We Are

Family
A Social Studies
Mini Unit

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 Enduring
Understanding /
Essential Questions
What is a family?
People have families to
help meet their needs.
What are the basic
human needs?
How do people meet
theses needs and how
has this changed over
time?
How are families similar
or different?
Families Are All Different
(10 Little Indians)
Are there two or three or four
In a family?
Five or six or more
In a family?
I’m in a family,
You’re in a family,
Families are all different.

Families large,
And families small,
And families short,
And families tall.
They’re not the same
As you recall,
Families are all different.
My This
Family Portrait
is my family
By __________
 This is the Way
I Help at Home
(Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush)
This is the way
I help at home,
Help at home,
Help at home.
This is the way
I help at home.
Every single day!
 Things I help my
family do:
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
 Things my family
helps me do:
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
We Are Family
A Mini book By
_____________

This is my family.
I have ___people in my family.

I am the _____________.
We like to go to ____________.

I love my family.
My Family’s Needs
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
How My Family Gets
The Things We Need
My Family’s Wants
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
 My Family

My Friend’s Family