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Lesson plan: Looking at our names
From the Your World, My World online
resource
Age group: 4 - 7
Aims:
To explore the importance of names and identity.
To enable children to learn more about each other.
To help children understand the consequences of name-calling.
What to do:
Note: You may find it helpful to spread this activity over two
lessons so that children can ask their parents about their
names and what
they mean as preparation.
You will need:
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photos which show Muluken,
Cidinha, Sasha and Shakeel (numbers 1,
8, 13,
22 are
most appropriate) from the photo
gallery
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photocopies of the worksheet
'My name is' - enough for each child to have one
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pens, pencils,
coloured crayons etc
Begin by asking children to sit in a circle facing inwards. Ask
them to think of a positive word which begins with the same initial
as their name, for example: Regal Rhys; Joyful Jasmine etc.
Now introduce yourself, giving information such as what your name
means, how it was decided upon, who you were named after, how
you feel about your name etc. Ask children, if they have similar
information, to do the same.
Introduce Muluken, Cidinha, Sasha and Shakeel by name and talk
about what their names mean, using the information below. Then
ask children to fill in the Worksheet for their own name.
Come back together as a class and share what children have drawn
on their sheets. Then go on to talk about the following points.
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Why
do we need names?
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Why
are our names so special to us?
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Why
should we not make fun of people's names?
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Have
the children in the class ever been called names which they
do not like?
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What
sort of things do people get called names about (appearance,
accents, family circumstances etc.)?
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What
might it feel like to be called names?
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What
can be done to stop name-calling (telling the teacher, asking
the name caller how they would feel if they were called names
etc.)?
Other ideas:
Ask children to make individual name badges and decorate them.
| Shakeel
Shakeel's full name is Mohammad Shakeel, although everyone
knows him as Shakeel. It means 'handsome'. Like many Muslims,
Shakeel's father consulted a maulvi and was given a name
that was chosen from the Koran.
Sasha
Sasha is short for Alexander. It means 'winner'.
Muluken (pronounced Moo-loo-ken)
Muluken means 'a full day'.
Cidinha (pronounced Shid-jin-ya)
Cidinha's real name is Aparecida but everyone calls her
Cidinha. Aparecida is a Portuguese word meaning 'apparition'. |
Curriculum links:
| England |
Scotland |
Wales |
| Citizenship and PSHE:
- To recognise the choices they can make, and recognise the
difference between right and wrong.
- To recognise how their behaviour affects other people.
- To listen to other people, and play and work co-operatively.
- To feel positive about themselves.
English:
- Speaking and listening.
- Group discussion and interaction. |
Environmental Studies, Social subjects:
- Enquiry - answer simple questions from the teacher on what
they have found out.
PSE:
- Know themselves as unique individuals; begin to identify
those values which are important to the home, school and community;
demonstrate respect and tolerance towards others.
English:
- Listening and talking in groups. |
PSE:
- To recognise the choices they can make, and recognise the
difference between right and wrong.
- To recognise how their behaviour affects other people.
- To listen to other people, and play and work co-operatively.
- To feel positive about themselves.
English:
- Speaking and listening.
- Group discussion and interaction. |
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