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K-12 Sample Topics: Family Life

by Stefano Lariccia last modified 2005-04-29 12:22

 

 

Topics

  • Family members and relationships

  • Family activities:birthdays, special occasions, holidays, family gatherings

 

Suggested Activities

Students are asked to:

  • Do ord puzzles to reinforce vocabulary;

  • Draw and describe things related to their month of birth

  • Conversation about  names and data of your family

  • Label family members in a drwaing or in a photo

  • Make a card (holiday/thank you card) in Italian and adress it to a family member

  • Create a family tree, labeling members in Italian

  • Stating the relationship of one member to another given an Italian family tree

  • Culture Components

    • Celebration of  “L’ Onomastico”

    • Spending holidays with family

    • The traditional method of naming children in a family

    • The tradional role a woman plays in the family

    • Family and the principle meal of the day

    • Importance of grand parents and godparents