The Change Your Name Store by Leanne Shirtliffe (Author), Tina Kügler (Illustrator)
Wilma Lee Wu does not like her name. So she marches to the Change Your Name Store where she meets Zeena McFouz, the outrageous owner. Soon Zeena convinces Wilma to try on new names in the magical store. Each time Wilma selects a new name, she is transported to the country from which the name originates. Will Wilma find a new name that she likes? Will she discover her real identity and where she truly belongs?

This week in library students will generate a fictitious name using a “Name Generator”.  Classroom tools has a fabulous Random Name Picker ! We will also “Generate Names” by using the name of their pet (or a neighbor’s pet) and pairing it with the name of the street they live on! You can really have fun generating fictitious names! My fictitious name is Lola Nordham!

Use this “History of My Name” Family Research Interview to discover information about your name! Record your interview using Vocaroo. Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs. To share your interview, post the Vocaroo link below in the comment section.

Other books about names: 

• CHRYSANTHEMUM by Kevin Henkes
• THE NAME JAR by Yangsook Choi
• MY NAME IS YOON by Helen Recorvits
• MY NAME IS ELIZABETH by Annika Dunklee
• YOKO WRITES HER NAME by Rosemary Wells

Use Vocaroo to record your name history.

http://vocaroo.com/

Use this link to paste your recording:

Benaquista: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dVfAGiMEdwOBrWKA1ncljapB3p6SP_122Vo1Is6e-WQ/edit

Cassetti: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kgJeJXlRgYCuQvrsnP7vnSt7cxViPkR06w88N0tSy44/edit