Exploring Family History Worksheet
Students use this worksheet to plan how they will find out more information about their family histories. This worksheet was created to support Lesson 8 of a Family History Foundation unit.
It features age-appropriate and practical ideas for students to engage in to learn more about their family history.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to identify the people in our family, e.g. mother, father, grandparent, where they were born and raised and the relationships between family members.
- We are learning to identify how stories of families and the past can be shared, e.g. photographs, books, toys, medals, jewellery, artwork, stories, museums.
Curriculum alignment
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The people in their family, where they were born and raised, and how they are related to each other
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8.4
Who the people in their family are, where they were born and raised and how they are related to each other
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8.4
How the stories of families and the past can be communicated, for example, through photographs, artefacts, books, oral histories, digital media and museums
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Who the people in their family are, describe where they were born and raised and how they are related to each other and how their stories are communicated and shared
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Differences in family structures of families and the role of family groups today, and what they have in common and how these have changed or remained the same over time
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Sequence significant events about personal and family history to create a chronological narrative
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.