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Paint's Family Tree

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students sort and classify the genetic traits of horses. In this heredity and genetics lesson, students read dialogue in a skit in which specific physical traits of several horses are described and a horse family tree is created....
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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a family tree.  In this farming and ranching lesson, students define the term genealogy, learn how to create a family tree, and fill in a family tree with the help of their parents making sure to note if any of their...
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Family History

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover their family history. In this genealogy lesson, students participate in a discussion about family history and why it is important. Students create a family tree and present the family tree to the class. Students write a...
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Family Tree

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a family tree in this culminating activity to their family unit. In this family tree lesson, students extend their learning about the family unit by working in small groups to develop a three generation family tree. They...
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Family Genealogy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a family tree. In this genealogy lesson, students research their family history and create a pictorial representation of their family tree. Students use the computer to design the layout and scan pictures.  
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The Family Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers make a family tree. In this family lesson, students brainstorm what the word family means, interview their family members and grandparents, create a family tree, list their family's favorite foods and write an essay...
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My Family Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a family tree. In this ancestry lesson plan, students research a country that one of their ancestors is from. Students interview a grandparent and map out a family tree.
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Activity Suggestions for When Everybody Wore a Hat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a number of activities as part of a study of When Everybody Wore a Hat. In this book study of When Everybody Wore a Hat, students interview relatives, make a hat and paper bag puppets, and create a family tree.
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Family Matters 2

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students analyze a family tree and complete 12 sentences about it. For example, "Phil is Robert's..."
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Family Names

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars draw a family tree. They label familiar items (e.g., family members, classroom objects, and pets). Pupils are given a copy of the worksheet "Family Name," they draw a family tree, label themselves and at least 10...
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Developing a Relationship with Senior Citizens

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine how to value their elders and the senior citizens in society. They show empathy through literature to people who are generation or more older than themselves. They also study the importance of genealogy.
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All in the Family

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop family genealogy charts in search of noticeable genetic relationships between relatives. They research their family and write a reflection on the genetic relationships between individuals on the chart.
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British Royal Family Tree

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the rules of succession and how succession to the British throne works. Students arrange the royal family members in succession order. They explore the concept of lineage by constructing the British royal family tree.
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How Did Humans Evolve?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete an online activity in which they examine fossils to find possible hominid family trees.
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Our Diverse Heritage Family Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss family trees and create their own family trees. They research their cultural backgrounds and make oral presentations to the rest of the class during a multicultural lunch.
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Frank Sadorus Collection: Photographic Family Tree Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students collect and place photographs of their parents, grandparents, etc., in a family tree-like chart or positioned by generation. They find out more about the occupations and lives of their ancestors.
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1st Grade - Act. 14: Who's in Your Family

For Teachers 1st
First graders create classroom graph of their family members after reading book, Family.
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My Family Tree - Worksheet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Here is a family tree worksheet with space for writing: Me, Sister, Brother, Mother, Father, Aunt, Uncle, Mother's Mother, Father's Mother, Mother's Father, Father's Father. This would be useful as a homework assignment designed to...
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Listening and Speaking

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify family members in English. In this language arts lesson, students use English to identify family members and draw a family tree based on auditory information.
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Family Tree

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this family tree worksheet, students label the family tree with the family words given to them. Students label 9 people with the family labels.
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My Family Worksheet

For Students K - 2nd
For this my family worksheet, students draw a picture of the people in their family and write a few sentences about their family.
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Settlers: Creating Family Trees & Historical Plays

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss who the founding members of their community were. In this community family tree lesson, students learn how to read a family tree and discuss information about the founding families of their community.
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My Family

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this family tree worksheet, students fill in the blanks about the relations of the family and their occupations and answer true and false questions. Students complete 22 questions about the family tree.
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English Exercises: The Family

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this family vocabulary worksheet, students complete a 50 question online interactive exercise. Students study an illustrated family tree and identify family members. There is an audio component to this worksheet.