Materials: World map or globe, index cards, name examples chosen by teacher
Introduce the idea that naming traditions vary across families, languages and cultures. Discuss how some names are chosen for relatives, meanings, places, religious traditions, hopes, virtues, ancestors or sounds that families love.
Students examine a simple classroom map or globe and discuss how names can reflect language and place. Emphasize respect: all names deserve to be pronounced carefully and treated with dignity.
Discussion Questions:
- Why might families choose names in different ways?
- Why is it important to pronounce someone’s name respectfully?
- How can learning a name help us learn about a person?
Extension: Students practice introducing themselves with the sentence: My name is ___, and one thing I want people to know about me is ___.
Student Product: Respectful Name Introduction