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How does a family tree show your links with
What’s ill your parents and grandparents? Does it

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P e r s o n al also show how close you are to those family
my family like? members? When you’re in trouble, who do
you talk to?

Have you ever heard the term “family WORK IT OUT! KEY WORDS
tree”? A family tree is a graphic way Do the activity My Family family
to represent a family. Each branch Tree using what you’ve members
represents a person who was born from learned. related
two other people. In turn, that person
gives birth to new family members.

Paste a
picture of your
fa mily here.
Just like how no two trees are the same,
each family is unique, too. What is your
family like? Who are the members of your
family? How are they related to each
other? How are they related to you?

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 1 Paste a picture of your family and tell a friend about them.

My Family

2 Match each informal name of a family member

with its formal name. There is an example. TEAM UP!
Get into teams, go to Family
1. Auntie a. Father Traditions, and follow the
instructions.
2. Grandma b. Grandmother
3. Mom c. Mother
4. Grandpa d. Aunt
5. Dad e. Grandfather 3 Work in pairs. Use the following sentences
to talk about brothers and sisters.

Lines of Research • I have .,;;;- brothers / sisters.

What happens when a child is born • My brother / sister is .,;;; years old.
in your family? Is there a special • My classmate has .,;;; brothers / sisters.
tradition to celebrate a birth?
• My classmate’s brother / sister is .,;;;
years old.
Research different traditions for
births.

#KeyConcepts
tradition / family / birth

Can describe family members.

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