Lesson that helps students understand that families have both differences and similarities and reinforces the concept that family traditions are part of a student's heritage. Students discuss stories by Patricia Polacco and make connections between the author's family traditions and their own. Then students create books describing their family traditions.

Concepts

family history, family traditions, patricia polacco

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Additional Tags

family heritage, cd.pk.3.1.2.a develop an awareness and appreciation of family cultural stories and traditions., h.h.3, h.ht.2

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)