ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Awnie's House ✂️ Kids Read Aloud: DeFlocked FairyTale TOUSLED Finding Joy in Giving Rooney Lennon & Andy Catling
Hi there! I’m Anie, and I’m so happy we get to read a story together. Are you ready for a fun adventure? Today, we’ll meet a girl with some pretty wild hair. Do you think her hair might be trying to tell her something? Let’s find out!
Written by: Rooney Lenin
Illustrated by: Andy Catling
Once upon a time, there was a cheerful girl named Sunny. She had rosy cheeks, a laugh that sounded like music, and she loved giraffes! Sunny was about eight or nine years old, and she didn’t worry about much—except her hair. Her hair was a little bit springy and a little bit straight, and it had a mind of its own!
Every day was a surprise with Sunny’s hair. Sometimes it stuck up all over, and other times it behaved nicely. Sunny didn’t mind her wild hair, but her mom thought it was like a wild horse that needed a gentle touch.
They tried braiding it, but by the end of the day, it was all over the place, with sticks and even a puppy tangled in it! They cut it short, but it grew back even faster. Sunny loved her thick, golden hair, and her friends used it to play jump rope. It was perfect for swinging like Tarzan or flying like Peter Pan!
Even when it rained, Sunny’s hair made her stand out. People would smile and say, “What a beautiful mane of hair on such a lovely child!” Sunny was proud of her hair, and she held her head high. Her mom worked hard to keep it clean and tidy.
One day, while waiting at the hair salon, Sunny saw a flyer with pictures of children who didn’t have any hair. They looked special and beautiful, and Sunny was curious. The flyer talked about donating hair to make wigs for these children.
Sunny loved the idea of sharing her hair to make others happy. Now, every few months, she goes to the salon to donate her hair. Her mom is so proud of her! With a snip and a chop, Sunny’s hair is gone, but it always grows back strong and healthy.
Sunny still loves her long, wild hair, but now she knows that giving to others is important. She learned that what makes someone special is not their hair, but what they do with their heart. Sharing her gift brought Sunny so much happiness.
I hope you enjoyed our story today! Remember, sharing and caring make us all shine bright. See you next time for another adventure!
Hair Donation Craft: Create a simple craft project to help children understand the concept of hair donation. Provide each child with a paper cutout of a head with long hair. Let them decorate the face and hair using crayons, markers, or yarn. Discuss how Sunny donated her hair to help others and encourage the children to “donate” their paper hair by cutting it and gluing it onto a separate paper to represent a wig for another child. This activity helps them visualize the act of giving and its impact.
Acts of Kindness Journal: Encourage the children to start a journal where they can draw or write about acts of kindness they perform or witness. Ask them to think about how these acts make them feel and how they might make others feel. This activity helps children reflect on the joy of giving and caring for others, just like Sunny did with her hair donation.
Discussion Question: Ask the children, “What is something special about you that you can share with others to make them happy?” Encourage them to think about their unique talents or qualities, like Sunny’s hair, and how they can use these to bring joy to others. This question helps children recognize their own gifts and the importance of sharing them.
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Hello, my wonderful reading friends! It’s Anie. I’m so glad we get to read together. Are you ready for a story? In this book, we’ll meet a girl with long hair that’s a bit out of control. Do you think it might be trying to tell her something? Let’s find out as we read!
If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me.
**”Sunny’s House”**
Written by Rooney Lenin
Illustrated by Andy Catling
Once upon a time, there lived a girl of eight or nine with rosy cheeks, a musical laugh, a fiery spirit, and a love of giraffes. Sunny lived her life without a care, except when it came to taming her hair. A little bit springy and a tiny bit straight, she never knew what it would do on any given day. Would it stick up all over, or would it behave? Sunny was happy to leave it alone; she didn’t care about brushes, detanglers, or combs. But her mom looked upon it like a wild and free horse she didn’t want to break but ride without force.
They braided it up to take on the town, but by evening, less of it was up than down. With it came sticks, bird’s nests, and even a puppy! They cut it all off, but it grew even faster and, almost in spite, became more of a disaster. Sunny was happy with her thick golden tresses that her friends used to jump rope with in their sweet little dresses. It made a great vine to swing like Tarzan or fly through the air like Peter Pan. It was the perfect rope to climb high towers or decorate with flowers for hours and hours.
When the sun didn’t shine because of rain showers, she loved that it made her stand apart, and how grown-ups would walk by and smile, saying, “What a beautiful mane of hair on such a lovely child!” Sunny’s pride in her hair was strong, and she held her head high all day long, while her poor mom just tried to keep up with shampooing, conditioning, brushing, and braiding.
The war of the hair and the pride of the mane could have gone on for years if Sunny kept missing her hair’s subtle cues that there was something greater she was meant to do. But one day at the hair salon, when Sunny’s mom was under a dryer, Sunny grew antsy and tired of waiting. She started reading a flyer that had pictures of children whose heads were completely bald, each with a sparkle that made them special and beautiful. Sunny found herself enthralled.
There were places to donate her hair that would make the most beautiful wigs. Sunny loved the idea of sharing her gift and bringing joy to other kids. Now, every few months, Sunny wakes up early, ready for the salon, and her loving mom couldn’t be prouder and a bit relieved. With a snip and a chop, it doesn’t hurt—not a drop! Ten inches up and gone, and her hair never fails to grow back quickly, just as healthy and strong.
Sunny still loves her long locks and how wild and free they flow, but she now knows that giving to others helps us mature and grow. Sunny understands that it’s not her hair that makes her stand apart; what makes a person glow from the inside out is what they choose to do with their heart. Sunny learned that sharing her gift brought her happiness.
I hope you enjoyed our story today! See you next time!
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