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Family Structures
Young scholars organize information about their family into a family record. For this research lesson, students collect information about their families and organize it chronologically.
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The Banana Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree!
Learners 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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Back to the Farm
Students complete a family tree. In this farming and ranching lesson plan, students define the term genealogy, learn how to create a family tree, and fill in a family tree with the help of their parents making sure to note if any...
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Lee & Low Books: Giving Thanks Teacher's Guide
Fourth graders participate in reading comprehension activities associated from a teacher's guide. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders read Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp and...
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Black Diamond
Score a home run with this packet of information on the very first player of the Negro League to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame — cultural groundbreaker and sports legend Satchel Paige. These worksheets include a...
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The Family Tree
In this patterns practice activity, students read a 3-paragraph excerpt regarding a family tree and respond to 1 graphic organizer question and 1 short answer question.
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Back to the Farm
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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Family Tree Activity
In this family tree worksheet, students pretend they are a member of a family tree shown and answer related questions. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Young Author Books: I Am a Leaf on My Family Tree
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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Where I Come From
Young scholars discuss the countries and cultures that are part of their family history. They research the country their family "came from" and write a report.
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Who's Who In My Family (Book Share)
Students 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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Family Tree
In 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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My Family Tree
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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What is Culture?
Students explore the concept of culture. They discuss the Washoe culture, create a word web, develop a family tree of their own family for a class book, and complete a writing assignment.
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Discovering Your Heritage
Young scholars interview a family member about their heritage. They listen to and record part of their family's oral history. Students also create and label a family tree going back a minimum of two generations and compare and contrast...
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Developing a Relationship with Senior Citizens
Learners examine how to value their elders and the senior citizens in society. They show empathy through literature to people who are generation or more older than themselves. They also study the importance of genealogy.
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Understanding Presidential History
Students research to find the qualifications necessary to be President of the U.S. In this presidential qualification lesson, students research their family roots to see if they could qualify to be President. Students create a graph to...
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Comparing Family Photos
Fourth graders bring in a family photo from home. They compare their photo to the Rawding family photo. Students share their conclusions orally. They use Venn Diagrams to organize their thoughts and observations.
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Creating A Family Tree
Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.
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The Family
Students investigate family organization and create a family unit. They decide the relationships, make ID's, and makes a family tree. They introduce their family units to the others in the class while the teacher takes family pictures....
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Centennial: A Patchwork Quilt of the People of Utah
Young scholars discuss the many cultures of the people of Utah. They create a database of the family backgrounds of students in the class. They record the major contributions of each ethnic group and display them on a quilt.
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Primary History: Ancient Greeks
In this Ancient Greeks activity, learners complete 6 extensions activities to learn more about Greek gods. Students make a family tree, a Greek temple model, read the story of Perseus and Medusa, list the Twelve Labors of Heracles,...
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Johnny Appleseed: A History Lesson
Young scholars explore the life of John Chapman as a History lesson and then reflect on how they might make thier lives more like his.
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Migration from the Dust
Young scholars trace their own family's migrations and history. They listen to the story, 'Blue ow.' They design a plate which is shared at an open house.