Family

Topic: family

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify and define the different members of a family and describe their relationships with each other.

Materials

• Construction paper
• Markers or crayons
• Scissors
• Glue or glue stick
• Vocabulary worksheet (provided)

Warm-up

• Begin the lesson by asking students if they have a family. Ask them to describe their family to the class.
• Next, ask students to name the different members of a family. Try to include as many as possible on the board.
• Finally, introduce the concept of family relationships and ask students to give examples of these (e.g. brother, sister, parent, grandparent).

Direct Instruction

• Using the worksheets, explain to students the different family relationships and have them color in the corresponding shapes on the worksheet.
• As a class, recite the names of the different family members and their corresponding relationships.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs and take turns asking and answering questions about each other's families. Examples: "What is your mom's name? She is your mother. What about your dad? He is your father. Etc."

Independent Practice

• Have students create a family tree using pictures and/or words to represent each family member. They can glue the pictures and/or words onto a piece of paper and then label each one with the correct name.

Closure

• Ask students to share something that they learned about families today.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their ability to identify and describe family members and their similarities and differences.