Discussion Questions

1. Find Korea on the map.

2. What is your family's country of origin? Locate it on the map.

3. How far away is your country of origin from the United States? How would you travel from that country to get to the United States?

4. Why does Yoon prefer her name written in Korean? What is the meaning of Yoon's name?

4. Do you know how your parents selected your first or middle name? Does you name mean something? Were you named after anyone?

6. Have you ever wanted a different name? What name would you choose for yourself if you could?

5. How do you write your name using the Korean alphabet? Click here and find out.

6. Have you ever been brand new to a school or felt like an outsider? What did the other children do to make you feel welcome? How could you make it easier for a new student at your school?

7. What could you do to help a new student who didn't speak English?

8. Look at the Korean alphabet. It has fourteen consonants and ten vowels. Compare the English alphabet to the Korean one. Click here to see the Korean alphabet. Craft Idea:

Have children draw a picture of a bird and a dog. Label each picture with the English words: bird and dog. How are the words bird and dog written in another language? (In Spanish dog is el perro