Drawing from her own personal experiences, author yangsook choi, writes a compelling story about a young korean girl and her experience arriving in a new country, and a new school. Sometimes it only takes one idea, or example to spark a great lesson. 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. See more ideas about the name jar, beginning of school and name activities. Birth of a picture book takes the audience through the creative process of the name jar bookmaking. The name jar 2003 read online free book by yangsook choi in. Have each student write their name on a piece of paper. 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 by yangsook choi reinforces the themes of acceptance, identity, integrity, openmindedness, principled and tolerance. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The next morning, she finds a name jar filled with pieces of paper and finds that her classmates are eagerly awaiting to see which name unhei will choose. When unhei comes to the united states she is very anxious about starting school.
Before she leaves, her grandmother gives her a red satin pouch with her name engraved on a stamp written in korean. This beautiful story illustrates the georgetown isd learner profile trait of inquiry and exploration. Encouraged by her new friends, unhei chooses her own korean name and helps everyone pronounce it yoonhey. The name jar is about unhei, a nervous little girl who is starting a new school in america.
In the name jar, unhei worries that none of her new classmates will be able to pronounce her korean name. The name jar also works well for any lessons about diversity. 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. The name jar npr coverage of the name jar by yangsook choi and yangsook choi. The name jar read aloud performed by a fabulous mccoy bobcat. Put names into a name jar and have students draw out a name but keep it a secret. The name jar book activity with images the name jar, first day of. The name jar activitiesthese literacy activities accompany yangsook chois story, the name jar, which is a perfect read aloud for the beginning of the school year. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the name jar. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. On the bus heading to her first day in an american school, korean unhei tells her.
Nov 23, 2016 teacher will start by introducing the book, reading the title the name jar, showing the cover picture, and sharing the author and illustrators name yangsook choi. The name jar by yangsook choi classroom and teaching resources. She leaves behind her beloved grandmother who along with her mother, visited a name master and helped name her. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. The name jar story drama structure edci 305a drama. Oct 18, 2015 the name jar by yangsook choi in epub, fb2, rtf download e book. Oct 14, 2003 the name jar paperback october 14, 2003. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the super pack for this book. This is important since you are modelling for your students how to correctly and respectfully say someones name. Encouraged by her new friends, unhei chooses her own korean name and helps everyone pronounce ityoonhey. On her bus ride to her new school unhei is made fun of for her name. She has written and illustrated several books for young readers, including the sun girl and the moon boy and goodbye, 382 shin dang dong by frances park and ginger park.
Buy the paperback book the name jar by yangsook choi at indigo. On the bus heading to her first day in an american school, korean unhei tells her name to a fellow passenger. Now that we have brainstormed and made personal connections related to friendship, family and immigration, lets begin the story. Review the instructions, templates, and models to guide your instructional planning. The name jar by yangsook choi tells the story of unhei who has just immigrated to america from korea. Reading the book the name jar by yangsook choi as a class provides a wonderful opportunity to discuss ally behavior and community support with students. After moving to new york to pursue her art, she has written and illustrated many books for young readers. The name jar kindle edition by choi, yangsook, choi, yangsook. Unhei pronounced yoonhey is leaving all that she knows in korea to move to the united states. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and. The first book she illustrated, nim and the war effort by milly lee, was an ala notable book and an iracbc childrens book award. 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. This set of spanish student facing resources includes comprehension strategy practice pages, readers notebook prompts complete with spanish common core i can statements, and extension activities for use with the name jar by yangsook choi.
Published by dragonfly books a division of random house, inc. Oct 14, 2003 yangsook choi grew up in seoul, korea. 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. The name jar by yangsook choi classroom and teaching. The name jar by jangsook choi is a wonderful picture book about a girl named unhei. The name jar by yangsook choi is a perfect picture book for back to school because it helps establish a positive and inclusive classroom climate from the start. The new kid from korea needs a new name or does she.
On the first day of school, someone makes fun of her name, so unhei decides that she needs a name that is more american. My name is shawna and i am the author of the picture book teachers edition blog. When she tells the kids on the bus what her name is and those kids cannot say her name. The author, yangsook choi, grew up in korea and came to new york to go to university. She started drawing at age 4 and loved telling her grandma scary stories.
To make easier to use this activity, i created a strong thought freebie for you to download. Young writers workshop provides the practical grounding of the writing process from raw inspiration to finishing a chapter for a chapter book. You must show your ability to write a lesson in this format before you can begin your clinical practice. The name jar book activity with images the name jar. This activity may be hard for english learners because they may not have the vocabulary to. The first book she illustrated, nim and the war effort by milly lee, was an ala notable book and an iracbc childrens book award winner. Students will listen to a book read aloud and discuss its meaning. Unhei has just left her korean homeland and come to america with her parents. 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. Reading the book the name jar by yangsook choi as a class provides a wonderful opportunity to. There is an excellent video telling about this book at. Should she keep her korean name or change it to blend in. Second graders listen to a read aloud of yangsook choi s, the name jar. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
This easy to use literature companion is common core aligned for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. First, they estimate how much their name is worth based on the teachers example. July 10, 2001 unhei has just left her korean homeland and come to america with her parents. The name jar kindle edition by choi, yangsook, choi. Oct 10, 2016 this set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with the name jar by yangsook choi. Unhei yoonhyeis nervous and excited, but for assurance she carries with her the red pouch that her grandmother gave her as they said goodbye in korea. The name jar activities with images the name jar, third grade. 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. Large pages and print makes this book great for readaloud activities. They assign numeric values to the letters of the alphabet in order to compute the. I think this is a great book use in the beginning of the year with a class full of students that might not know one another. Have you ever felt embarrassed to tell others about your name. Buy a cheap copy of the name jar book by yangsook choi. 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 class mid year.
Having just moved from korea, unhei is anxious that american kids will like her. 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. Yangsook choi who chose the name rachael as a child offers a moving portrait of the importance of names and identity to all children. Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name. The story is a very touching tale of a girl who is starting at a new school and is from another country. If you need assistance you are welcome to attend the lesson designing workshops at csusm. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. The name jar 2003 read online free book by yangsook choi. Read the book yourself and make sure that you can pronounce the korean words in the book if you do not speak korean.
Yangsook choi after unhei moves from korea to the united states, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be. The name jar by yangsook choi illustrated by yangsook choi whats in a name. Unhei ended up keeping her korean name and her friend had his korean name created for him, which meant friend. But when youre going to a new school in a new country, its especially challenging. When unhei, a young korean girl, moves to america with. But when a large glass jar filled with names appears on her desk, unhei. As she rides the school bus toward her first day of school, she remembers the farewell at the airport in korea and examines the treasured gift her grandmother gave her. 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. Shortlisted for flicker tale childrens book award picture book 2004 shortlisted for arkansas diamond primary book award 2003. Her friend had hidden the jar because he wanted her to choose her own name which meant grace.
But when a large glass jar filled with names appears on her desk, unhei happily discovers that her classmates want to help. The name jar by yangsook choi pdf free download ebook. The name jar book activity the name jar is a fantastic book to read at the beginning of the school year to promote diversity and friendship in your classroom. Lesson plans to prevent biasbased bullying in school.