Discover the family histories that make the classroom with a family tree activity. Scholars locate information about their family, construct a family tree, and work together to tally where family members are born.  

Concepts

family history, family roles, family trees, collages

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Send a letter home informing families of the lesson's topic, and encourage their assistance in locating details for the family tree and pictures for the collage 
• Display multiple completed family tree examples that highlight different types of families 
• Conduct a short research report on the state that class members' families are from 

Classroom Considerations

• Visit the library or download a story about families 
• The activity is the first of nine in a series focusing on family heritage

Pros

• The lesson points out that not all families are the same and reminds the reader to take their peers' family likes into consideration 
• Provides an extension activity 
• Lists recommended family-themed books 

Cons

• The link to locate family trees templates is broken

Common Core

SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d SL.3.4 SL.4.1.a SL.4.1.d SL.4.4 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.d SL.5.4