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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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Origins and Identity

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Learners examine how to research their family backgrounds. They conduct interviews with various family members, create a family tree, and present their family tree to the class.
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Family Trees

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students trace their family history back to their great-grandparents and examine where their family is from and what types of jobs their ancestors had. They also define different terms used to describe family relations such as...
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My Family Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a family tree. In this ancestry instructional activity, 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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Reading Questions: Alex Haley's "My Furthest Back Person: The African"

For Students 8th - 12th
Based on Alex Haley's moving essay "My Furthest Back Person: The African," these 11 questions support comprehension and prepare readers for discussion of the text. Use this tool, and the essay, as a nonfiction addition to units on...
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The Family Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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 describing...
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Our Diverse Heritage Family Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners 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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Family Names

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students 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 relatives,...
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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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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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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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A Digital Family Tree Trip Through Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners research their family history by creating a family tree and using online tools. For this family tree lesson, students use bubbl.us to research their biographical information and web the data. Learners create timelines for their...
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Discovering My Family History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research their family trees. They research Internet sites, conduct interviews and, when possible, access primary sources to compile information about their family's history. Students present their findings in a family tree.
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Oral Genealogy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research their family histories by conducing interviews with parents and grandparents. They put their histories into a chant or a chart/family tree and present it to their class.
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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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Record and Preserve Your Family Stories

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research and create a presentation about their own culture and personal history. They interview family members to increase their awareness of family events and documents. They create a family tree at a web based resource.
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Family History

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students appreciate how families are important to the expansion and progress of a country. In this biographies instructional activity, students read a biography and write their biographies including photos. Students create family trees.
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How to Make Homework Meaningful

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Enrich classroom experiences and engage young learners by assigning purposeful, student-centered homework activities.
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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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A Tudor Family Tree

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Tudor family tree worksheet, learners identify who is in the 9 pictures of a Tudor family tree and acknowledge which family members were Catholic and which ones were Protestant.
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Family Matters 1

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer 12 true/false questions based on a given family tree. For example, "Tina is Phil's mum."
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My Family Worksheet

For Students K - 2nd
In 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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Once Upon a Time

For Teachers 10th - 11th
High school pupils research online to complete a family tree and explore their ancestry. They view a sketch of a family tree, and brainstorm questions to ask their parents about their heritage. They also diagram their own family tree. In...
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PowerPoint and the Israelites

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create a PowerPoint of an organizational chart showing the connections between ancient Israelites and modern-day Arabs.