Utah Education Network
Uen: Family Responsibilities
Lesson that helps students understand that people share responsibilities. Students discuss the jobs families have to do around the house and identify who in the family does each job.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Family Caregiving
When a loved one needs extra support, it can mean big adjustments for everyone in the family. For military and veteran families, these transitions can mean a unique set of challenges. But no matter the caregiving situation, embracing a...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Welcoming a New Baby Into Your Family
Having a new brother or sister can create many opportunities and challenges for you. You can show how responsible you can be by helping as much as you can. You will have to deal with all the attention that the baby receives from your...
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: A Family Guide to Response to Intervention
This family guide provides an overview of the basic components of RTI and includes questions parents may want to ask their child's school regarding how they can get involved in the RTI process. The guide also addresses the relation of...
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Help your child develop a strong character and become a responsible citizen through activities suggested in the booklet written by the U. S. Department of Education. The material is available online or as a downloadable PDF document.
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: Rti in Middle School: A Guide for Parents
This document was developed to help middle school parents and other family members understand the essential components of RTI (screening, progress monitoring, multi-level prevention system, and data-based decision making), ask questions...
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention:rti in Elementary School:a Guide for Families
This document was developed to help parents and other family members understand the essential components of RTI (screening, progress monitoring, multi-level prevention system, and data-based decision making), ask questions about RTI, and...
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
The text of the amendments to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Rings of Responsibility: Grades 3 5
Students explore what it means to take on responsibilities in both their offline and online communities as a way to learn how to be good digital citizens. Students sit in circles, which depict the "Rings of Responsibility," in order to...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Responsible: Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "Responsible" by Darlene Ryan, Kevin falls in with the wrong crowd, as he usually does whenever his family moves. But this time, the leader, Nick, is into intimidation of a girl called Erin. When Kevin realizes that Erin is to be...
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessent: "Carly's Family" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in early elementary grades. Six multiple choice questions and one extended response question are included on the assessment.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Family Relationships
This site has a question-and-answer exercise that reinforces social listening and basic social skills. Students listen to a question in a conversation and then choose the best response from the three choices given. Designed especially...
Other
Law and the Family: The Validity of Prenuptial Agreements [Doc]
This legal article from New York Law Journal uses court cases to discuss the validity of these documents. The case law cited is from New York State. (Date of article: Dec. 22, 1998)
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Family Physician: Polio Vaccine
This article provides responses to common questions about the polio virus and disease, as well as information on immunization schedules for young children. Included is information on the polio vaccines risks and reactions.
CNN
Cnn: One Family's Story
Enchanting web page that chronicles the Green family, who was impacted by Hurricane Katrina. This interactive page has a family tree, video of their plight, photographic gallery, maps, etc. This sad story, yet brilliant report, is an...
Other
Responsive Learning: Challenge Is a Part of Learning
This article describes three keys to fostering challenging learning experiences in your classroom.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Who Is in Your Online Community?
[Free Registration/Login Required] By learning the Rings of Responsibility, 2nd graders explore how the Internet connects us to people in our community and throughout the world. Help students to think critically about the different ways...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding Lives in Houston
Houston, Texas, was one of the places that thousands of evacuees from New Orleans fled to during Hurricane Katrina. This report delves into their lives, the search for missing family members, and the road to recovery. Audio, video, and a...
Other
Little Animation for Kids: The Little Earth Charter
Explore this great site for kids to learn about life, family, love, earth, and more. View lessons that help kids to understanding and appreciate these words.
Other
Nhdhhs: A Resource Guide for New Hampshire Relative Caregivers [Pdf]
As the title states, this document provides information for caregivers who are not a child's parents, which includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. While the government and social service agencies are specific to New Hampshire,...
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1945 1960: African American Struggle for Civil Rights
Examines how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower dealt with the civil rights movement, the steps taken by African Americans to combat discrimination and segregation, and the reaction of white people in the South to the civil rights...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Writing Prompts: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Family Stories
These images are intended to give students ideas for writing about their families by exploring the details of the art works.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Smokeless Tobacco
This article provides information on smokeless tobacco, and provides several tips on how to stop. Here, you can read responses to brief questions about smokeless tobacco, it dangers, and the difficulties of quitting using it. Learn how...