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Shrinking Names Story Map
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Shrinking Names Story Map
📚 Part 1: Story Elements
1. Who is the main character in the story?
Elly
Zimdalamashkermishkada
Mum
2. Where does the story happen?
At home and at the skatepark
Only at school
In the garden
3. What is the boy's problem?
4. How does the boy feel about his name at the start?
Happy and proud
Worried and upset
Excited
5. Number these events in the correct order (1-4):
_____ He tried to shrink his name in the dryer
_____ Elly helped him at the skatepark
_____ He crumpled his name into a ball
_____ His mum gave him advice
📝 Part 2: Vocabulary and Understanding
6. What does "shrink" mean?
To get bigger
To get smaller
To change colour
7. What does "crumple" mean?
8. How was the problem solved?
9. Complete this sentence with a preposition (where or when word):
Zimdalamashkermishkada tried to shrink his name _________ the dryer.
10. What message does this story teach us about being ourselves?
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