Family Tree Grade School Project Ideas
Many school districts and teachers these days are having their classes do
a family tree school project. Students from Kindergarten to the fifth grade
can participate in a family tree project. It may not be as a complex a project a
middle school or high school student would do. Whatever the case, our family
tree school project pages and links can provide creative ideas for the student
or teacher.
The complexity of a family tree school project will vary greatly depending upon
the grade level of the class. Even first graders or kindergarteners can participate
in a family tree project. A simple project for the younger grades might be to draw,
cut out or create a tree on a large piece of construction paper. Use green or fall
leaf colors for leaves and cut have the children cut out leaves. Have them write
the names of their family members and glue them on the tree. The names could
be as simple as Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Smith.
Below are a few more ideas which might add
some additional insight and fun into that family tree project.
Fifth Grade Family History Lesson Plan
- The following lesson plan is brought to you by the National Park Service.
It starts by exploring the life of the famous American Poet Carl Sanburg.
It culminates in having the students write an autobiographical poem.
Fifth Grade Family History Lesson Plan
The United States Census
- The United States starting taking the census in 1790 as dictated from the United States
Constitution. A census has been taken every ten years since then. There's a lot of
genealogy information available within them which is why they've become a staple in
researching your family history in United States. The United State Census Bureau has
developed lesson plans for teaching about the census in schools.
The lesson plans are geared towards ( K - Grade 4, Grade 5 - Grade 8, Grade 9 -Grade 12). The link below will take you to the main page for the US Census Lesson Plans.
United States Census Lesson Plans
Family Physical Traits Passed Down?
- Find all of the descendents of a set of grandparents or great grandparents. Instead of just the names and dates of births, have the students write down a particular physical trait. Some good examples would be hair color or the color of ones eyes. Have your students prepare a graph of the number of grandchildren or great grandchildren with that physical trait. Does a pattern emerge? Why or why not?
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