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Relatives
Primary learners read the text The Relatives Came and make text to self-connections. In this literature discussion, they discuss what the text reminds them of in their own lives. They can also write down their connections and share them.
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Genealogy through Technology
Young scholars research their family history. In this genealogy lesson, students research their own family. Young scholars use storyboarding to organize their information. After gathering information students create a Powerpoint...
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The Relatives Came Family Read-Along
Third graders brainstorm on what they believe they do on their summer vacation. They explore how family and relatives are important in their lives. They read along with their teacher a book about relatives.
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This is My Family
In this is my family instructional activity, students color the family tree, cut out and paste the labels for each relative, then solve the crossword puzzle.
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Half a crossword - The Family
In this ESL worksheet, learners work in pairs to complete a crossword puzzle listing people in one's family. Students take turns giving clues for words already included in their puzzle and answering their partner's clues.
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Join the Parade Worksheet 1 - Level 5
In this English worksheet, 5th graders read a family tree and answer questions based on the tree. Students become familiar with the terms cousin, sister, mother, grandfather and grandmother.
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Creating A Family Tree
Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Family: My Family
Each page of this book presents different members of a family. Includes audio narration in 10 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Family: A Present for My Auntie
A story about a boy trying to decide what to do to show his affection for his aunt. Includes audio narration in English and Turkish.
Trinity University
Trinity University: Spectrum of Family Systems Across Cultures and Time
This page contains a variety of articles about family systems, with a thorough glossary and many related links.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Visiting Relatives Prompt
This review discusses Ralph Fletcher's book entitled Marshfield Dreams and Cynthia Rylant's book called The Relatives Came. The author suggests that these books be used as mentor texts. In the suggested activity, learners will engage in...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Picture Book Writing Lesson: Relative Report Narratives
After sharing Margie Palatini's charming "bad-situation-that-only-gets-worse tale", Tub-boo-boo, writers will plan a story about a humorous household accident that gets worse before it gets better. Borrowing Palatini's exciting idea from...
Read Works
Read Works: Aunt Melba
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a crazy relative, a clairvoyant aunt named Melba. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 8 (High Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the words associated with family relationships, jobs, places, and human body.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Dept of Archives and History: Make Your Family Tree [Pdf]
A good way to help keep up with grand parents, great grandparents, and great-great grandparents is to draw a family tree. Here are some tips on how to make one.