Social Studies - 2nd Grade
Standard 1
This activity will provide a place from which to launch a deeper discussion about family relationships and how those relationships can change over time as circumstances change. In discussing what makes a "good" family, students will begin to think about relationships they have read about and then eventually make connections with the ways their own family relates with each other.
2. Develop social skills and ethical responsibility.
5. Understand and use basic concepts and skills.
6. Communicate clearly in oral, artistic, written, and nonverbal form.
Invitation to Learn
Ask the students, “What do you think it takes to make a good family?”
Instructional Procedures
Possible Extensions/Adaptations
As a class, write one summarizing sentence of what makes a good family. Compile
a list of the top five things in good family relationships and the top five
things to not having a good family relationship.
Family Connections
Interview a family member, asking, “What makes our family great?”
Talk to one adult and one child, and write down what they say. Bring it back
to class and assemble a representation of what adults think and what kids think.