See the power of sharing family stories
Family Stories Lesson Plan
Grades: 6-12
Time: From 45 minutes to multiple class periods
Subjects: History, Language Arts, Art, Media Literacy, Holocaust
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Social awareness, Relationship skills
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Grades: 6-12
Time: From 45 minutes to multiple class periods
Subjects: History, Language Arts, Art, Media Literacy, Holocaust
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Social awareness, Relationship skills
*Click for more on Social and Emotional Learning
We're All a Part of History
Give your students the opportunity to learn about their own history.
Students will gather stories and photos from a family member or another subject. They will interview their subject about a transformative life experience. For example, maybe someone immigrated to the United States from another country, or lived through a war, or was a victim of discrimination. The experience may have even been a positive one; the only criterion is that the experience was life changing.
In delving into their family stories, students will be able to learn more about their own lives, and see that many of us have common experiences, and that we are all a part of history.
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