Fernando M. Reimers et a].

different people have different favorite things, that colors can mean differ—
ent things in different parts of the world, and that even the same piece of
clothing (e.g., pants) can look different depending on the weather, season,
culture, and region.

Activity K.1.1

The Story behind Our Names

The students take home a question sheet and get help from parents in filling
out the answers to the following questions:

What is your name?

What does your name mean?

Why do you have this name?

Who gave you this name?

Who was the first person in your family to have the same name?
Which famous people have your name?

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If you have a nickname, what is it?

Students can create different visualizations of their name (e.g., posters,
handicrafts, drawings, etc.). They then do a short show—and—tell for the class
about their names.

Students can also make blogs and share information about their names on
iEARN.
Resources K.1.1

' https://iearn.org/cc/space—Z/group—1 15

' http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/your_world__my_
world/files/lessonZfilooking_at_our_names.pdf