LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about the role of a hairdresser, including its benefits and challenges; understand how to get started in a career as a hairdresser.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL: Social awareness, self-management, responsible decision making

Lesson Plan: I’m a Hairdresser

Think you might be interested in cutting and styling hair for a living? Read on for more information about this career.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “I’m a Hairdresser,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What does a hairdresser do, and what are the skills required to become one?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “I’m a Hairdresser” independently; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In A PLAN FOR THE JOB, students should imagine they are helping a friend who wants to get started in a career like Tyler John’s: hairdresser or barber. Students should be able to answer the question, “How can someone become a hairdresser/barber in my home state?” Have students search online for their state’s requirements for a career in cosmetology. Then, based on their findings, they should write a short e-mail to their imagined friend containing words of advice: how many hours of school or apprenticeship are required, whether their friend should work in a salon as an apprentice or attend school, and how many years of training they would need before they become qualified.

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