A instructional activity centers itself around the topic of family roles. A whole-class discussion uses puppets and posters to go in-depth into the following character traits; caring, responsibility, respect, and cooperation. The discussion closes with a reflection on how each family role makes an individual feel. 

Concepts

expressing feelings, feelings, emotional development, emotions, social-emotional learning, character traits, families, family roles, self-management

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Spotlight the differences of families—everyone's is special in their way—invite pupils to share what their family looks like
• Visit the library to find books that showcase different families, read-aloud one or two as time permits
• Create a family-themed bulletin board—direct class members to draw a picture or bring in a photo of their family and show it to their peers during the discussion 

Classroom Considerations

• This is the final part of a two-lesson series about emotions 
• If puppets are not available, make two out of socks or small paper bags
• Posters look best printed in color 
• Although the lesson is intended to be used by a school counselor, a classroom teacher can also conduct it 

Pros

• The lesson brings light to the importance of playing a positive role in one's family 
• Provides plenty of speaking and listening practice 

Cons

• Thirty minutes of discussion may be too long for some learners, take brain breaks and encourage movement to regain focus

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.K.1.b SL.K.2 SL.K.4 SL.K.6