Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
ways in which individuals and families differ and are the same
Elaboration
- Sample topics:
- similarities and differences could include physical characteristics (e.g., hair, skin colour, eyes), cultural characteristics (e.g., language, family origins, food and dress), and other characteristics (e.g., preferred activities, favourite books and movies, pets, neighbourhood)
- different types of families (nuclear, extended, step-families, adoptive and biological, same-sex, single-parent, etc.)
- comparison of families in the past and present (e.g., families in your grandparents’ time compared with present-day families)
- Key questions:
- What is the definition of a family and an individual?
- What types of roles and responsibilities exist in families?
keywords
ways in which individuals and families differ and are the same