Family Tree Activity
Pick-up a free kit at the museum
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| making_a_family_tree_info.pdf |
| pinecones.pdf |
| family_tree_template.pdf |
| adoptive_/donor_family_tree_template.pdf |
| family_tree_pedigree_chart.pdf |
| my_family_hive.pdf |
| interview_questions.pdf |
| records-checklist.pdf |
Genealogy & Family History Resources
Family history, also called genealogy, is a great way to better understand where we come from. Recording your family history may help you learn more about yourself, the people who are special to you, and your heritage. When making your family tree, you can use the templates available or draw your own. You can also include cut-out pictures and be as creative as you want!
Please remember that family tree projects can be triggering for individuals who do not have what is considered a traditional family. They may have a history of trauma, adoption, loss or death. Perhaps they have same sex parents or divorce with remarriage and new family members.
A goal of the family tree activity is to create a project that allows children to explore and celebrate their unique life circumstances and the individuals in their lives that are special to them. The family tree project can be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate diversity, inclusion and the family unit.
Examples of inclusive approaches to the family tree activity:
Please remember that family tree projects can be triggering for individuals who do not have what is considered a traditional family. They may have a history of trauma, adoption, loss or death. Perhaps they have same sex parents or divorce with remarriage and new family members.
A goal of the family tree activity is to create a project that allows children to explore and celebrate their unique life circumstances and the individuals in their lives that are special to them. The family tree project can be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate diversity, inclusion and the family unit.
Examples of inclusive approaches to the family tree activity:
- Create an important people tree: write the name of important individuals in your life in the pinecones, write positive characteristics about them, include friends, teachers, coaches, or people you admire.
- Interview someone about their family history: this person doesn’t have to be related to you. Learning about other people's families is another great way to understand heritage and ancestry.
- Choose a historical figure and research their family tree. You can choose an individual who lived through significant historical events like the Great Depression, the World Wars, etc. This is a great way to give context to historical events.
- A tree is not the only way to depict relationships that are important to us: consider using the Family Hive Template
Cleopatra's Family Tree from "The Famous Family Trees"
by Kari Hauge (Author), Vivien Mildenberger (Illustrator)
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