The name jar activities

As unhei introduces herself to the class and shares the meaning of her korean name with them, the students get excited and ask unhei if she could find korean nicknames for each of them. The name jar activities the name jar, third grade writing. Research shows that interactive read alouds are an effective technique to use with students of all ages several times a week. Guest post by shawna devoe my name is shawna and i am the author of the picture book teachers edition blog. Should she keep her korean name or change it to blend in. Having just arrived from korea with her family, unhei is anxious about making friends and worried that no one will be able to. When you name the language, have the students representing that country call out the word for friend. Nov 23, 2016 the book, the name jar, gives a new perspective to see how it feels to be in a different place, whether that is a new country, community, neighborhood or school. It is so good for teaching diversity, cultures, and sensitivity. Goodreads members who liked the name jar also liked. Unhei uses a name jar to pick an easier name but decides she likes it just the way it is. The name jar activities by theroommom teachers pay teachers. I use it as a back to school read aloud and it helps strengthen cultural understanding and.

This product contains a collection of activities to use before. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. The name jar by yangsook choi is a great picture book to share with ell students, during back to school, or when you are welcoming a new student to your. The name jar kindle edition by choi, yangsook, choi, yangsook. The name jar has a great message about identity, diversity, and selfacceptance. The name jar story drama structure edci 305a drama. The picture book, the name jar, by yangsook choi is a new favorite of mine. Find books like the name jar from the worlds largest community of readers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Your students will soon be in deep discussions, ranging from plot analysis to authors message exploration. Share this wonderful book with your class and use these. The name jar by yangsook choi is a great story for celebrating diversity, friendship, and differences. Oct 18, 2015 on the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from.

Building classroom community with the name jar i always love it when i can find a fantastic book that ties to exactly what i want to teach. Pssstill share a list below of some of our favorites. Encouraged by her new friends, unhei chooses her own korean name and helps everyone pronounce ityoonhey. Oct 10, 2016 this set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with the name jar by yangsook choi. This would include the recognition of sequence in a story, characterization, and. The kids cant pronounce her name so she considers taking an. She wants to choose a new name that is easier for them to pronounce, but she comes to realise she likes her name just the way it is. Read the book the name jar while sitting very close to the children. It was about a girl whose family had just moved from korea to america and she was attending her first day of school.

I also set out a basket with a variety of baby name books borrowed from the public library. The name jar by yangsook choi, yellow and red counter chips, copies of the name plate worksheet, and a smart board. Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of researchbased reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. The name jar by yangsook choi teachermade story map, teachermade character map, teacher made 5wsand1how chart, and the summary worksheet activities. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the name jar. How did unheis feelings about her name change throughout the story, and what made her feelings change. Share this wonderful book with your class and use these activities to extend the story and help your students create a strong classroom community.

I use it as a back to school read aloud and it helps strengthen cultural understanding and friendship in our classroom. Then the students will need to write a paragraph about the persons whose name they picked out and draw a picture without including the name. Free resource library free home learning activities. The name jar book activity the name jar, first day of. Unhei wants to change her name to an american name.

Reading activities can be adventures and build on a little ones natural sense of wonder and curiosity. To make easier to use this activity, i created a strong thought freebie for you to download. Her new classmates are fascinated by this noname girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. Feeling like the name jar is no longer needed anyway, unhei decides that she is finally ready to introduce herself to the class.

The name jar is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, it also offers the opportunity to name and notice root words. Help your child write a story about how they got their name. This is such a wonderful story my own mother and her family changed their names when they immigrated, having found that having a foreign name just opened you up to harassment and judgement. Each of the colored slips has the name of a learning manipulative or activity written on it. The name jar is read by students to practice some essential reading skills. Either download the the name jar super pack or this individual word work lesson plan and activity package to access lesson plans, interactive games, and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading. The book, the name jar, encourages students to be confident in who they are in regards to their personality, beliefs and backgrounds.

The name jar book activity the name jar, first day of school. The name jar the name jar, by yansook choi, is a wonderful book to read aloud to to k2. In this lesson, students will become familiar with the names of students in their class and reflect on who was in their class last year. When the story is complete, have students turn and talk to a neighbor to discuss the following questions. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Students will think about their name and what makes it special, then write about it and add a selfportrait. It is about a young girl that just moved from korea. In the name jar, unhei worries that none of her new classmates will be able to pronounce her korean. The name jar is a fantastic book to read at the beginning of the school year to promote diversity and friendship in your classroom. This critical thinking interactive read aloud of the name jar by yangsook choi provides the thoughtprovoking questions essential to every interactive read aloud. This the name jar lesson plan is suitable for 3rd 5th grade.

Here is how to say friend in just a few of the worlds languages. The students who enter our classrooms carry names that were chosen just for them. This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with the name jar by yangsook choi. After reading the name jar, talk with your child about ways to help someone who is new to this country feel welcomed and respected. Her first day of school she wants to find an american name because no one can pronounce her name. The name jar book activity third grade techie teacher there are also links to other book studies. The name jar story maps reading for meaning activi. The first thing my mama told me by susan marie swanson. Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. The name jar by yangsook choi bc teachers federation.

My name is sangoel by karen lynn williams and khadra mohammed. The class wants to help her select a new name her new friend, joey, sees her name stamp and printed name and admires it. After reading the story, have children use puppets to retell the story the name jar. The name jar book study and back to school activities he name jar is an excellent book to read at the beginning of the year. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. But while unhei practices being a suzy, laura, or amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. The name jar by yangsook choi reinforces the themes of acceptance, identity, integrity, openmindedness, principled and tolerance. Her classmates agree, and with a little coaching they master the correct pronunciation. The name jar is an excellent book to read at the beginning of the year.

Reading rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of researchbased reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Teach the students how to pronounce the words, and then divide them into nations. Either download the the name jar super pack or this individual vocabulary builder for resources and activities that support tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary growth through fun and productive interactions with new words. Have each student write their name on a piece of paper. The activities include comprehension questions and graphic organizers. The name jar by yangsook choi published by dragonfly books a division of random house, inc. As she contemplates her choices, unhei realizes that her own name is special, and worth keeping. The name jar, was a good story to share in the primary grades particularly at the beginning of the school year.

The name jar by yangsook choi the name jar is about unhei, a nervous little girl who is starting a new school in america. The name jar asks many of these questions in the context of unheis difference from her peers, particularly in the form of her name, and thus provides an opening for discussion of how it feels to be different and the ways in which we should respond to difference in others. Jul 22, 2015 read the name jar aloud to students if necessary, ask clarifying questions during the story to make sure students understand the plot of the story. The new kid from korea needs a new name or does she. The name jar puppets or dressup clothes definitions related to bias, injustice and bullying optional procedures 1. The name jar by yangsook choi classroom and teaching resources. Critical thinking interactive read aloud of the name jar k. Unhei is hopeful that finally she will have an american name, one that kids will be able to say and spell, one that will make her more like everyone else. Instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to pick a new name. On each of our kids workbox weekly grid schedule, there is a small card for a jar activity.

Joey buys a wooden stamp with the word friend on it. Having just arrived from korea with her family, unhei is anxious. On the day that unhei is to choose her american name, the name jar is missing. The book, the name jar, gives a new perspective to see how it feels to be in a different place, whether that is a new country, community, neighborhood or school. The name jar kindle edition by choi, yangsook, choi. Brimming with suggestions, the other students fill a jar with offerings of daisy, tamela, and miranda. Read the name jar aloud to students if necessary, ask clarifying questions during the story to make sure students understand the plot of the story. Teacher will read the book called the name jar and guide students to complete the character map. Although a bit confused, the students eagerly offer to help by listing names and collecting them in a glass jarthe name jar. I believe that every book offers opportunities to compare, connect, infer, question, and visualize. Put names into a name jar and have students draw out a name but keep it a secret. Jun 12, 2019 reading activities can be adventures and build on a little ones natural sense of wonder and curiosity. Encouraged by her new friends, unhei chooses her own korean name and helps everyone pronounce it yoonhey.

On the bus heading to her first day in an american school, korean unhei tells her. But while unhei practices being a suzy, laura or amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. My kids all love this name in a jar reading activity even my oldest helps out she was on the hunt for something metallic for sams m jar. When unhei moves from korea to america her classmates cant pronounce her name. The next morning at school there is a glass jar on her desk containing american names on slips of paper. When unhei, a young korean girl, moves to america with. The name jar by yangsook choi reinforces the themes of acceptance, identity, integrity, openmindedness, principled and tolerance when unhei moves from korea to america her classmates cant pronounce her name. When she tells the kids on the bus what her name is and those kids cannot say her name, she decides that she does not want to tell her class what her korean name is. The name jar by yangsook choi classroom and teaching. I will begin this lesson by reading the book, the name jar by yangsook choi to my class. The name jar lesson plan for 3rd 5th grade lesson planet. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators. The story is a very touching tale of a girl who is starting at a new school and is from another country.

The book, the name jar, encourages students to be confident in who they are in regards to. The name jar and short vowel necklace the name jar. Stuffed inside this jar there are bunches of colorful pieces of paper. Please do your part to learn, honor, and respect their names or nicknames.