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= = =**Lesson 1: Who Helps in my Family? ** =


 * Topic:** The Family

Duration: ** 90 minutes
 * Key Questions: ** What are the contributions made by each family member in the family?

VELS references: ** Students develop their awareness of spatial concepts and use terms that demonstrate an understanding of absolute and relative locations. Students learn to identify and name physical features and distinguish them on the basis of variables, including size (scale/height/distribution) and colour.
 * Learning Purpose: ** Children will develop their understanding of how their families function and renew their appreciation for various family members. Children brainstorm and create a list of contributions they make/would like to make towards the family. Then they make posters to share their ideas with others.
 * Humanities Level 2 (Year 1&2): **

**Materials/Resources:** -Chalkboard -Poster board -Poster paints -Markers/crayons/colored pencils -Several copies of family members chart

Open Discussion/Brainstorming:** Ask students how many members do they have in their families? Discuss with children why they think families are important and what they like about their families. List the responses on the whiteboard.
 * Tune in: **
 * //Whole class focus//

**Explore:** Next, ask children to think about special contributions each family member makes to the family and what is their role within the family. For example, mother takes me to school and reads with me; Father fixes things in the house, goes to work, and plays with me. As children respond, create a chart on the board with the headings: family member and contributions and record their responses. Look: ** Ask each group to be ready with the list of three contributions they make or they feel they should make towards their family work. Use roving conference and listen to the ideas being contributed by the children.
 * Divide children into groups of four and encourage them to prepare a list of ** ** contributions they make to the family. Encourage them to think about their role in their family. ** What do they contribute? How do they help and add it to the list? Children brainstorm and discuss within their groups the listed questions.
 * Example, ** I help clean up the house, I help take care of my little sister when my mother cooks.

Reassemble the groups and ask a volunteer from each group to write the three responses on the white board. They should be encouraged to explain why they choose these three contributions.
 * Sort **** : **

**Test:** -How can the information listed on the whiteboard be depicted? -Why is it important to contribute towards family? -Did we discover any news ways by which we can help or contribute towards our family? Act: ** Divide the classroom into pairs. Distribute the copies of //family charts// to each child (See Annotated Resource List). Tell children that they need to fill out their own family chart and have each child fill out the same. Remind children that they can use the information on the board for ideas or to check their spelling. Although the sheets have to filled in individually, they can discuss with their partner while working on the family charts. Next, explain to the children that in pairs, they have to prepare a poster on “How I help! “ Tell children to copy the words ‘How I Help’ onto the top of each poster. Then have each pair choose one of the sentences or contribution from the list on the white board and copy it onto the bottom of the poster. Next, have them paint or draw a picture to illustrate the sentence.

What contributions do I make or can make towards the family? How each family member makes special contributions towards the family? Have the children share their finished posters with the class. Discuss where they could display the posters around the school (hallway bulletin boards, the library, the cafeteria). Then, with the class, display the posters.
 * Reflect: **

-Assemble the posters into a ‘How I help my Family’ big book to store in the classroom library. -Display the posters around the classroom and invite family members to come in for a special Family Day celebration.
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