Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. ➜ Thematic Writing Paper Use with the Writing Prompts.The barbershop is where the magic happens. ➜ Making Connections identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections ➜ Visualization illustrate visualizations from the story and support thinking with text-based evidence ➜ Cause and Effect analyze how events affect one another ➜ Comparing and Contrasting using a Venn Diagram

➜ Summarizing Somebody → Wanted → But → Then → Finally ➜ Predicting Activity primary-ruled and wider-ruled versions ➜ Design a New Book Cover demonstrate understanding of the text by creating an illustration ➜ Focus Sentence copy work, identifying elements of the sentence, rewriting) ➜ Making Words Activity Page use any word from the book ➜ Story Mapping Printable identify character, setting, problem and solution ➜ Lesson Planner summary, background info and planning space ➜ Focus Sentences use the book & author's craft as a mentor text to improve writing ➜ Grammar Topics selected to align with the text ➜ Vocabulary Activities with kid-friendly definitions ➜ Social-Emotional Learning guidance lesson ideas & discussion topics based on the story ➜ Comprehension Questions categorized by reading strategy text-dependent

THIS COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES and LESSON IDEAS INCLUDES: They will want to rush out and get their hair cut! Students will love this story about different hairstyles and what they can do for a person’s confidence. He says that the hairstyles make the people look important and that the boy will feel that way too after his haircut. The narrator of this story describes many different people in the barbershop and the different hairstyles they have.

He talks about what a good haircut can do for a person’s confidence, and how other people will feel when they see his fresh cut. The narrator is explaining to a boy who is about to get his haircut how he feels after his haircut. THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH:Ĭrown an Ode to the Fresh Cut is told from the point of view of a narrator. Read aloud the picture book then use the printables or go paperless with Google or Seesaw to practice standards-based skills. Our Crown an Ode to the Fresh Cut Activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Denene Millner's book.

Crown and ode to the fresh cut