Students explore the concepts of nuclear and extended families using the digital journal provided. They observe the sample layouts and discuss the differences between the two family types.
Students:
- identify members of a nuclear and an extended family;
- identify the meanings of unfamiliar family-related words
- create sentences describing their family members
- share responses on family-related topics
Explore and Create
Students use Apple Photos to select family photos and insert them into the digital journal.
Working individually, students:
- complete the My Nuclear Family page by inserting and labelling family members;
- complete the My Extended Family page by adding extended family members and annotating each relationship; and
- write a simple sentence to describe each family member.
Students then use the Define feature in Pages to check the meanings of unfamiliar family-related vocabulary and add any new words to their vocabulary list.
Share
Students use Voice Memos to record their responses to one of the family-related discussion questions provided in the journal. They are encouraged to express their opinions clearly and support them with reasons.
Selected recordings are shared with the class, followed by a brief discussion and teacher feedback.
Reflect
Students reflect on their learning by responding to the following questions:
- What new family-related words did you learn today?
- Which family member has influenced you the most? Why?
- What is one thing you appreciate about your family?
Students may record their reflections in Pages or share them verbally with the class.
Attach up to 5 files which will be available for other members to download.