Korea Show and Tell
The Land Where Unhei Comes From
Table of Contents
Reuse of Slides 5 and 6 are recommended for each session. Slide 9 or the book can be reviewed as needed
C3 Standards: The College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies, Grades K-6
D2.Geo.2.K-2. Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
D2.Geo.3.K-2. Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
D2.Geo.4.K-2. Explain how weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people’s lives in a place or region
D2.Geo.9.K-2. Describe the connections between the physical environment of a place and the economic activities found there.
Standards, continued
D2.His.1.K-2. Create a chronological sequence of multiple events.
D2.Eco.15.K-2. Describe products that are produced abroad and sold domestically and products that are produced domestically and sold abroad.
We live in the United States.
Circle the United
States of America.
Today we read about Unhei who lived in Korea.
Can you find
Korea? It is near the
Yellow Sea and the Sea of
Japan.
What are some reasons families move
to a new place?
How Long do you think that plane ride might be?
Now, what do you wonder about Korea?
What was the same about Unhei’s home and family to yours?
What did you notice about Unhei’s home or family that was different than yours?
Let’s Begin with Unhei’s Name,
and yours too!
What made her name difficult to pronounce?
How did her name look different from her classmates?
Unhei’s name means Grace. Do you know what your name means?
Who chose Unhei’s name? Who chose your name?
Korean Sounds English Sounds
a=ah ae=short a, hat
e= short e, ten i=long e, police
o=orbit, o=au, u=long u, u=put
ui=long e ei=ay
Not clearly distinguished consonant pairs:
ch/j k/g p/b r/l s/sh t/d
Holcomb, Charles, A History of East Asia, Cambridge Press, 2017
A=, ate, at all e= ten, me
i=it, hi o= hot, note
u= up, mule
Long vowel pairs=ai, ay, ie, oe, ue
oi/oy=boy
Most consonant distinct
Talk at Home
Who chose my name? Does my name have a special meaning?
Turn and Share
Tell the person what your name means and who named you.
Unhei’s name stamp printed in red ink. What is the color red used for in The United States?
Let’s Look at Some Things from Korea
Here is a temple or place of worship. What do you notice about the color red?
What inferences can you make about the color red?
This is a bride ready for her wedding in Korea. What do you notice?
RED
Korean American
Worn by Brides
Used in Celebrations
Sign of Good Luck
So Why was Unhei’s name stamp red?
Means STOP
Shows excitement
Used to show love
Christmas color
White
Korean American
Used at funerals
Brides wear white
Usually shows the “good guys”
Used in hospitals and by doctors
Represents peace-peace doves
Yellow
Korean American
Means earth
Shows Hazards
Tells drivers to slow down
Green in Cultures
Korean American
Means prosperity and riches
Tells drivers to go
Used to show new growth
Paired with red at Christmas
Connect to your own life:
What’s something interesting you learned today?
What is your favorite color?�What does this color mean to you?
Family Values
School
Values
What things are important to your family?
How do you know they are important?
What things are important in our school?
How do you know this?
Today we will look at Unhei’s family values.
Study hard and get good grades.
Has anyone said this to you?
Why is the person saying that study and good grades are important?
Why will good grades help you?
Respect
Korean cultures expect children to use good manners and show respect to adults and to each other.
Look for examples in the book of how Unhei speaks to her classmates, teacher, and Mr. Kim.
Obeying your parents is a sign of respect. Does choosing to keep her Korean name show respect?
How do you show respect to others? How do you like others to show you respect?
Many Koreans believe it is important to protect their Family and others.
What does being protected feel like?
What does protection look like?
Pretend your friend was absent from class today…��Write what you would say if you had to explain the lesson to your friend.�
Circle how you are feeling:
Korean Pottery
Korean potters have been designing vases and dishes for thousands of years.
This Korean Jar is from AD 200-300.
What might it have been used for?
Jar with Loop Handle
뚜껑있는 토기 호 (有蓋土器壺)
AD 200s-300s
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.188
This bottle is from AD 1200-1300.
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.454
Bottle with Chrysanthemum Design
청자 상감 국화무늬 병 (靑磁象嵌菊花文甁)
The color of this jar is called celadon. It is a special glaze color from Korea.
Jar
백자호 (白磁壺)
1700s
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1983.28
Invent a new color!
Potters and artists experiment with new shapes and colors to make interesting designs.
Take out your crayons and try mixing two colors or more to make a new color. What would you name it?
Seaweed in my soup?
Unhei and her mother went to the market. She was happy when her mother bought seaweed for their soup.
Think back. Where is Korea? What is next to Korea? Why might Koreans use seaweed in their food?
Kimchi
Unhei was pleased to know that other foods that she loved from Korea could be purchased at the store in America. What does the text say kimchi is made from?
What foods would you most like to see in a grocery store if you moved to a new place?
Sources
The Name Jar Yangsook Choi
You Tube: The Name Jar, read by Randall Parkhttps://youtu.be/vIUb6wj82Jk
Youtube: BiBimBap, read by Mr. Paulson https://youtu.be/qEnYQRisQyA
Cleveland Museum of Art, Korean Art Collection
A History of East Asia, Charles Holcombe, Cambridge Press
Korea in World History, Donald Clark, NCTA
Resources
Children’s Literature
BiBimbap, Linda Sue Park
Dear Juno, Soyung Pak
The Name Jar, Yangsook Choi
Never Trust a Tiger: A Story from Korea, Lari Don
Spring Comes to the DMZ, Lee Uk-bae
Websites
Google Earth
Google Translate English to Korean
Korean Name Generator.org
Compiled by Ann Schumacher
NCTA East Asian Seminar Summer 2021