Students will gain an understanding of:

• the different family structures and the diversity and cultural differences found within families

• develop respect for others who come from different backgrounds than themselves

• accept and celebrate differences in their classroom society as well as large societies

• understand the roles and responsibilities of various family members

• learn how family traditions and activities work together to build a strong cultural and family identity that strengthens family relationships

• be able to recognize that strong families working together from within, help to create strong communities

The resource includes many activities that can be used to introduce and reinforce various skills in the following areas:

• Mathematics: Numeral/Concept Recognition, Counting by 1's, Arranging Pictures According to Size

• Phonics: Recognition of the initial consonants Dd, Ff, Mm, Ss, Hh, and the Gr blend

• Reading: Recognition of family words such as mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc. Completing a Family Booklet.

• Association: Things That Go Together; Colors of Food; Matching Baby Animal to Its Mother; Matching Things People Use Together; Identifying Rooms in a House; Matching Animal to Its Home; Identifying Homes People Use; Matching Homes that Look the Same; Identifying Things Used in a Home.

• Classification: Family Spring Activities; Family Autumn Activities; Family Winter Activities; Family Spring Activities; Matching Items to Rooms in a Home; Identifying Buildings That Look the Same

• Oral Language Development: Putting picture puzzle pieces together to form a family picture to discuss family activity.

• Developing Sequencing Skills: Sequencing family activity pictures in the correct order and telling an oral story about the events.

• Listening Skills: Locating the emotion felt in a short oral story, ordinals first to fifth, and noting picture details.

• Art Ideas: Making family puppets and family mobiles to help students to synthesize their learning.

Introduction:

• At a Glance – List of Skills

• Common Core Standards Meet

• Teacher Assessment Rubric

• Student Self-Assessment Rubric

• Teacher Notes: “About This Resource”

• Goals and Objectives of “Today’s Families”

• Teacher Information: What is a Modern Family Today?

• General Teacher Input Suggestions

What is Family?

Teacher Notes: “What is a family?”

• Family Sizes

• People in a Family – 5 Worksheets

• Feelings:

  • How do we feel?

  • Feelings in a Family

  • All Kinds of Feelings

  • Family Feelings

  • Feelings Chart

• Family Fun:

  • Family Fun (Autumn Worksheet)

  • Family Fun (Winter Worksheet)

  • Family Fun (Spring Worksheet)

  • Family Fun (Summer Worksheet)

Me and My Family

Teacher Notes: “Me and My Family”

• Letter to Parents

• Reproducible “Me and My Family” Booklet

All Kinds of Homes

Teacher Notes: “All Kinds of Homes”

House & Home Worksheets:

• House Worksheet

• All Kinds of Homes (Worksheet)

• Kinds of Homes (Worksheet)

• Which Houses Look the Same? (Worksheet)

Animal Homes & Families:

• Family Association Matching Game

• Animal Families (Worksheet)

Rooms & What Goes Together

• Rooms in a House (Worksheet)

• In Which Room Does It Belong? (Worksheet)

• What Goes Together (Worksheet)

• Family Association Matching Game

• Family Association (Worksheet)

Family Phonics

Teacher Notes: “Family Phonics”

• Family Sounds - Initial Consonant “Ff” (Worksheet)

• Family Sounds - Initial Consonant “Mm” (Worksheet)

• Family Sounds - Initial Consonant “Ss” (Worksheet)

• Family Sounds - Initial Consonant “Hh” (Worksheet)

• Family Sounds - Initial Consonant Blend “Gr” (Worksheet)

• Family Sounds - Initial Consonant “Dd” (Worksheet)

Family Activity Picture Puzzles

Teacher Notes - “Family Activity Picture Puzzles”

• Family on a Picnic Puzzle

• Family in a Pumpkin Patch Puzzle

• Family at the Beach Puzzle

• Family on a Bike Ride Puzzle

• Family Making a Snowman Puzzle

Family Mathematics

Teacher Notes: “Family Mathematics”

• Family Counting (Worksheet)

• Family Numerals (Worksheet)

• Family Numbers (Worksheet)

• Family Counting (Worksheet)

• Family Numeral and Concept Matching Game

• Smallest to the Biggest Ordering Game

• Dot to Dot House (Worksheet)

Listening & Following Directions

Teacher Notes: “Listening and Following Directions”

• Listening Activity #1 (Worksheet)

• Listening Activity #2 (Worksheet)

• Listening Activity #3 (Worksheet)

• Listening Activity #4 (Worksheet)

• Listening Activity #5 (Worksheet)

• Listening Activity #6 (Worksheet)

• Listening Activity #7 (Worksheet)

Family Art Ideas

Teacher Notes: Family Art Ideas

• Family Faces for Paper Bag Puppets

• Family Stick Puppet Heads

• Patterns for Family Figures

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