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This Our Names and Our Place in the World activity also includes:
- Overview of Activities for the First Days of School (.html)
- Overview of Activities for the First Days of School (.pdf)
- Overview of Activities for the First Days of School (Google)
- Our Names and Our Place in the World (Pear Deck)
- Our Names and Our Place in the World (.pptx)
- Reading: Names and Identity
- Handout: Names and Identity Graphic Organizer (.pdf)
- Handout: Names and Identity Graphic Organizer (Google)
- Handout: Teach the Teacher Exit Card (.pdf)
- Handout: Teach the Teacher Exit Card (Google)
- Activity
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Names come with all sorts of nuances and can influence how we see ourselves and how others see us. To gain insight into the power of names, class members journal about their names and then read a short essay about a girl and her feelings about her name as it's read on the first day of school. As an exit card, pupils share something they want the teacher to know about themselves.
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Instructional Ideas
- Ensure that a protocol is in place to allow for a safe, respectful discussion of the topic of names and identities
Classroom Considerations
- Fourth of ten activities in the First Days of School series
- Requires projection equipment for the PowerPoint presentation
- Each participant needs copies of the reading, handout, and exit card
- A link to an overview of the entire series is located in the Included Materials section
Pros
- The exit card provides class members with an opportunity to share something about themself privately with the instructor
Cons
- None