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Hi Everyone!

Welcome to my text set! I have chosen 5 children books within the theme of 'family structures' (4 fictional and 1 juvenile nonfiction). I have happily chosen: A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary, All Kinds of Families by Anita Ganeri, My Family, Your Family, Our Family by Emma Carlson Berne, My Family, Your Family by Lisa Bullard, and All Kinds of Families by Martha E.H. Rustad. Within all these recent and diverse children books, I noticed a common  theme of accepting differences between every family. As a bunch, they promote the idea that although families may appear different, the most important purpose is that families are there to help, support, and love one another. I chose the theme of 'family structures' because I believe children should be aware that not all families look the same and that's completely ok. Many kids whom I work with assume that a family strictly looks like one mom, one dad and siblings. I believe children should be able to have a conversation with their classmates/ friends and possess the awareness in order not to offend anyone. This text set will allow me to teach students the different appearances of a family and show how unique it can be. I intend to place a positive light on this subject matter and encourage open-mindedness in todays youth.

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All Kinds of Families by Martha E.H. Rustad is a Juvenile Nonfiction book, published in 2019. Each page introduces a different family with a unique structure of how they are made. The author introduces every new family by stating "this family has..." In accordance to the text, real life, diverse photos are presented. All in all, the message of this book is that families all look different and hold important values and traditions, but the most important thing is that they love, support, and take care of each other.

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1) Family
2) Foster Parent
3) Step mom/ step sibling
4) Different
5) Love
6) Care
7) Parents
8) Help
9) Important
10)Together
11) Home
12) Shares

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1) Class Scavenger Hunt- find a classmate who...

-Has a big family
-Has a small family
-Celebrates a special holiday
-Lives with a sister or brother
-Lives in two different homes
-Visits family from far away
-Helps their family with each of their needs
-Takes care of their family :)

Students will then come back together as a whole group and share out loud about what they found interesting about their classmates and this experience.

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1st Grade:

1R9: Make connections between self
and text (texts and other people/world)

1SL1: Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse peers and
adults in small and large groups and
during play.

1SLd: Consider individual differences when
communicating with others.

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My Family, Your Family by Lisa Bullard is a children's book published in 2015. This book outlines the acceptance of different aspects of the word "family" as it might not only be people who you are related to through blood or live with all the time. The author promotes the idea that "different" can be a good thing through the main character, Makayla, as she explores different family structures through her family and friend's family. Makayla gains insight through her mom as she teaches her that family is what makes you feel important, loved and cared for.

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Make a poster!
What is one "great" thing about your family?

I will create a list of some ideas from students thoughts on chart paper to give them ideas of what to write and draw. Students' posters will be large so they're are expected to incorporate a great deal of details in their drawings. Crayons, colored pencils, and paint will be provided for all. When their posters are completed, it will be hung up around the room so students get an idea of how many different aspects of families can be considered special and great.

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1) Family
2) Divorced
3) Adopted
4) Step dad/step sister
5) Love
6) Care
7) Special
8) Born
9) Important
10) Different
11) Languages
12) Change
13) Great

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My Family, Your Family, Our Family by Emma Carlson Berne is fictional children's book published in 2018. This book is touches on the topics of how all families can be made of different people. However, the most important concept is that families care and love for each other and are very special people in our lives despite what they look like.

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Students and teacher will practice a sing along to the book in the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" rhythm. Then having students find a partner and try to sing about their own families and how they might look or what they might do for them. At the end of this, students will share aloud what their partners family looks like and what they do for each other. Students will also be required to engage in various conversations about each other's families and ask questions.

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1) Caring
2) Different
3) Family
4) Elsewhere
5) Special
6) People
7) Home
8) Share

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1) Family
2) Special,
3) "Moms"
4) Alike
5) Heart
6) "Dads"
7) Children

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A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary is a fictional children's book published in 2016. The book opens up with a teacher asking her students what makes their families special. Each page displays a picture and quote of what that students reveal about their own family. The overall message of this book is that every student's family was different but the same in many ways because they live with people who truly love them.

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All Kinds of Families by Anita Ganeri is a fictional children's book published in 2020. In this book, all kinds of ways to make a family is introduced. Every family structure may look different. For instance, not every family will have a mom dad, sister and brother, they instead might live with two moms or two dads or just one parent. They might have parents who are split up and live at two different homes or have a step dad or step mom. Some children are adopted or live with a foster family. Not only can families appear different, they may enjoy partaking in different activities and traditions as well. This book also introduces the concept of families changing over time and that there is no such thing as a "normal family."

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First, starting a class discussion about different kinds of families including my own family and drawing out how my family appears. Next, I will have students bring in photos of their families and the various activities they partake in together (I will also bring in and share photos of my own family). Students will then create their own FAMILY TREE with those photographs and drawings of their own!

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1) Family
2) Foster Family
3) Divorce
4) Adopted
5) Homesick
6) Partner
7) Celebrate
8) Feelings
9) Loved
10)Step dad/mom
11) Different

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Draw a picture of what makes your family so special and share with your table partner(s). Students will be asked to rotate around the table until everyone had a chance to view pictures. Next, they will make a chart of what looked the same or different compared to their own families (pictures and singular words can be included rather than using complete sentences).

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1st Grade:

1W4: Create a response to a text,
author, theme or personal experience
(e.g., poem, dramatization, artwork, or
other).

1SLd: Consider individual differences when
communicating with others.

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1st Grade:

1SL6: Express thoughts, feelings, and
ideas clearly, using complete sentences
when appropriate to task, situation, and
audience.

1W6: Develop questions and participate
in shared research and explorations to
answer questions and to build
knowledge.

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1st Grade:

1SL1a: Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse peers and
adults in small and large groups and
during play.

1SL5: Create or utilize existing visual
displays to support descriptions to clarify
ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

1SLd: Consider individual differences when
communicating with others.

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1st Grade:

1SLd: Consider individual differences when
communicating with others.