Curated OER
The Family
In this family in American society worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions and answer 15 vocabulary matching questions regarding the institution of family in different cultures.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: The Art of Romare Bearden
Newshour with Jim Lehrer, a nightly news broadcast on PBS, offers a wealth of material on Romare Bearden. Content includes the NewsHour report, a gallery of his artwork, extended interviews with the artist, and a companion lesson plan.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Family
A learning module on the family. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and resource materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students explore what their family looks like, what families do...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Family Stories
A learning module on family stories and what they reveal about the past. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students explore stories...
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.
Trinity University
Cultural Trends, Social Movements & Institutions Affecting Family
While this site doesn't list the functions of the family, it does give background material that helps explain how the family functions exist within society. Looks at the way that society changes families.
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Traditions at Home and Around the World
Each student will research his/her own family traditions and report findings to the class using presentation software. In partner groups, students will select a country to research. Their research will focus on traditions of a chosen...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Friendship & Family: What Makes a Family?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a family?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Draw and Write About Your Family
Draw a picture of your family and write about them. Must be a subscriber to get full acess to site.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Caregivers Lesson Plans: See, Think & Do Activity Guide
Turn the family and educational themes of the Berenstain Bears into fun, practical, and empowering classroom learning experiences for young children.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Quien Es Quien?
Short activity about who is who in the family.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dynamics of Family Conflict: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that family can be defined in many ways. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Dynamics of Family Conflict."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Families
[Free Registration/Login Required] Simple flipchart on families. Contains a graph, link to a story, and reading graphic organizer.
Other
Wiggins/mc Tighe: My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago
With this unit, 1st graders will explore how families have grown and changed over time. They will represent their learning through written stories, art, conversation, timelines, and other projects.