Name Story, aka The Name Game

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Stringer, D. M., & Cassiday, P. A. (2009). My name is. In 52 Activities for improving cross-cultural communication (pp. 157-159). Intercultural Press. 

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. "Identify the importance of names as part of personal identity. 2. Identify different cultural ways of naming people. 3. Understand the importance of calling people by the name they prefer—and pronouncing it properly" (Stringer & Cassiday, 2009, p. 157).