Introduction
Most primary course books include a unit on families, but they are usually very traditional, with a mum, dad, brother and sister. This lesson provides teachers and primary children with an opportunity to see different kinds of families that might better reflect their own experiences. In this lesson primary children do a series of simple and supported vocabulary and reading activities which lead to them writing about their own families. At the end of the lesson they draw pictures of their families and they make a classroom display of their texts and pictures.
Learning outcomes:
- Use family vocabulary
- Identify key language in short descriptions of different families
- Write simple sentences about your own family using 'I've got' and 'My family is...'
- Some learners write sentences using present simple tense and other structures
Time:
Approximately 45-50 minutes
Materials:
Several options are presented for this lesson. Teachers can use just paper and pencils or crayons for drawing. They can also use any or a mix of the following:
- Lesson plan
- Presentation (PowerPoint or PDF)
- Descriptions of families (PDF)
- Images of families (PDF)
These can be downloaded below along with the lesson plan in PDF format.
I was looking for a lesson for my pre-k learners, especially the one wherein I get to show them all kinds of families. One of my students has two moms and I did not want her to feel excluded. This lesson serves the purpose and provides inclusive images and descriptions.