I admired J.D.’s creativity and grit throughout the book and I was rooting for him the whole way. The battle itself was fun to read, if a little bit unrealistic for an eight-year-old. is able to use his money wisely and there’s some useful basic math skills calculating his earnings that will appeal to budding entrepreneurs. I know the thrill of realizing that you can actually earn money from doing something you enjoy. The actual hair cutting and the business of it were exciting to read about. He has one sister and a brother, and his mother is back in school for an MBA, so money is tight. J.D.’s parents are separated, and he lives with his mother and grandparents. The family situation provided an interesting character background. I kind of went in blind because I don’t care much for haircuts and all the trendy styles. from running the business out of his house and the two have to engage in a “Barber Battle.” The Good Unlike J.D., they only know three cut styles, so there’s no real competition. The only barbershop in town is owned by an elderly man Mr. gets so good at cutting hair and coming up with creative hairstyles that his schoolmates start asking him to do theirs. figures out how to cut his own hair - and he does a fantastic job! Eventually, after using his little brother as a subject, J.D. His mom obviously doesn’t care much about lining his cut evenly, and J.D. has to devise a means to correct a haircut gone wrong. and the Great Barber Battle, eight-year-old J.D. Since the chapters are short, I have created the vocabulary and question sets for each 2 chapters.Summary: J.D. Teachers could also print all of the open-ended questions for each chapter and make a booklet for students to walk through in a literature circle or independent study.Ĭhapter questions can be printed in half sheets or full sheets. Teacher could also print the questions with the open-ended answers and have students glue them into a notebook. Students could answer the questions in discussion format or write responses down in a reading journal. This resource could be easily used by the teacher as a class-wide read by reading the vocabulary and discussion questions. He learns the importance of being proud of your work and perseverance. After trying a variety of fixes, he finally realizes that he has a talent for cutting hair. This book is a perfect realistic fiction story of a boy who has a gets a bad haircut. *Includes chapter vocabulary and discussion questions.

It contains whole book activities including quizzes. This resource is perfect for a book study for individual students, literature circle or a class read on J.

Jd and the great barber battle