Family Tree Cut-&-Glue Kit

Overview

Although it is not designed primarily as a speaking activity, this activity is very suitable to supplement and add extra context to the Family Tree Builder Kit speaking game.

Students can use the provided materials to assemble a family tree with the same design as the family trees depicted in the Family Tree Builder Kit game materials.

How To Use

Groups: This is an independent activity in which each participant will create a family tree depicting their own family's relationships.

Materials:

1. One Family Tree Frame/Background per student.
2. One page of Family Member Holders per student.
3. One or more markers/crayon/colored pencils for students to draw connecting lines between the Family Member Holders on their family tree.
   
   

Time Requirement: 5-15 minutes, depending on the age of the students

Process:

• The GOAL of this activity is for students to create a 3-generation family tree depicting themselves, their parents, their grandparents, and any siblings that they have.
  
  Optionally, students could also include uncles, aunts, and cousins in the family tree.
  
  
• Students can begin by cutting out a Family Member Holder for each family member.
  
  If they have come prepared with appropriately sized photos of their family members, they can cut out the heads/shoulders and glue the images of their family member in the circular frames of the Family Member Holders.
  
  If they do not have suitable photos available to use, they may draw a picture of each family into one of the circular frames.
  
• Students may also write the names of each family member onto the Family Member Holders in the white rectangular space provided.
   
• Student may then glue Family Member Holders representing themselves and any siblings in a row at the bottom of their Family Tree Frame. It's important that this row of family members is close enough to the bottom of the Family Tree Frame to leave room for 2 rows (with 2 more generations) above.
  
  
• Student can then glue their parents on to the Family Tree Frame to form a middle vertical row.
  
  
• Finally, a top row of grandparents can be glued in place.
  
  
• Students will now be able to use a writing utensil, such as a marker, to draw connecting lines between the Family Member Holders to show their relationships.
  
  
• Teachers can have their students present the finished family tree to their classmates (or other people, such as their parents). The students can point to each person on their family tree and say their name and explain the relationships between each family member.
  
  For example, "This is my dad. His name is Jim."