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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.
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Adaptable
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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