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Families - Teacher Resources

By learning about families, students will begin to understand their place in groups, communities, and the world. Use these printables, lessons, and activities to teach students of all ages about the importance of family. There are great cross-curricular resources about immigration, community life, and genealogy. You'll also find puzzles, crafts, and art activities to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day with your class. These resources are appropriate for kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Printables for Grades K-3
In All Kinds of Weather
My Family Tree
My Family & Me: Printable Book (K-2)
Family Tree: Student Planning Page
The Family: A Theme for All Seasons
Eve Bunting: A Teacher's Guide to Her Books
Family Finger Plays
More Popular Family Printables
Printables for Grades 4-8
The Report Card Teacher's Guide
Family Tree Basics
Family History Project
The Summer of the Swans -- Test A
Across Five Aprils -- Test A
Silent to the Bone Reader's Guide
Inherited and Observable Traits
More Popular Family Printables
Printables for Grades 9-12
Crank Reading Guide
Stay with Me Discussion Guide
Double Helix Teacher's Guide
The Rules of Survival Teacher's Guide
More Family Printables
Lesson Plans
A Day in the Life of Colonial America
Family Tree PowerPoint Presentation
Table Manners
An Immigrant's Story
A Family Tree
Life on the Prairie
African Storytellers
More Family Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Fathers Quiz
Famous Fathers Quiz
Educational Technology Resources
Life on the Prairie Worksheet
A Family Tree Checklist
A Family Tree Vocabulary
Callahan Cousins: Summer Begins
Table Manners Scoring Rubric
Photography and Writing
More Educational Technology Resources for Families
Family Learning Resources
All About My Family
House Dot-to-Dot
Family Charts and Graphs
Family Tree Wordsearch
Helping Hand
We Are a Family
All Sizes, All Shapes
More Family Learning Resources
Father's Day Resources
Your Family Tree, Version 1
Father's Day Printable Book (K-3)
Your Heredity
Fathers as Caretakers -- Facts and Figures
Father's Day Crossword Puzzle Answers
Father's Day Crossword Puzzle
Fathers as Caretakers -- Using Statistics
More Father's Day - Teacher Resources
Mother's Day Resources
A Chair for My Mother
Mother's Day Printable Book (K-3)
Roses for Mom
Cloth-Wax Design
Paint-Glue Relief
My Family
Parents
More Mother's Day – Teacher Resources
Family Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Following Directions
Family Puppets
Pop-up Family Portrait
Picture Locket
Picture Journals
Family Puzzle
Every Family Has a Name
More Family Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Family Resources for Health & Safety
Taking Care of Your Health: Family Activity
Confessions of a Closet Catholic Teacher's Guide
Nutrition: Family Activity
A Family Wordsearch
More Family Resources for Health & Safety
Families & History Connected
A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder
A Day in the Life of Colonial America Worksheet
The House on Mango Street Questions
The House on Mango Street Projects
Across Five Aprils Discussion Guide
A Year Down Yonder Discussion Questions
Old Sturbridge Village Worksheet
More Popular Family Resources for History Class
Math Activities for Families
Your Family
Median Income of Households in the United States
How Families Grow
The Lemonade War Teacher's Guide
Morning to Night
Where You Belong: Census Activity
How Many in My Family?
More Math Activities for Families
Families, Literature, & Language Arts Connected
Sign of the Beaver
The Keeping Quilt
Stellaluna
Wuthering Heights
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
The Summer of the Swans
The World of Rosemary Wells
More Popular Family Resources for Literature & Language Arts
Science & Families Connected
Family Genealogy Worksheet
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
Why We Are the Way We Are
Grouping Objects: Family Activity
Which Is It Anyway?
Where'd You Get Those Dimples?
And Tango Makes Three Educator's Guide
More Family Resources for Science Class
Community Life Resources
Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms
Communities Worksheet
Communities
Communities -- Teacher Checklist
Spitting Image Reader's Guide
Father's Day Brainstorming and Writing
Communities Vocabulary
More Community Life Resources
Immigration & Families Resources
What is Your Heritage?
My History
Family Group
Country of Origin Comparison
Karen Cushman's Novels: A Discussion Guide
More Immigration & Families Resources

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