Pacemaker Pack: Family Fun (Junior) by Teacher Superstore

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Exploring the roles © ReadyEdP ubl i c at i ons •f orr evi ew pur pose sonl y• and traditions within the family. o c . che e r o t r s super

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution.

ISBN 1 86397 570 5

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Contents Teachers’ Notes ................................................................................... Page 4 Student Record Sheet ........................................................................... Page 6 MY FAMILY .......................................................................................... Page 7 FAMILY TYPES ..................................................................................... Page 8 ALL ABOUT ... ..................................................................................... Page 9

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FAMILIES TOGETHER ........................................................................... Page 10 FAMILY RULES ................................................................................... Page 11 DINNER TIME! ................................................................................... Page 12

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THE BIG MOVE! ................................................................................... Page 14 THE MORE THE MERRIER ..................................................................... Page 15

HOW WAS YOUR HOLIDAY? ................................................................. Page 16

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? ...................................................................... Page 17 WHOSE FAULT? ................................................................................. Page 18 FAMILY DETECTIVE ............................................................................. Page 19

© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons MY OWN RULES ................................................................................. Page 22 •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• MY DREAM HOME .............................................................................. Page 23 FAMILIES OF AUSTRALIA .................................................................... Page 20

MY FUTURE FAMILY ............................................................................ Page 21

TAKING AFTER ................................................................................... Page 24

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TRUST SHAPES .................................................................................. Page 26

SPECIAL DAYS .................................................................................... Page 27

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THE WISE ONE ................................................................................... Page 29 THANK YOU SURPRISE ....................................................................... Page 30

FAVOURITE FAMILY RECIPES ................................................................ Page 31 LOOK ALIKES .................................................................................... Page 32 SECRET SWAP ................................................................................... Page 33 A PERFECT POEM ............................................................................... Page 34 FAMILY FUN .................................................................................... Page 35 ANSWERS ......................................................................................... Page 36

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Teachers’ Notes This fully revised series was initially devised as a means of providing extension for students within the regular classroom, whilst catering for the needs of the teacher and providing materials that were designed along educationally sound lines. Although the content and layout for the revised series has been completely updated, the principles behind the series remain the same, using CONTENT LEVELS as a basis for categorising activities. The key to this approach, which we term the appropriate curriculum model, is that students are presented with activities appropriate to their levels of understanding of the content together with their mastery of the requisite higher-order thinking processes. The levels are an adaptation of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, still a widely accepted and valued model of education.

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Below are the Content Levels and Indicators used in this book:

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FINDING OUT: Recalling data, showing understanding through restating or extending ideas.

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Answers factual questions, interprets information, describes or illustrates events.

USING INFORMATION: Using information in a new situation through extending or breaking down concepts being studied. Problem solving based on knowledge gained. Making assumptions.

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CREATING / EVALUATING: Putting together ideas to develop new products, making judgements based on new information. Puts forward theories or original ideas and designs, forms and states opinions on theories.

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Moving Through the Content Levels

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It is important that higher-order activities such as those at Content Level 3 are underpinned with a solid base of knowledge — the tasks and activities aligned with Levels 1 and 2 are designed to establish and expand this. It should never be assumed that students have the requisite content knowledge, but be prepared to advance students quickly to higher-level activities if they demonstrate a sound understanding of the facts and concepts presented in Levels 1 and 2. In considering the structure of this material, it is envisaged that in the heterogeneous classroom situation, the series can be implemented as follows:

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Child Ability Level

Interpretation

M Above Average ____________ Emphasis on Level 2/3 M Average _________________ Emphasis on Level 2 M Below Average ____________ Emphasis on Level 1 Many pages contain activities from more than one level. In this case, the TIME taken on each part will change focus, according to the outline above. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Teachers’ Notes Using the Pacemaker Packs in the Classroom > Promote interest in the theme — set up a classroom learning centre that may contain: • Books and posters; • Models and artefacts; • CD-ROMS; • Art supplies and plenty of writing and drawing paper; • A “theme” table with items brought by students from home.

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> Decide on the approach to the theme that suits you and your students best: • Teacher-directed with the whole class completing teacher-assigned sheets at a specified time (teacher records progress). • Student-directed with students working through materials at their own pace at a specified time (student records progress). • As an interest-based approach with students working from a selection of photocopied worksheets at their own pace (student monitored and recorded). • As supplementary materials to a unit of study.

You may wish to use this series as a Learning Centre, with photocopied sheets displayed in pockets that students can select from, perhaps set up like this:

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Pockets for photocopied Pacemaker sheets.

Instructions for use.

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Before commencing, talk over the activities contained in the book with your class. Encourage students to broaden their thinking to suit the open-ended nature of the upper level activities, helping them to understand that there is not “one correct answer”. Outline a procedure for the activities: • How will students store and present their completed worksheets? (In a file, a booklet, a plastic sleeve.) • How can students work on the contents? (Individually, in pairs, in small groups.) • From where can further research sources be obtained? • What people or organisations might be able to help? • How and when will the sheets be available? / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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How Well Are You Doing?

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.............................. What to do: Each time you finish a sheet, use your ......................... coloured pencils to colour in the balls or spots on the clown. Decide for yourself how well you did and colour the shapes like this: BLUE: For good work

GREEN: I could have done better

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RED: For excellent work

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My Family

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There are lots of different types of families.

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A family is... __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will demonstrate understanding of a family by relating to their own family. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Development, Human Relations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Family Types

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.............................. Families come in many different shapes and sizes. ......................... Draw a picture for each of the families described below:

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Gary lives with his dad and his step-mum. His step-mum and dad have a new baby girl. Gary has a pet dog called Rufus.

Melissa lives with her aunty and stays at her grandmother’s place on the weekends. Her aunty runs a dance school that she goes to on Wednesday afternoons. Melissa is allowed to have a friend stay with her every second weekend.

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Danny was adopted but his adopting parents love him very much. He calls them Mum and Dad. He has twin brothers who are three. Danny’s family lives on a farm.

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grandfather lives in a small house in the family’s back yard. It is crowded and noisy but the family has lots of fun and everyone shares the jobs that need doing.

Related Outcome: Students will understand that there are many different types of family groups. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Natural and Social Systems, Culture. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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All About ...

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.............................. Tell all about ONE person in your family. It might ........................ be Mum, Dad, your sister, brother, grandmother or uncle. Try to write in FULL SENTENCES. All About _________________________________________ (Name) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Appearance (what do they look like?): __________

Likes and Dislikes: __________________________________________

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What is special about them?

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Related Outcome: Students will investigate the characteristics of one chosen family member. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Culture, Investigation. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Families Together Think of some things that your family does together.

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Write three words to describe your FEELINGS when you spend time with your family:

Related Outcome: Students will identify traditions practised by their own family. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Culture, Human Relations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Family Rules

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1] Meal times:___________________________________________ _______________________________________

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Rule Number 1 Be Kind To Each Other

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Why do you have this rule? ________________________________ ____________________________________________________

3] Swimming pool or beach:________________________________

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________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will understand that families have rules to support the health and well-being of family members. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations, Natural and Social Systems. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Dinner Time!

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.............................. Think about what happens in your family at dinner ......................... time. Write answers in the space below. 1] Where do you eat dinner? _______________________________ 2] Who makes the dinner? _________________________________

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3] Who gets the plates and cutlery ready? ____________________

5] Are there any special rules? _________________ ________________________________________

6] Who cleans up? _________________ ______________________________

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Make a CARTOON STRIP showing your family eating dinner. Use speech bubbles to show what each person is saying.

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What would you like for dinner tonight?

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Related Outcome: Students will recount roles and traditions carried out by their families during mealtimes. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Culture; Health and Physical Education - Human Relations; English - Writing. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Busy Bees At Home

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.............................. Family members do different jobs around the home. ........................ Name three people in your family, and write down the jobs that they do. Name: __________

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You have a visitor who would like to help around the house. Write some instructions for a household chore.

2] _____________________________________________________ 3] _____________________________________________________ 4] _____________________________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will identify roles and responsibilities within their own family unit. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment: Resources, Culture. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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The Big Move

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Write what is happening in these pictures.

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5] If you had to move house, how would you feel? ______________ ____________________________________________________ 6] What would you miss the most? __________________________ ____________________________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will explore aspects of family relocation, including their own feelings and ideas. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Time, Continuity and Change; Health & Physical Education - Health of Individuals and Populations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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The More The Merrier Pretend that you live in a VERY big family. Write about what it would be like:

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Watching TV: _____________________________

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Going out: _______________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ On the back of this page, draw a family of TEN watching television. Related Outcome: Students will describe their ideas of what life would be like in a large family. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations; Society and Environment - Culture. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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How Was Your Holiday?

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.............................. Talk to your friend about what their family is like. ......................... What jobs do they do? What rules do they have? What things do they do on the weekend? Pretend that you are going to stay with your friend this weekend. Write an imaginary diary about the things that you did and what it was like.

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FRIDAY NIGHT

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SATURDAY NIGHT

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_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will analyse similarities and differences between two family groups. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Culture; English - Writing. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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What Would You Do?

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.............................. ........................ Anna was really excited. Her best friend had asked her to go to the Wildlife Park on Saturday with her family. “Oh, I’d love to go,” said Anna. “I could take my new camera. I’ll just have to ask my Mum and Dad first.” “Mum,” asked Anna, “Can I go to the Wildlife Park with Sally and her family on Saturday?”

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Related Outcome: Students will consider alternatives to a moral dilemma. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Whose Fault? John and Fiona had just finished their lunch.

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“You can go outside and play now,” said Mum. “Please keep away from the flower seedlings

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“Okay,” said John and Fiona.

“Okay, I’ll try,” said John. “You watch where I throw it this time.”

John threw the ball but it was too high again. Fiona stepped back to catch it and stood right in the middle of the flower seedlings. “Oh, no! Look what’s happened,” said Fiona. “Mum’s flowers are squashed. You shouldn’t have thrown the ball so high.”

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1] Whose fault is it and why?

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2] What should John and Fiona do?

____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ On the back of this page, draw a picture showing what happened next. Related Outcome: Students will consider alternatives to a moral dilemma. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Family Detective

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What can you tell about this family?

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Families of Australia

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DARWIN Barry’s parents work in the army. BRISBANE Jenny’s mum is a doctor. CANBERRA Josie’s mum works for the government. SYDNEY Maria’s dad owns a fruit shop. MELBOURNE Angela’s dad is a teacher. HOBART Sam’s dad is an engineer. ADELAIDE Rebecca’s mum works in the vineyards. PERTH Ryan’s family own a river cruise business.

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.............................. Families live in lots of different places. Use an ......................... ATLAS to find out where these places are and draw a LINE from the boxes to the city on the map.

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Find two people in your class whose family has lived in another Australian city or town. Find these places on the map and mark with a triangle. Related Outcome: Students will investigate various home cities and occupations of families. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Place and Space, Resources. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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My Future Family

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.............................. What would you like YOUR family to be like when ........................ you grow up? Finish these sentences to show your ideas. 1] When I grow up, I would like work as a _____________________

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2] I would have ____ boys and ____ girls.

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What will you look like when YOU are an ADULT? Draw a grown-up you with your future family.

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My Own Rules

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.............................. When you grow up you will make rules for your own ......................... family. Look at the headings below and think of two rules for each area that will make your future family run well. Safety Rules

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Related Outcome: Students will look at the types of rules and consequences that they may have for their future family. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations; Society and Environment - Natural and Social Systems. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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My Dream Home What kind of house would you like to live in with your future family?

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Related Outcome: Students will understand that families live in a variety of different homes to suit their situation and needs. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Place and Space. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Taking After

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.............................. Would you like to be like someone in your family ......................... when you grow up?

I’d like to be like______________________________ Write all the good things about this person that you admire.

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Now think about YOURSELF.

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Write all the good points about yourself that you would like to keep.

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What do you think your parents like most about you? ________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will understand that both physical and interpersonal aspects of individuals are liked by others. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Development, Human Relations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Family Photo Album

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.............................. Ask your parents if you can look at some photos of ........................ when you were growing up. Draw and write about the photos showing your THREE FAVOURITE MEMORIES.

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Trust Shapes

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.............................. Trust means that you know a person will take care of you ......................... and make you feel safe and happy. We trust people in different ways. Write the name of the person in your family that you TRUST for these things in these shapes:

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Who do you trust to tell about a bad dream?

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Trust Triangle In this triangle, write all the people that you TRUST. Related Outcome: Students will understand that different people in their lives are able to help them in different situations. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Special Days

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There are many special days in families. Write down some things that your family does on these special days.

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If you don’t celebrate some of these days, think of some other special days and draw a shape for them on a new sheet of paper.

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Write a story about “My best family event ever”. Related Outcome: Students will understand that special events are shared by families in a variety of ways. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Culture. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Family Tree

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What can you find out about your family? In the family tree below, draw pictures of your grandparents, your parents, uncles and aunts, you and your brothers and sisters. In the lines underneath, write the person’s NAME and the YEAR that they were born.

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Related Outcome: Students will investigate the structure of their own family tree. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Time, Continuity and Change, Investigation. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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The Wise One

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.............................. For homework, interview the OLDEST person in ........................ your family to find out what life was like when they were younger. Listen carefully and write down some notes as you go. 1] Where did you go to school? ___________________

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2] How did you get to school each day? ________ ______________________________________

3] What was your favourite subject in primary school?

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Write down one more question that you would like to ask: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will explore differences between the life of an elderly relative and their own. Subject Area/s: Society and Environment - Investigation, Time , Continuity and Change. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Thankyou Surprise

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.............................. Imagine that you were to give a card and a gift to ......................... someone in your family just for a surprise to say “Thank you for being so special”. Who would you choose to give the gift to? _____________________

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Related Outcome: Students will choose a suitable gift and card message for a loved one. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations; The Arts - Visual Art. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Favourite Family Recipes A page to take home! Many families have a favourite meal that they like to share.

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Look Alikes

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.............................. Who do you look and act most like? If you live with ......................... both your parents, have a go at this to see who you are the “spitting image” of. Put a tick whenever the feature is the same as yours. Feature

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What did you discover? Who are you most like? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Related Outcome: Students will understand that although appearance and personality can be inherited by either parent, some characteristics can be unique to themselves. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Development. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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Secret Swap

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.............................. An alien has landed on Earth and wants you to help him ........................ learn about life on this planet. It has asked you to swap lives for a week. The alien has special powers to make you look like him and make him look like you.

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What are five pieces of ADVICE you would give the alien so that he can fit into your family without anyone noticing anything different?

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Related Outcome: Students will show how each family is unique in terms of members, rules and traditions. Subject Area/s: Health and Physical Education - Human Relations, Natural and Social Systems. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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A Perfect Poem

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.............................. In the space below, write an ACROSTIC poem about ......................... families: F __________________________________________________

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Family Fun Try these quick ideas for looking at families in the classroom.

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• Write a report about a parent’s job. Interview them about what they do, visit their workplace if you can. Invite the parent in to talk to the class about what they do or take photos and make a display poster. • Find out about your own milestones when growing up and make a cartoon booklet about the major events in your life. • Find out about anyone in the class that speaks a different language at home. Ask them to teach you some words. • Survey class to find out how many brothers and sisters they have. Find a way of graphing this (there are many different ways). • Have a special afternoon where each student has the opportunity to teach a game or a song that they play with their family.

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• Each child in the class traces back until they find another country that one of their ancestors comes from. They learn some facts about the country, wear clothing if possible and bring in a dish from that country to celebrate an “International Family Day”. • Have each student bring in a baby photo and have a “Who’s who?”guessing competition. The student who guesses the most right wins a prize. • Study local road maps by locating where students live in the neighbourhood. Trace pathways from one house to another. • Each student writes a short passage about an event they experienced with their family. Swap with a partner, who has to draw a careful illustration of the event. The better the description, the better the illustration. Encourage this to be a “judgement free” lesson. • Make a collage page for each member of the family by cutting out pictures that represent them. Join all pages together to make a large poster that shows the whole family. • Find out something new. Write five questions that you would like to ask each member of the family. Record your findings in a “reporter’s notebook” and then choose one member to write an interesting article about.

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Answers Page 14 - THE BIG MOVE! Write what is happening in these pictures. 1. The house has been sold and boxes are being taken to the moving van. 2. The car is going and the family is waving goodbye to the neighbour. 3. The furniture is being unloaded at the new house.

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Why do families have to move house? • Work location of parents moves. • Can afford bigger and better house. • Can no longer afford house. • Parental separation. • Change of scene/new life for family.

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Page 19 - FAMILY DETECTIVE Two possible facts about each family member:

Prepares food/drinks for the family. Does some sort of exercise. Probably works in an office or business. Likes to read the paper. Likes to play/wear costumes. Can get dirty sometimes. Likes cats. Goes to ballet lessons.

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Families live in lots of different places. Use an ATLAS to find out where these places are and draw a LINE from the boxes to the city on the map.

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Page 34 - A PERFECT POEM The fairy tale families are: 1. Cinderella and her wicked stepsisters. 2. Jack and his mother (and beanstalk). 3. Jack and Jill.

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