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Family History
Students research information about their family history, record the information and create some sort of family tree. Then they present it orally to the class.
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Family Tree
First graders read with teacher several books about families and their relationships such as ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES. They take a family tree template home to fill out with their families and design and draw their own family tree on paper...
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Family History
Eighth graders examine immigration patterns. In this family history lesson, 8th graders investigate their own family histories and then compare and contrast immigration patterns of their class to national immigration patterns between...
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Family Fables, Facts, and Other True Stories
Pupils conduct an interview about their family with their parents and/or grandparents. They write a story based on interview facts and create a presentation for the class.
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Family Traditions
Students research their family traditions. They select a tradition that has meaning to them and write about the traditions. They retell the story to a partner and add details. They write a draft of their story to a partner and...
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ESL Vocabulary and Writing: Family
In these English Language vocabulary and writing worksheets, students use the pictures to help identify the family words and then write a sentence for each word.
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Family
Young scholars become familiar with kinship terms for someone else's family, and talk about their names and ages. They describe more detailed information about their family members.
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The Frog Family
In this frogs learning exercise, learners cut and paste words of family members to label the frog family. Students cut and paste 5 words under the pictures.
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Once Upon a Time
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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Maintaining Trusting Relationships
What role does trust play in diffusing a tense situation? Young social scientists explore trust on a personal and global level during a lesson on peace and conflict. After participating in a trust sit, participants work in groups to...
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Myself and Others
Self reflection is an important skill to reinforce in our children, and it's especially helpful to help them realize who they are in the context of their environment. A collection of lessons about self image and community encourage...
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Family and Social Policy
Review main topics relating to family and social policy using this resource. Learners answer eight questions related to the theories behind certain social policies.
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Family Members-- Who Am I?
In this ESL family members vocabulary worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict different members of a family. Students read the question by each picture and select the correct name of the family member from 4 choices.
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Royal Role Models
Students explore the Royal Family. Through reading news stories and research, studenets discover the function of the British monarchy. They discuss how the Royal Family should be expected to behave as role models.
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Paint's Family Tree
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity lesson, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree' worksheet. Students...
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Role Models
Third graders create posters of heroes and present their findings and what they think it means to be a hero. In this role models lesson plan, 3rd graders compare heroes and describe their characteristics.
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Family
In this family learning exercise, students will learn words of family relationships. Students will study 6 pictures and match each picture to the name of the correct family member.
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Family
In this ESL family worksheet, students will focus on members of the family. Students will complete 10 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the...
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ESL Family Match Worksheet
In this ESL family match learning exercise, students match clip art pictures with the word that describes it. They match 9 words which include father, baby sister, grandmother, and grandfather.
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Role Models - Grade 8
Eighth graders research Elders as role models. In this native studies lesson, 8th graders select Elders of the First Nations and research their contributions to society. Students create posters featuring the their findings and present...
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Word Scramble - Family
In this ESL word scramble activity activity, students practice their problem solving skills as they unscramble 12 family words.
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The Paths of Literature: The Family Today
Use the internet to research the differences between families in the past and today. In groups, they identify the reponsibilities and roles of each member of the family. As a class, they compare and contrast non-fiction and fiction and...
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Functionalist View of the Family
Any social science class studying functionalism and family may benefit from these eight pages of background information and activities. It does not include specific learning objectives, assessments, or rubrics, but it is a great source...
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Family Portraits
Pupils discuss, analyze, and interpret "Portrait of a Dutch Family" by Fans Hals and then create subject specific projects for assessment. This cross-curricular lesson plan is well-suited for Language Arts or Visual Arts classrooms and...