My family names — people who came before me · Classroom

1. Hook

How to do this lesson online

Tap Read the lesson aloud (or a grown-up reads).
Look at the pictures. Follow the numbered steps.
Do the tap-and-try lab on this page. Do not skip it.
Fill the short answers with a grown-up nearby.
Do the quiz. Then teach it back in your own words.

You are at home on a computer or tablet. Everything you need is on this page.

Today's puzzle

Who in your family was born before you? Ask a grown-up to name one!

Then: lab → guided → quiz → teach it back. The lab is the lesson, not a decoration.

2. Teach

What you're learning

Today we learn: My family names — people who came before me.

Standards alignment: C3 Framework D2.His (K-2) · D3 Evaluating Sources (domain-level; works with any state’s standards)

STEM in this lesson

Dates, maps, and sources are data. This week's job: My family names — people who came before me.

Hold onto these

History is what really happened in the past.
Your parents and grandparents lived before you were born.
Family can mean many kinds of families: parents, grandparents, aunts, guardians.

This week’s lesson

Your last name may come from a parent or grandparent.

Old photos and stories are clues about your family's past.

Watch one worked example

Ask: "What is Grandma's name?"
Write it down.
Ask: "Where did she grow up?"
Draw it.
Now I know one fact about my family's past!

Now you try — with me

Ask a family member to tell you one true story from when they were little.

The usual mistake

Thinking history is only about famous people. Your family has history too.

Why this shows up in real life

Knowing family history helps us know who we are.

No classroom teacher today — this page is the lesson. A grown-up sits nearby. Model once, wait 10–20 seconds, then let the child try.

Quick check · from this week’s lesson

Tap the answer that fits. Every item comes from this week’s lesson.

Your work — type it here

Name who, when, and where. Then one cause.

1. Is your parent older or younger than you?

2. The time before today is the

3. Who can you ask about family history? (a family ___)

4. Do all families look the same? (yes or no)

3. Guided practice

Try these with me — type the missing word, then check.

Was your grandparent born before or after you?

History is about the

Can an old photo be a clue? (yes or no)

Reveal the thinking

Ask, listen, write down what is true.

4. Independent practice

Work the set. Check when finished — this is practice (mastery quiz is next).

5. Mastery check

Scored quiz — results save to your gradebook.

A true story, in order

History is what really happened — with a first, a next, and a last. Not a cartoon ending. Today: My family names — people who came before me.

Timeline / map labTap first → next → last. Point to a place if there is one.Know these factsDates and names you can check — flag, family, town, map.Tell the story backOne true sentence in order. A grown-up listens.

Classroom · Today · Gradebook

A grown-up sits nearby. This page is the teacher. A grown-up sits nearby. This page is the teacher.

6. Reflection / teach-back

Teach-back: Explain My family names — people who came before me in your own words. Give one example and name the usual mistake.

Your teach-back