Students will love the descriptive writing and figurative language used to describe the hijab’s beauty. This is an inspiring story that exposes children to cultural differences. Faizah learns that Asiya is not upset by the boy in her class, she continues to wear her hijab with pride. Faizah can’t understand why he acts that way, she thinks the hijab is beautiful and a sign of strength. A boy in Asiya’s class makes mean comments to her throughout the school day. However, when a girl in her class questions what is on her sister’s head, Faizah begins to worry about her sister. The hijab is a beautiful shade of blue and Faizah is so excited for her sister. THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH:įaizah is very excited for the first day of school because her sister, Asiya, is wearing a hijab to school for the first time. Read aloud the diverse picture book then use the printables or go paperless with Google or Seesaw to practice standards-based skills. Our The Proudest Blue Activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Ibtihaj Muhammad's book.
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