My Family
Level aa
About the Book
Text Type: Fiction/Personal
Page Count: 10
Word Count: 17
Book Summary
My Family is a simple book that presents the familiar and comforting subject of family. It teaches and reinforces the printed vocabulary for various immediate family members. Charming illustrations accompany each page of text.
1. Anticipatory Set. To get your students ready, come in with something that is a part of your family tradition. For example, a family tradition of mine is for birthdays, we always get malt balls and a bag of balloons. Bring it in and tell your class that this is just one tradition that your family has.
2. Concept Development. Explain to students what traditions are. Traditions are important in many families. Traditions can continue for many generations. Give examples. (i.e., For every birthday in my family, we always received malt balls and balloons. On Christmas Eve, we always got together in the living room and took turns telling everyone what we were thankful for while drinking hot chocolate. My great-grandparents started a tradition of opening one present on Christmas Eve. We still do that now.) Have students think of traditions in their own families. Ask for volunteers, or choose students randomly to share their traditions. If they cannot think of any traditions that their family has, have the student think of a tradition that they would like to have or start in their family.
3. After discussing what traditions are, both the students and you will brainstorm together some traditions that may be implemented right in class for the remainder of the school year, and possibly years to follow. You may want only one tradition, or you may want several, but have your students choose the ones that they would like the best.
4. Create a poster that states the tradition your class chose. Students will need to implement this tradition(s) that they have chosen into the classroom.