CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES: Family and Friends
ACTIVITY THREE: Make Your Family Tree

• A Family Tree Picture (download from here)
• A pen or felts
• Names of family members (grandparents, etc.) and birth dates
• Small pieces of Paper and glue (or stickers)

1) Look at the Tod family tree. Click here to Print the blank tree.

2) Fill in your family's names and birth dates on the stickers. Stick these on the tree in the appropriate place.

3) Make it into a poster or put it in a book with the next activity—Genealogy.

• How old are your grandparents? What was happening in the world when they were your age?
• Were they born in Canada or did they immigrate from another country?
• What was happening when your parents were your age? How did they dress?
• Are there names that are passed down through your family for generations?

For Teachers

These activities are meant to supplement your classroom lessons and help to achieve the following Social Studies 5 Learning Outcomes:

• gather and record a body of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
• explain ways people preserve and transmit culture.
• demonstrate an understanding of Canadian culture.
• demonstrate an understanding of why immigrants come to Canada, the challenges they face, and their contributions to Canada.