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Informational
Families
This excerpt explains that families are defined by love, caring and sharing, not the number or gender of its members.
November 7, 2014
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What is a Family?
This lesson provides a framework that will help students talk about their own and others’ families in safe, caring ways.
July 10, 2017
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Family Restaurant
In this film, the debates surrounding same-sex marriage are illustrated when a ketchup bottle wants to be with a mustard bottle. Picky, the toothpick dispenser, resists such an idea because it flies in the face of tradition.
July 8, 2014
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Teaching About Differences in Families
On a recent rainy afternoon, our 20 kindergarteners were kept indoors for playtime. I stood near a group of four children stringing beads for bracelets and necklaces. Levi explained he was making a bracelet for his daddy. The child next to him, Catherine, blurted out angrily, “I hate daddies!” Levi searched for words, looked at Catherine and asked, “Why do you hate daddies?” He repeated it a few times. “I don’t have a daddy,” Catherine replied. “I hate daddies.”
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Among Family
Among participants in our roundtable discussions, family moments represented some of the greatest difficulties.
July 17, 2009
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Family Engagement
Most teachers have a technique or two in their back-to-school tool kits for introducing themselves to families and taking those first steps to engage parents and other caregivers in the classroom and the student learning process. And yet, family engagement is a year-long process.
July 6, 2009
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“Families Are Such an Asset”
In this interview, TT Award Winner Liz Kleinrock talks about the steps she takes at the beginning of the school year to connect with her students’ families and how she builds those relationships throughout the year.
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For the Love of All Families
When I was in elementary school, it was common to overhear adults say that children were from “broken homes” if they lived with a single mom or dad or sometimes with grandparents. One of those families belonged to my friend Ellie, who lived with her mom. So I asked my father, a Congregational minister, why some people thought Ellie’s family was broken? Dad gently explained that strong families, Ellie’s included, have three characteristics: love, connectedness and commitment.
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Toolkit for Meet the Family
Family visits can be helpful for teachers and students, yet it can be hard to figure out how to incorporate them. This team professional development activity gives teachers a chance to determine how family visits might work in their school context.
