NO NAME-CALLING WEEK 1
L E S S O N O N E
© 2007 GLSEN & NAESP
IT’S ALL IN A NAME
OVERVIEW: This lesson focuses on what names are, why they are important to us, and what the
differences are between names that feel good to hear, and names that feel bad to...
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NO NAME-CALLING WEEK 1
L E S S O N O N E
© 2007 GLSEN & NAESP
IT’S ALL IN A NAME
OVERVIEW: This lesson focuses on what names are, why they are important to us, and what the
differences are between names that feel good to hear, and names that feel bad to hear (Put-ups vs.
Put-downs).
It provides students the opportunity to define for themselves what they like and don’t like
to be called.
OBJECTIVES:
• To gain group knowledge of what each person’s name means to them.
• To reflect as a group on the importance attached to names and the different feelings brought
up when names are used as Put-ups or Put-downs.
• To empower each person to assert what they do and do not want to be called in the
classroom.
• To create an atmosphere in which students seek to use names that make others feel good.
AGE/EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Adaptable for K-5 (see suggestions in Adaptations section below)
TIME: 1-2 class sessions, 30-45 minutes each
MATERIALS: Put-ups vs.
Put-downs T-Chart (p.
4), copied as ne
Less
