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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU SEE THE WORD FAMILY?

FAMILIES COME IN DIFFERENT SIZESFamilies come in different Sizes- single parent families: one family- t wo parent families- grandparents raising children

FAMILIES HAVE DIFFERENT CULTURESCulturesReligionsDress

HOW IS YOUR FAMILY DIFFERENT?

FAMILIES ARE DIFFERENTThey eat different foodsFamilies live in different homes-apartment, town houses, sheltersCelebrate different holidays-Christmas, Hannukkah, Eid, Chinese New Year

FAMILIES ARE ALIKEAll Families love one another

FAMILY VOCABULARYMother

Father

Brother

Sister

Siblings (Brother and SisterAunt, Uncle, CousinGrandparents

ADDITIONAL FAMILY VOCABULARYAdopted: to make a child a legal member of a family

Blended: two or more families

FAMILY TRADITIONSAn activity that your family does a lotWhat Traditions does your family have?

WE WILL BE EXPLORING..-How Families are Different from one another-How Families are Alike-How we can learn more about different types of families

NOW DRAW YOUR OWN PICTURE OF YOUR FAMILYLabel the picture with the family vocabulary