Exploring Family Relationships Through Family Trees!

By: Megan Roney

Presentation Overview

Objective

Materials

Inspired Resources and Vocabulary

Procedures

Essential Questions

Evaluation Procedures

Extensions and Modifications

Objective

Students will be able to exhibit an understanding of family characteristics and relationships by creating a family tree using a combination of construction paper, markers, and natural materials that will represent their family dynamics.

3rd Grade

Estimated Time: 2-2.5 hours

Materials

Guided Activity Paper (8.5 in. x 11 in.) Markers/Colored Pencils Pencils or Pens

Art Activity Small terra cotta pot 2 packages of clay Construction paper Hole punch Scissors Ribbon Markers Sticks Hot glue gun Glue or tape Materials to decorate pot

Inspired Resources

Hansel and

Gretel

Don Rosa

Andrew Jamieso

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Hubsky Ivan

Vocabulary

Extended family

Kinship

Sibling rivalry

Characteristic

Attribute

Venn diagram

Procedures

Content Read Hansel and Gretel Discuss family

characteristics and associated words

Discuss family relationships

Guided Activity Create Venn Diagram Compare student family,

partner family, and Hansel and Gretel’s family

Procedures: Essential Questions

How is your family made up?

Are their certain responsibilities that each member in your family takes on?

Are your family attributes different than your classmates? Than Hansel and Gretel?

Do you and your siblings fight?

Andy Goldsworthy

Creating art with natural materials!

Procedures: Art Activity

Evaluation

InformalAnswers to essential questionsObserve partner discussions

FormalRubric

Rubric

Extensions/Modification

Recycled newspaper instead of construction paper

ContentBirth orderResponsibilities within the familyFamily traditions and family diversity

Links to Inspired Resources http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=5000

Where I got some of my ideas for my content

http://www.morning-earth.org/artistnaturalists/an_goldsworthy.html Pictures of artwork made from natural materials

http://www.jamiesongallery.com/ Coat of Arms examples by Andrew Jamieson

http://www.coatofarmsartist.com/familytrees.html Different types of family trees and coats of arms

http://www.artrick-playground.com/article/The-Donald-Duck-Family-Tree/1496/22784 Picture of the Donald Duck family tree by Don Rosa

http://artgallery.com.ua/bigpicture.php?Artist=11&ID=029 Family tree painting by Hubsky Ivan

http://lifeoutsidethebathroom.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html Picture of the Simpson siblings