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My Own Cultural Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students complete a worksheet on personal traditions. In this cultural traditions lesson, students discuss what a cultural tradition is and why they are important to the members of the culture. Students distinguish between cultural...
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My Family Tree - Worksheet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Here is a family tree worksheet with space for writing: Me, Sister, Brother, Mother, Father, Aunt, Uncle, Mother's Mother, Father's Mother, Mother's Father, Father's Father. This would be useful as a homework assignment designed to...
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It's All in the Family with Mother's & Father's Day

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students interview family members to make a family tree for a Mother's or Father's Day card. In this family tree lesson, students read Love You Forever and discuss love within families. Students view Genealogy Resources on the Internet...
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My Family Tradition

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine different family traditions to further explain social patterns. They complete a graphic organizer using educational software.
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Pioneering Spirits: A Personalized History of Our Jewish Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students travel in groups to various stations to discover the history of the Jewish community. At each station, they read primary source documents about the history of their community and research their own family history. They mix...
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Immigration to the United States

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students work together as a class to create a videotape examining their different family histories. They interview their families about their experiences immigrating to America. They draw illustrations of their family to be included on...
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Simulated Genetic Counseling Session

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Young scholars, in groups, prepare a family history for a family with a genetic condition. They simulate a genetic counseling session and listen to a guest lecture by a genetic counselor.
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European Immigrant Journey Museum

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a five sentence paragraph about what one special item / toy they would pack in the family trunk to take with them on their trip to the new world. They research family history finding names of parents and grandparents...
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QUILT SHARING

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars share in the family histories of their peers as told through the quilt stories, and apply math skills by using invented strategies to determine the (approximate) age of the quilt from the information given about the date...
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Anne Frank: Heritage

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners research questions about their ancestors and their family history. They discuss their findings and include problems of immigrants today.
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Grandma Tells A Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils read a story with the teacher to reflect upon their own family history. The application of the story is when children create their own family tree and complete the questionaire.
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Anne Frank: Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students brainstorm all they know about World War II and Anne Frank. They create a timeline of the events that occured. They research the events on the timeline in their own family history.
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Family Heritage Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders 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...
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Chana's Anguish and Triumph -1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the family history of Elkana. They describe story elements and character feelings based on their understanding of the story.
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Family Medical History Pedigree

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research his/her family medical history and produce a pedigree with information.
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Settlers: Creating Family Trees & Historical Plays

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss who the founding members of their community were. In this community family tree lesson plan, students learn how to read a family tree and discuss information about the founding families of their community.
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Naming Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students get to know each other better and research their family and community history. After students research their own and their parents' names, they notice names in literature, history, and other studies and know more about these names.
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Paint's Family Tree

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity activity, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree' worksheet....
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Heirlooms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students design a quilt square to reflect their special memory. In this family heirlooms lesson, students read The Patchwork Quilt and discuss the importance of family involvement in creating a family heirloom. Students write and publish...
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What is Culture?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Making a Family Tree

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, in groups, produce a family tree using computers to facilitate research and presentation. They plan, discuss and evaluate different technologies used in this assignment.
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Listening and Speaking

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify family members in English. In this language arts lesson, students use English to identify family members and draw a family tree based on auditory information.
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Family Tree

For Teachers 1st
First graders read with teacher several books about families and their relationships such as ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES. They take a family tree template home to fill out with their families and design and draw their own family tree on paper...
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Unique Family Traditions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine unique family traditions. In this family tradition lesson, 2nd graders listen to a book about immigration. They interview a family member to determine where their ancestors came from and choose an article to share...

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