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Drama: The New Friends
Reader's Theater is a great way to build fluency, intonation, and dramatic flare. The class reads the theater piece, "The New Friends" paying attention to how they express emotion and feeling as they read. They discuss the use of plot,...
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Black Diamond
Score a home run with this packet of information on the very first player of the Negro League to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame — cultural groundbreaker and sports legend Satchel Paige. These worksheets include a...
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The Family Tree
In this patterns practice learning exercise, students read a 3-paragraph excerpt regarding a family tree and respond to 1 graphic organizer question and 1 short answer question.
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A Sense of Belonging
In order to understand how the land changes over time because of the people who live there, learners interview an elderly person about the past. Children ask an older family member to describe what the local area was like when they were...
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Back to the Farm
Read up on farming and ranching and connect this information to your learners' lives. After reading, send class members home to fill out a family tree and trace their family history, focusing on farming and ranching backgrounds. Once...
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Family Tree Activity
In this family tree instructional activity, students pretend they are a member of a family tree shown and answer related questions. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Young Author Books: I Am a Leaf on My Family Tree
Fourth graders create family tree books. They discuss culture and brainstorm interview questions for family members. They write stories, poems, and captions for family photos. They interview family members and assemble the interviews...
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Where I Come From
Learners discuss the countries and cultures that are part of their family history. They research the country their family "came from" and write a report.
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Who's Who In My Family (Book Share)
Young scholars read Who's Who In My Family, relate the story to their own family relatives, traditions and heritage and compare with classmates. They make their own family trees and form a live action family tree.
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Family Tree
In this family tree worksheet, learners write the names of their family members on the apples. Students cut the apples out and paste them onto the tree.
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Complete the Family Tree
In this English royalty learning exercise, students complete a family tree with members of the family that begins with Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
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DATABASE INTRODUCTION AND BASIC APPLICATIONS USING STUDENT FAMILY TREES
Students gather information about family, parents, and grandparents using the database form. They place their personal information into the database and save the information to compile class in formation. They develop skills in database...
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Family Tree
In this family tree worksheet, students fill in the blanks that include the names of their parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. They complete the work in a tree shaped graphic organizer.
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My Family Tree
In this family tree worksheet, students complete the family tree graphic organizer. Students list their great grandparents, grandparents, parents, and siblings.
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This is My Family Tree
In this family tree worksheet, students cut out the family member names and then use the pictures to identify the pictures of the family.
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Listening and Speaking
Pupils 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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What is Culture?
Learners explore the concept of culture. They discuss the Washoe culture, create a word web, develop a family tree of their own family for a class book, and complete a writing assignment.
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Patterns of Heredity
A family tree of dogs guides students through this activity, in which kids analyze the pedigree. With a key describing the genetic attributes (tall dominant, short recessive, or male/female), students complete five questions about the...
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Home Child History
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read about Canadian history related to the novel Home Child. Students read about the story of Canada's Home children, which began in the mid-1800's.
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Social Studies: Shaking the Family Tree
Create family trees while reading "Little House in the Big Woods." After examining Laura Ingalls Wilder's family tree, compare it to a real tree's roots and branches. Conclude with interviewing family members and decorating family...
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Discovering Your Heritage
Students interview a family member about their heritage. They listen to and record part of their family's oral history. Students also create and label a family tree going back a minimum of two generations and compare and contrast...
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Settlers: Creating Family Trees & Historical Plays
Young scholars conduct research about the founding families of their communities. They compile historical contexts for the era and develop a family tree and historical skit with their findings.
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King Arthur's Family Tree
Students examine the genealogy of King Arthur. They create a poster of his family tree and shares with the class. They also place other key figures of the time period on the poster to put his life in perspective.
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Dia de los Muertos: Honoring our Ancestors Through Community Celebration
Oral storytelling has been an important part of every culture. The time-honored practice uses stories as a conduit for a culture's values and customs from one generation to the next. Keep the tradition going with a family interview...