Published on Teaching Tolerance (http://www.tolerance.org)

What’s Your Name? (Lunch Day Mixer)

Based on Crossing Borders/Border Crossings [1] and What's In a Name?" [2]

Have students go around their table and introduce themselves, and tell people about their name. For example: What does your name mean? Are you named after someone? What do you like about your name?

Mix It Up
Diversity
Grades 1 to 2
Grades 3 to 5
Grades 6 to 8
Grades 9 to 12

Source URL: http://www.tolerance.org/activity/what-s-your-name-lunch-day-mixer

Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-28-fall-2005/crossing-bordersborder-crossings
[2] http://www.edweb.fdu.edu/anyfile/JoshiK/Whatsinaname.pdf