Object: A name chart with a list of names.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about something that is very important to you. We are going to talk about your name and the names of others. All of you have names, don't you? (Let them answer.) Let's tell everyone your name. (Encourage each of them to stand and speak his or her name.) Names are very important. We not only call each other by a name, but we write our names on important papers. And when we get married we usually give our names, if we are a boy, to the girl that we marry or, if we are a girl, we usually take the name of our husband, There are a lot of things that we use our names for and that is what makes a name so important.

I have a list of names in this book that parents sometimes use when they are waiti…