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Different Types of Families

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Explain that families come in many different sizes
  • 2Tell the difference between a large family and a small family
  • 3Understand that all families share love and care
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Mini Lesson

Have you noticed that your friends' families look different from yours? That is perfectly normal — families come in all shapes and sizes!

What makes a family?

  • A family is any group of people who love and care for each other.
  • Example: Two parents and one child is a family, and so is a grandparent raising a grandchild.
  • What matters most is not the size of the family, but the love inside it.

Large families

  • A large family has many members — parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins may all live together or spend a lot of time together.
  • There may be three or more children, or grandparents living in the same home.
  • Large families can feel busy and lively!

Small families

  • A small family has fewer members — for example, one parent and one child, or two parents and one child.
  • Small families can feel close and quiet.
  • Both large and small families are equally wonderful.

All families share the same things

  • No matter the size, all families share love, care, and support.
  • Every family has its own special way of doing things.
Large family and small family comparisonTwo side-by-side scenes: on the left a large family of six stick figures labeled Large Family, on the right a small family of three stick figures labeled Small FamilyLarge FamilyGrandpaGrandmaDadMomChildChild6 membersSmall FamilyParentChild2 members
Side-by-side comparison — a large family of six (including grandparents and two children) on the left, and a small family of two (one parent, one child) on the right
All families share love, care, and supportThree cards showing what all families share: Love, Care, and Support, with hearts and iconsAll Families Share…LoveFamilies caredeeply foreach member.CareMembers lookafter oneanother.SupportFamilies helpeach othergrow and shine.Big or small — every family is special!
Three cards showing that all families — big or small — share Love, Care, and Support
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Ask yourself: "Is my family large or small? What makes my family special? How is it the same as or different from a friend's family?

Vocabulary
Family
A group of people who love and care for each othere.g. My family is small but loving.
Large family
A family with many memberse.g. A large family has aunts and cousins all together.
Small family
A family with few memberse.g. My small family is just my mom and me.
Member
A person who is part of a groupe.g. My grandma is a family member.
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