Read alouds are a great way to teach students about different customs and cultures. It is important for teachers to help students understand diversity and develop an acceptance of others. Today we are spotlighting a great read aloud that teaches students about women that wear hijabs. This book allows students to see what the women do while wearing the hijab and when they take it off at home. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Under My Hijab is told from the perspective of a young girl. Readers are introduced to many of the important women in the girl’s life: her grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, cousin and troop leader. Each of these women wear a hijab and style it their own unique way when they are out and about. When they are at home, we learn what their hair is like under the hijab and what they like to do.
At the end of the story, the girl shares how all of the women in the story inspire her to wear a hijab just like them, or her own unique way. This book will teach students about individuality and give students an understanding of what it is like to wear a hijab.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Teachers can use social emotional learning books for so much for than teaching social skills. A good read aloud like Under My Hijab lends itself to teaching a variety of academic skills. Here are some ways teachers can use Under My Hijab in their classrooms.
- Practice compare and contrast skills as students discuss the different women introduced in this book.
- Identify the point of view and discuss the strengths and weakness of the story being told this way.
- Engage students in expository writing activities as they explain events in the story.
- Have students practice descriptive writing as they describe their own hairstyles or styles in the book.
- Teach students about possessive nouns.
- Sort and categorize nouns.
- Teach students about individuality.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
The Starts With a Story book companion for Under My Hijab has over 30 comprehension questions, 30 writing prompts, ideas for teaching four grammar skills, and discussion ideas for integrating social emotional learning. The best part about our comprehension questions is that we have included possible student answers to help with your questioning. Our graphic organizers and worksheets are a great way for students to practice new skills or demonstrate their learning. We hope this resource makes planning and teaching so much easier!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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