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Family Lesson PlanFamily Lesson Plan
Publisher
Peace Corps
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K - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 days
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Family

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This Family lesson plan also includes:
  • Family Letter
  • Family Circle Map
  • Family Roles Handout
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Family traditions are the focus of a lesson that explores the lives of children in India and those in your classroom. Scholars examine their own family roles and traditions, then respond to an informative text detailing a young girl's family and their way of life in India. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

family, family roles, responding to literature, responding to reading, india, compare and contrast, traditions, cultural traditions, making observations, family traditions, organizing information

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Visit the library or search on mobile learning devices to locate information about India and the people that live there 
  • Invite family members to be part of the conversation and provide assistance with lesson activities, especially to young pupils
  • Conduct the lesson during holiday season and incorporate learners' traditions into your classroom celebrations

Classroom Considerations

  • When drafting the parent letter, emphasize that the family picture will not be returned 
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Offers teacher notes to support a successful implementation
  • Provides adaptation ideas depending on the grade span that you teach
  • Lists three extension activities 

Cons

  • Contains broken links 

Common Core

RI.K.1 RI.K.6 RI.1.1 RI.1.6 RI.2.1 RI.2.6 RI.3.1 RI.3.6 RI.4.1 RI.4.6 RI.5.1 RI.5.6

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