Children explore their family relationships, roles, and traditions while learning how families care for each other and help meet basic needs.
Daily themes for Week 2
Who are the people in my family?
Introduce the family theme by reading "So Much" by Trish Cooke. Discuss different family members and how families can be different sizes and structures.
Teacher Tip: Be inclusive of all family types - single parents, grandparents as caregivers, adoptive families, etc. Emphasize that love makes a family.
Family vocabulary development. Learn words for family members in English and encourage children to share family words in their home languages. Create finger puppets for family members.
Count family members. Children count how many people are in their families and compare family sizes. Create a class graph showing different family sizes.
Extension: Use terms like "more than," "less than," and "equal to" when comparing family sizes. Practice number recognition 1-10.
Family portrait drawing. Children draw pictures of their families, including all the people who live with them or are important to them. Encourage details and storytelling.
Share family drawings and discuss the different types of families represented in the classroom. Sing a family song that celebrates diversity.
Reflection Questions:
Children create visual family trees showing their family members and relationships, celebrating diverse family structures.
Interactive presentation where children share their family's special traditions, foods, and celebrations with the class.
Collaborative chart-making activity where children identify and organize different ways family members help each other at home.
Children create personalized books featuring their family stories, memories, and special moments through drawings and dictated text.
Family Drawings
Collect and analyze children's family drawings to assess understanding of family structures.
Vocabulary Assessment
Document children's use of family-related vocabulary during discussions and activities.
Story Retelling
Observe children's ability to sequence and retell family stories using appropriate vocabulary.
Counting Skills
Assess children's ability to count family members and compare family sizes using math vocabulary.
Social Understanding
Document children's understanding of family roles, responsibilities, and caring behaviors.
Send home activities that encourage families to share their stories and traditions:
