Year 3 has been very busy with online learning, and last week after listening to the beautiful story they investigated their very own names!
Teach Us Your Name
Summary
Kareemalayaseenadeen (Kareema-lay-yes-seen-a-deen) absolutely hates her name. She fears her teacher will have trouble pronouncing it correctly and her classmates will laugh at her. She’s is angry at her parents for ever naming her that “ugly, terrible, weird and ridiculously long name.”
Kareemalayaseenadeen doesn’t see her name in the books she reads, the history she learns, or in the shows she watches. She’s frustrated by the fact that she cannot find her name on a mug or a keychain.
She eventually finds it easier to just accept the name her teachers and classmates begin calling her, Karma-deen – and even starts calling herself that too.
Then during an overseas trip to visit family, the young girl learns her name means “guidance.” She is encouraged by her wise grandmother to guide others on the proper way to say her name.
Kareemalayaseenadeen creates a plan and teaches others how to pronounce her name the way she wants it to be said. She grows to appreciate her “lovely, meaningful, unique name.”
We looked at the beautiful pictures inside:
Have a look at the beautiful name posters some of our students made and shared on Seesaw:
