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- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students respond with at least one statement to each of the four questions dealing with families in a carousel brainstorming activity and draw a picture of what they think of when the term "families" is mentioned. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students explore the history surrounding the first Thanksgiving and interview family members to identify their family heritage. They locate the country of origin of their own family on a map. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a unit on global cultures in geography and a unit on genealogy in science. They analyze one aspect of their family heritage creating a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the class. Students include a brief genealogy, physical aspects of the region from which their ancestors came, cultural traits: traditions, foods, religion, etc. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research their family heritage by interviewing family members. Using their responses, they record them in an organized fashion and develop a presentation. Using the internet, they locate an artisitc representation of their religion and holidays. They also locate the country on a map and compare it to the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students research their own family history and relate their own personal history to world events. Each student analyzes reasons why people immigrate, by using their own family history. They also explore immigrants' contributions to our society today. Students examine economic, political and social situations at the time of ancestors' immigration to the United States. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine their own family heritage and share family stories with the class. They differentiate between primary and secondary sources, and bring in and write about three artifacts from their family. They conduct an interview with their family, and present a family story to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover their personal background and family heritage. Using suggested websites, students research their family history and personally interview family members. Students create a PowerPoint presentation of their discoveries. They write an essay, with bibliography, about their findings. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students discover their family heritage (culture and faith) and the heritage of their peers. They express the meaning of beliefs, values, symbols, art and celebrations of various traditions through various mediums, including oral presentations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students examine their family heritage and the heritage of their peers. Students conduct interviews with family members about their culture and faith and share their interviews with a partner. Partners give a brief oral presentation about their classmates heritage. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. They compile this lesson is with two others involving art and media into a student portfolio. Each student researches, diagrams and writes a story with a beginning, middle and end about appreciation for their own family heritage. Full Review »
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