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- 4th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 5th - 11th
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Students get involved in an activity in which they can work closely with their family, identify their ancestors, appreciate their ethnic backgrounds, explain the concept of immigration, connect events in history with the movement of their ancestors. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students improve their interview skills, gain information through interview skills, and present explicit reference details as they compare the past and present. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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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. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students listen to The Keeping Quilt and through class/small group discussion relate this story to beliefs, customs, and traditions of their own families. They make a class quilt based on these discussions. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research their family histories and interview relatives. They construct a family tree or timeline and present several family artifacts for a classroom presentation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students locate and bring in family photographs that contain persons unknown to them. The class discusses the photographs and analyzes them for details that might give clues to the person's identity. They research the photos and write captions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students discuss various ways families and communities pass down oral and visual art forms to younger generations. This multi-subject introductory lesson prepares students to create a project about their own families. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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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. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students complete a family history research project using the Internet. They conduct primary and secondary research regarding their family history and create a book to display their results. Full Review »
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