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Family Tree Chart
Lesson #2363

Concept:

Create a poster celebrating members of a student's family.

Objective:

Generate student interest in their family heritage to create or strengthen healthy relationships with relatives or guardians.

Recommended Grade Levels: 1-2, 3-5, Pre-K-K

Curriculums: Health, Science, Social Studies

Health: Influences on Health Behaviors

Pre-K-5 Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.

  • 2.2.1 and 2.5.1 Identify how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Source: National Health Education Standards

Science:Life Science

  • As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of the life cycles of organisms.

Source: National Science Education Standards

Social Studies: Individual development and identity

Pre-K-12: Standard 4

  • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity. Central to this development are the exploration, identification and analysis of how individuals relate to others.

National Council for the Social Studies, Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (Washington, D.C.: NCSS, 1994). This book may be purchased by calling 800-683-0812. Electronic copies of it are not available.

Source: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

Young learners develop their personal identities through families, friends and communities. Encourage the exploration of genealogy to strengthen family connections and develop an appreciation of personal history. Students can reflect on how family members help them develop healthy bodies, minds and feelings. Modify the project to meet the needs of students living with guardians or other caregivers. Help students understand that one day, they will grow up and continue the cycle of life with stories and experiences for future generations. In this way, students will realize that individuals in families are important elements of society and share their perspectives with others in the wider world.

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Figure A
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Figure B
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Figure C
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Figure D

Supplies Used: Construction Paper, Double-Sided Tape, Glue, Photograph of Family Members, Photograph of Student, Scissors

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

  1. Computer generate each student's name and the words "Family Tree." Trim around the printing and back the words with a coordinating piece of cardstock or construction paper. Center and adhere the title to the top of the poster using glue, double-sided tape or other adhesive (Figure A).
  2. Die-cut the XL 3-Part Bare Tree from brown cardstock or construction paper. Assemble and adhere to the poster (Figure B).
  3. Die-cut 14 SM Basic Beginnings Maple Leaf from coordinating colors of cardstock or construction paper. Arrange the leaves in sets of two coordinating colors. Slightly offset each pair and adhere them together (Figure C).
  4. Adhere these leaves to the Tree, starting with a single set at the bottom for the student, two sets branching above the student leaf for parents and four sets of leaves at the top of the Tree for grandparents (see Main photo).
  5. Use the Tiny Leaves to die-cut photos of the student, the student's parents and grandparents. Attach each picture to the correct Leaf starting with the student (Figure D). Adhere the paternal grandparents above the father and the maternal grandparents above the mother. Modify the project to meet the needs of children living with guardians or other caregivers. If students do not have photographs, allow them to draw pictures of themselves and their family members.
  6. Student should write the name and relationship of each family member on their corresponding leaf. Add interest to the Tree with fun facts about each person.