Introduction
Family Journey
Welcome: Family World
Description: Families are very vital. We all have a distinct place in our family. This WebQuest is geared to take you on a part to discover your suitable place in the family structure. You will examine the many diverse parts of your family. You will also be highly engaged in activities that speak about the family. Finally, you will create your own family tree to share with the members of your family.
Grade: 2
Subject: Integrated Studies
Keywords: Family, tree, types, single-parent, nuclear, extended, foster, adopted, group, mother, father, parents, sister, brother uncle aunt, cousin grand-parents
Author: Teika-Gay Comrie-Burrell
Task
We are about to explore the family world. as we travel along the path we will watch videos, draw pictures, listen to stories, create your family tree showing the different relationship.
Students should complete the following exercises.
1. Define the term "family";
2. Explain the characteristics of a family;
3. Identify at least three different families;
4. Create a picture of your family;
5. Use a picture to make a family tree
Process
- Listen and sing along with the song and discuss to come up with a definition for family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p4k-P8Cn4U
- Tell how they think family members are related citing from the " Ugly Duckling" as a guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZqV1y3mtEw
- Using a sentence strip write your own definition of family
- Watch and discuss the characteristics of a family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIwp3v2p5CE
- Watch and learn about types of family and identify and make of family you're apart of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-WaXWEUIs
- Print out a sample of " Family Member Card" http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/family/graphics/samchart.html
- Print out a family tree template an complete http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/winter/tree.pdf
- Write a story about your family based on videos watched
Evaluation
Rubric
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Complete a Chart Family Tree |
Family tree includes your self |
Family tree includes yourself and parents |
Family tree includes yourself, parents and siblings |
Every family members are represented |
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Characteristics of a Family |
Can name one characteristic |
Can name two characteristics |
Can name three characteristics |
Can name three or more characteristic |
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Types of the family mentioned in video |
Identify one type of family |
Identify two types of family |
Identify three types of family |
Identify all the types of the family mentioned in the video |
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Model of your family |
Write the name of the family only |
Write the name and make one model of the family |
Write the name and make a model of yourself and one family member |
Write the name of your family and make a model of yourself and all members that make up your family |
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Conclusion
Yeah, you have completed your task!!!!!!
I hope you adored exploring the family. The picture was highly geared to grab your attention. I'm sure you were able to create an make beautiful models of your family adequately and have some great pictures of your family also. Did you know about all of the different types of families?
I am certain that you were educated a lot about your family. I hope that learning about your family's tree made you aware of where you fall on the family tree.
By now, you have had a learned a vast amount of thing about different types of family that exists and was able to identify the type of family you are associated with.
Wasn't it cool to create a family tree! Did you know about all of the people in your family? I bet you learned about people in your family that you never knew existed.
Finally, you used all of the skills that you have been practicing to generate a wonderful story about your family. I am certain that the whole class enjoyed learning about the family that you came from.
Retain your family tree and your story in a safe place. You might want to share it with your children someday!
Credits
I would like to thank God for giving me the strength and wisdom in completing this WebQuest on the family.
Secondly, I give credits to my lecturer Mrs. M. Lawerence-Grant for the guidance in completing this family quest. It has widened my knowledge in enhancing the Teaching and Learning process. It has also enabled me as an educator to get student more energized to learn and to see learning as going on a quest.
Resources: A diverse of various websites was exploited to instruction the data presented in this quest. All websites are entrenched in the WebQuest.
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p4k-P8Cn4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZqV1y3mtEw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIwp3v2p5CE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-WaXWEUIs
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/family/graphics/samchart.html
http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/winter/tree.pdf
Teacher Page
The learner has knowledgeable data on the different types of family throughout this quest. The Learner often perceives that knowing about your family is very vital to be informed of. They are learning that everyone belongs to a family. They are motivated by this quest to find the basic types of family that exists. In this quest, the learner will have the chance to explore the types of family, associate the family they are a part of and use their family information to construct their own family tree. The learner will watch my family videos that will highly engage them on the quest as they go along. As the learner goes on the quest they will complete activity sheets along the quest based on what they have learned.