L.O.

To think about myself

and other people by thinking
about names
 We are all different, have
individual personalities, things
that we prefer (and don’t)- all
of this is important as all these
things help in making everyone
unique.

These photos are used with kind permission from Born in Bradford and Ian Beesley
 Names Names from all around the world
Solemn names, names to be sung
Here is a
Names of the children in our school
poem called Names to roll around the tongue
Names by a
poet called
Roger
Jolie, Marzena, Angelique, Estela,
Stevens Diego,Dabromil, Artemis, Evita
from the Delia, Bahati, Ekundayo, Maria
poetry book
The Same
Dido, Meshullam, Takumi, Aika
Inside
Meifeng means a beautiful wind
Makary, blessed, Changming, bright
Bahati for luck, Osamare, a rainbow
Udo for peace, Leokadia, light

Roger Stevens
One class wrote a poem
with names and
meanings of names in
their class inspired by
Roger Stevens name
poem on the slide
before.
Let’s explore how names are part of all of
our identity and sometimes tell stories.
The name that each of us has forms a part of
each of our identities and who we are. Names
are used to identify people and can have a
story or a meaning attached to them. No one
would know this information just from looking
at us.
 Meet Grace and a
George. The name Grace
comes from the Latin
word ‘gratia’, meaning
God’s favour. George is
a Greek name, meaning
one who works the
earth; a farmer.

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 Meet Ken and Keisha.
The name Ken has
more than one
meaning, one of the
meanings is ‘handsome
man’. The name Keisha
is an American baby
name and it means
great joy.

These photos are used with kind permission from Born in Bradford and Ian Beesley
 Meet Rayya and Ruby.
Rayya is an Arabic
name and means ‘no
longer thirsty’. The
name Ruby comes
from the name of a
precious stone, which
is the birthstone of
July.

These photos are used with kind permission from Born in Bradford and Ian Beesley
 Listen to this story
being read by
following this link:

https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=VUbIqL
7H1o8&t=135s
In the story The Name Jar, Unhei decides that
she wants a different name- what do you think
about this part of the story?
A few questions about names to choose from and talk to a partner- remember only
share what you want to share.

Do you know what your name means?

You could ask someone or look on the internet
Is there a story behind your name?
Do you like your name?
Do you have a ‘nickname’ - another name you
want to share that people call you
1. Write your name
on one side of the
bookmark and
decorate with
things you enjoy
doing.
2. On the back of
your bookmark,
write the phonetic
spelling of your
name
e.g. Jamie > Jay-me
3. Add the meaning of
your name if you can
You could decorate your bookmark with things you enjoy
doing, the meaning of your name and the phonetic spelling.
 You can download this resource from
https://thelinkingnetwork.org.uk/year-6-welcome-back-and-mov
ing-on/
.

Hope you have a good day and remember

to keep connecting whether you are
learning at home of at school!

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