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My Family Tree

For Students 4th - 5th
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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The Banana Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research their family history and make a family tree. In this family tree lesson plan, students are given an example of a family tree with names, pictures, and descriptions of each person. They then are instructed to research...
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Worksheet
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My Favorite Family Tradition

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this holiday tradition worksheet, students write about their favorite family tradition during their favorite holiday. Students also draw a picture of the tradition.
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Worksheet
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Family Tree

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this family tree worksheet, students 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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Worksheet
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This is My Family Tree

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this family tree activity, students cut out the family member names and then use the pictures to identify the pictures of the family.
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Worksheet
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Family Tree

For Students 2nd - 5th
For 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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Worksheet
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Interpreting Photos Checklist

For Students 7th - 8th
In this interpreting photos checklist activity, students use the checklist to self-evaluate their presentation on the family photograph. The checklist is also used by the student's peers and teacher.
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From Object To Story

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a study that focuses upon the study of artifacts for the purpose of defining the heritage of family. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create a personal...
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Struggle of the Black Women

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a family tree. They piece together a quilt that expresses something special about their family. They explore different ways to handle a situation and make the best decision based on information. They rewrite one of the...
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Young Author Books: I Am a Leaf on My Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
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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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
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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The Value of Genetic History

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners research and assemble their own pedigrees using star patterns for each family member and coloring in various dominant traits. They arrange these patterns on long strips of paper making large, colorful family pedigrees.
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A Big Book About Us

For Teachers K
Students work on fine-motor, creative-thinking and language skills as they share special photos and stories about their families with their classmates. Students create individual pages for a class book that will include drawings and photos.
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Interviewing A Parent

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an interview with a family member to research their family history. They prepare a list of questions, conduct the interview, and determine which house to visit for an artifact search.
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Back to the Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to compare and contrast their family histories. They identify artifacts and place them in the correct time period. They write a paper about how the past strengthens the future.
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Record Your Own Family Folklore

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders interview family members in order to record family history in the form of a pioneer story, and also interview a member of the faculty in class. They practice note-taking during an interview, re-reading and editing an...
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The Importance of the Past

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, in groups, study why the past is important by sharing personal past experiences. They discuss why all human pasts are important, as well as the importance of their local or family history.
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Ancestor Project"

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students research their family heritage and bring in photocopies of items representing their families. They create an attractive, artistic collage using these images.
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Who's Who In My Family (Book Share)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
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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DATABASE INTRODUCTION AND BASIC APPLICATIONS USING STUDENT FAMILY TREES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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...
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Creating A Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.
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You Mean I Am Part of History?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders open the lines of communication between family members and to gain a historical understanding about family history. They research and interview their grandparents and parents and create a research paper.
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Family Tree

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine their family history in order to create a family tree. Explain the concept of the family. They are encouraged to interview their parents, grandparents aunts and uncles to get as much information as possible.
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Designing Families

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars design a tee shirt that depicts some aspect of their family history.