LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and groups are similar and different.

Objective 1.01

Describe the roles of individuals in the family.

Resources aligned to this objective

Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who
This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and English Language Development)
By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.

Lesson plans on the web

Geo-generations
Students create a Geo-Generations Scrapbook that charts and describes where their family has lived. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Like father, like son: Presidential families
Provides an opportunity for students to learn about and discuss two U.S. families in which both the father and son became President. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American cultures across the U.S.
Students discuss the differences between five Native American tribes within the U.S. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities