My Name is Yoon

Helen Recorvits

Yoon has moved to America with her mother and father. She misses everything about Korea. Yoon’s parents want her to be a good student and assure her that she will like her new home and school in America. But Yoon isn’t so sure that will happen.

Kindergarten Student & Family Connections...

Yoon was sad because she was from Korea and she moved to America. She was scared but she began to like America. -Noelle

I do not understand how Yoon felt.

-Unknown

The book made me feel happy.

-Katherine

I learned to be nice to everyone and to be nice to new kids in my class who come from other places.

-Ryan

If I had to move to Korea, I would feel nervous. I would not know how to speak Korean.

-Sara

We felt like Yoon at the beginning of the school year. We didn't know anyone. At the beginning of the book, she didn't like school, but now she does. -Jacob

Zain said that she can related to when Yoon did not have friends and then she made friends. I can related that if I went to Korea and couldn't speak Korean, I would be so nervous.

Layla says that she likes Yoon's name.

Saleem likes when Yoon was a cupcake.

Nadine liked reading a new book about a Korean little girl. As a family, we could relate to the things she felt in the story.

Randa said that as a family coming from Jordan, we could relate to Yoon who never know how to speak English and started learning the language by drawing pictures.

Saleem wrote his name in Arabic and English and said he liked it more in English. سليم

I came here from China, a country far away. I settled down in Lexington with my mother and brother. My name is Ju Pei. I stay here because I am happy. I like my teachers and classmates.

-Jonathan

I wrote my name in Russian!

-Allyona

If I was in China and only speak one word that I don't know, I will not answer.

-Unknown

I could relate to the character as I also moved here to Boston from West Virginia. Just like Yoon, my name is also different and it's in a language called Sanskrit and means cognizant. I also miss my friends like Yoon. My mom means knowing everything. Just like Yoon, I also made friends. I like my new school and it looks cool. I love my teacher Miss Button. -Samvit

The children were engaged with the book My Name is Yoon. We first did a picture walk and had a discussion, we read the book the next day. The children were enthralled with the character Yoon as well as the story. On the third time reading the book we played the game "Roll and Retell". I was amazed how much the children were able to talk about the 1. What is the story mostly about? 2. Who are the main characters? 3. Where does the story take place? 4. When does the story take place? 5.What happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story? 6.What questions did they have about the story? The children were very happy to have their own copy.

-Mrs. Maestri's Class