“”. Jenna Fournel recently unpacked the article “” by Katherine Wurdeman -Thurston and Julie Kaomea in the .
Here are some connections from that provide additional examples of projects that can be done to share family information and stories:
Students interview family members, and then create graphic family timelines based on important and memorable family events. For an activity that can be done out of school, see .
Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
After analyzing a book about families, students create a class book with artwork and information about their ancestry, traditions, and recipes, followed by a potluck lunch.
Older students can take part in the process of building family histories by recording the stories, or memoirs, of family members.
Do you have any classroom examples to share?