Our Family Tree
Child will understand the relationships and connections in a family and how his grandparents are related to him. (Grandparents are my parents' parents!?) He will also learn how to recognize grandparents and name them from their pictures.
Books:
I Loved You Before You Were Born-- by Anne Bowen
Grandparents are Special--Lucy Mead
Songs:
A Happy Family--LDS Children's Songbook p. 198
I Have a Family Tree--LDS Children's Songbook p. 199
Activities:
Make a Family Tree--On a large piece of paper, trace a tree shape. Work with child to fill in the names of the people in his family. Glue (or draw) pictures of each person in the correct space, starting with child (and siblings.)
Fun with Photos--
1) Look through photo albums and identify pictures of grandparents. Talk about any special names that child calls each family member.
2) Print out matching pictures of each grandparent. Play Memory.
3) Make a book by gluing photos onto index cards. Include grandparents' names, where they live, and something special about them.
Grandparent photo greeting--
For each portrait, purchase a cardboard photo mat, available where picture frames are sold. Give your child a piece of paper cut to fit the frame and ask her to draw a picture of Grandma or Grandpa or both together. Let her decorate the frame with such items as glued-on magazine pictures, yarn or rickrack pieces, or stickers. Tape your child's drawing to the back of the frame so that the picture shows through the opening. Then let her give the portraits to her grandparents on their special day.
Closing:
Remind child that his grandparents are very special people and are important to his family history. They make up the branches of his family tree.
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