Family+History,+Meaghan+Bowman

Here I've attached my lessons on Family History for Grades 1 and 10 and also the printables needed for the lessons.

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Meaghan, I thought I share a kindergarten family history lesson. Christina Moore Students in this lesson will draw pictures of their family and then compare their pictures with another student’s pictures. They will use a checklist to compare their different intermediate family members to a classmate’s. This lesson can be done in two days or one day in a full-day kindergarten schedule. Student may need to be reminded that their family may be quite different than another student’s family. The checklist included only has basic family members. Student may not find all the different types of family members on the checklist.
 * Kindergarten Overview**

K.3.6 Indentify and compare similarities and difference in families, classmates, neighbors, and ethnic and cultural groups. 1.1.3 Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new understanding. Day One** 1. Today we are going to talk about our family. Does anyone know who is in my family? As students mention different members, draw and label pictures of them. 2. After modeling this, student will draw and label their family. Teachers may need to circulate and help student label their family members. Remind students that they need to draw their best because they will be sharing with a friend either later that day or tomorrow. 1. Draw or Borrow a picture of another teacher’s family. Choose a teacher that the students have regular contact with. Have both your family and the other teacher’s family together so all students can see them to compare. 2. Using the as a guide, have students compare the two different families. Does each family have a mom? Does each family have a cat? 3. After modeling this, students will be paired with a friend to compare their family pictures with each other. 4. Once they have finished their checklist comparison, group back together. Have two or three student share their pictures and checklists. 5. Ask students a. What are the differences in the two families b. What are the similarities? c. Is each picture a family? Why? Collect the pictures and checklist to review student's progress. 1. Were the students able to draw and label different family members? 2. Could student identify different family members in their friends’ pictures? 3. Did they know which family members where different and similar?
 * Indiana Academic Standards**
 * 21st Century Standards from AASL**
 * Lesson Plan
 * Day Two**
 * Assessment**

  