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...

Students create family histories. In this book making lesson, students take digital cameras home for the night and take family members' photographs. Students use the photographs and text they write about their families to create a family...

Learners use sliders to change the parameters of functions and examine how shifting parameters affects a graph. They identify the parameters of functions, find vertical and horizontal stretches, then calculate the scale factor and other...

In this word family worksheet, students study several words from the --ack word family. Students read and color in the six page booklet.

Students research specific events that occured in their family or community. They interview a member of their family to discuss historical events. They focus on the impact of the event on the family.

In this addition fact family activity, students select the addition problem that does not belong to the specified fact family.

In this adding and subtracting fact families worksheet, students find facts from pictures, solve, and write number sentences. Students solve six problems.

In this root words and their meanings worksheets, students use Bingo game boards and cards, read the rules, and classify the words into word families to play the matching game. Students win when they get three in a row, but have...

In this addition and subtraction fact family worksheet, students use the numbers given to fill in the missing numbers in each pair of fact families. Students solve 60 problems.

In this mammals and carnivores worksheet, students classify ten pictures of mammals into the Order Rodentia, Order Artiodactyla, or Order Carnivora. Students then classify eight carnivores into the following scientific families: Ursidae,...

In this word family worksheet, students read the five words and then identify the word ending, --ail, in the four groups of words. There are 20 words in total.

Help parents and children survive the long winter break with this collection of fun activities. Offering suggestions for volunteering during the holidays and making family New Year's resolutions, as well as a variety...

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.  

A lesson centers itself around the topic of family roles. A whole-class discussion uses puppets and posters to go in-depth into the following character traits; caring, responsibility, respect, and cooperation. The discussion closes with...

Students compare varying family structures. In this family structures lesson, students write a book about their family. Students read The House on Mango Street.

Encourage scholars to become a productive community member with a kite-themed lesson. Following a review and discussion, learners complete a Venn diagram that displays the connection between character traits needed to make a home and...

In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders create a fact family that uses specific numbers given. Then they draw eight circles, add five more, and write the fact out in a problem.

Students examine the dynamics of family finances. In groups, they discuss the importance of a budget and create their own given a fictional amount of money. As a class, they listen to a speaker from the bank discussing the importance of...

Students explore the meaning of a fact family. In this Math instructional activity, students work in small groups to create their own fact family based on color of beans.  The beans are colored and represent a given value. Students...

Students investigate similarites and differences. In this  multi-cultural lesson, students discuss how people are alike and how they are different by comparing apples to people.

Students explore writing techniques by analyzing their own families. For this family values lesson, students view the film "The Incredibles" in class and discuss the different types of modern-day families. Students write about their...

Second graders 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.

Students compare and contrast ancient family life to present day family life.  In this Roman family life instructional activity, students discuss the roles present in their families and then learn about family life in ancient...

Third graders conduct an interview and create a class cookbook. In this family heritage instructional activity, 3rd graders read Everybody Bakes Bread and discuss a dish or recipe that is a part of their family's heritage. Students...