Families of All Shapes and Sizes

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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If you guessed that they are all families, you are correct!

There are all types of families in this world!

• What do you think makes a family?
• Do you think they all have to live together?
• Do they all love and care for one another?
• Do you need parents and children to make a family?

To learn more about the different types of families there are in the world, watch this read-along video of All Kinds of Families by Mary Ann Hoberman.

• Have your ideas about what makes a family changed?

Listen to this fun song from Sesame Street called The Family Song.

• Besides human families, what other creatures have families?

All families help each other, so together you can be strong!

• What can you do to make your family strong?
• Would helping around the house and doing a few chores make your family strong?
• What about being kind to your sibling(s) or parent(s)?

Think of two more ways to help make your family strong before moving on to the Got It? section.