First graders learn about families — the people who love and care for one another — and how families come in many shapes and sizes, help each other, and share special traditions.
Students will be able to…
Everyone has a family, but no two families are exactly alike. What is a family, and what do families do for each other?
Project this and tap each idea. Have children learn what families are and all the ways they care for each other.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Everyone has a family, but no two are the same — what is a family?
Children investigate.
Children explain.
Children share.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 1 / Family & School).
Compare families and how they change over time.
Describe how family members care for one another.
Explain how people in a family cooperate.
Take informed action.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children do one helpful thing for their family this week and talk about how it feels to help. A printable family sheet is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.