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How are our families the same and different?Every family is the same and different in some way. Look at this family photo.

How many people in the family?

How many children?

How many adults?

How many pets?

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How is this family the same and different from your family?2

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Count how many people in each child’s family.3

I’m Neesha. I live with my

sister and dad.

I’m Sarah. I live with my two

brothers, mum and nana.

I’m Harry. I live with my mum and dad.

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These block towers show how many people there were in each child’s family. This is called a block graph.

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brother

brother

mum

nana

me

sister

dad

meme

dad

mum

Match the children to each block tower.

How are the families the same or different?

Neesha

Sarah

Harry

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We can find out how families in our class are the same or different.

In a small group, describe your family.

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Take turns to talk and listen.

Count how many in each friend’s family.

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Build a block tower for your family.

Join your towers to make a small group block graph. You can use any kind of blocks.

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Olivia Noah Andy

How are your families different?

How are your families the same?

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Draw your group’s block graph. Write your name in the first box.7

Me:

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A person younger than eighteen is a child. A person older than eighteen is an adult. Draw a family with adults and children.

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How many children?

How many adults?

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Jay lived with his mum, dad, one brother and gran. Then his mum had triplets. How many in his family now?

Draw your answer.

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Think of a different way to compare families. For example, has pets or speaks English at home.

Write your idea and then do a tally of your class.

Yes No

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