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Exploring and Sharing Family Stories
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Unit |
| Estimated Time | Seven 45-minute class sessions, plus time for interviews and writing |
| Lesson Author |
East Palestine, Ohio |
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Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity | September 9
Today is National Grandparents Day.
National Grandparents Day, first proposed in 1970, was officially proclaimed in 1978.
Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | January 28
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.
Students interview a parent or another adult about the Challenger and hypothesize about differences. Students can also write about the Columbia disaster in 2003.
Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity | November 1
Celebrate National Family Literacy Day!
Parents, grandparents, and other family members are invited to the classroom for a family-school reading day.
Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity | August 11
Alex Haley, author of Roots, was born in 1921.
Students explore their own roots by interviewing family members and use their family history to write a fictional account of their roots.
PODCAST EPISODES
Grades K – 5 | Podcast Episode
Explore books that celebrate relationships with grandmothers and learn how even across different cultures a grandmother's love is the same.