Extend the magic of "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi with this rich classroom companion that celebrates names, identity, and belonging.
"The Name Jar" is a beautiful, deeply relevant picture book about a young girl named Unhei who moves to America from Korea and struggles with whether to keep her Korean name or choose a new, easier one. The story opens powerful conversations about identity, cultural pride, kindness, and what it means to belong. This classroom companion gives you everything you need to get the most out of reading it with your class.
Why teachers love it:
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Celebrates diversity and identity — perfect for building a culture of inclusion and acceptance in your classroom
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Rich literacy connections — comprehension, vocabulary, character analysis, and personal response activities included
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Sparks authentic conversations — about names, culture, belonging, and being new to a community
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Curriculum-aligned — links to English and Personal and Social Capability outcomes
Perfect for:
- Back-to-school and community-building reading in the first weeks of school
- Year 1 through to Year 4 classrooms
- Diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness units
- Personal and Social Capability learning
- Shared book study and whole-class read-alouds
What's included:
A printable classroom companion for "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi, featuring activities to support comprehension, reflection, personal connection, and rich discussion around this important and heartwarming story.
Unhei's story will stay with your class long after the final page — make the most of it with this complete classroom companion!
Planning your first day back?
Our back-to-school first day guide has icebreakers, display ideas and first-day games to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
