Activity 1:

"Family Vocabulary
Storytelling"
 Objective:
The objective of this
activity is to reinforce
family-related vocabulary
and improve writing skills
while encouraging
creativity and storytelling.
Materials:
• Paper or notebooks
for each student.
• Pencils, colored
pencils, and
markers for
illustration
(optional).
 Procedure:
p ie c e o f p a p e r o r a n o te b o o k .
eac h stu d en t w it h a b la n k
• Provide a n y fa m il y v o c a b u la ry
a s h o rt sto ry th a t in clu d e s a s m
• Instruct students to w ri te y
v e th a t in v o lv e s d if fe re n t fa m il
y sh o u ld c re a te a n a rr a ti
words as possible. The
mem b ers an d th eir a cti v it ie s.
v e n t c h ara c ters a n d s it u a ti o n s .
y a ll o w in g s tu d e n ts to in
• Encourage creativity b in g s o r im ag e s re la te d to
lu str a te th e ir sto ri e s w it h d ra w
• Optionally, students can il
the narrative. ir c re a ti o n s w it h th e c la s s.
le te, h a v e s tu d e n ts sh a re th e
• Once the stories are comp
 Reflection a n d Sh a ri n g :
in g th e ir sto rie s w it h th e c la s s,
a n ta k e tu r n s s h a r
• Each student c o w th e y
a b u la r y w o r d s th e y u s e d a n d h
including the fa m il y v o c
th e m in to th e n a rr a ti v e .
incorporated o c a b u la r y w o r d s
, a sk th e c la ss to id e n tif y th e v
• After each presen ta ti o n
te x t in w h ic h th e y w e r e u s e d .
a n d d is c u s s th e c o n
in the story 's s to r ie s ,
r o v id e fe e d b a c k o n e a c h o th e r
• Encourage stude n ts to p
o f v o c a b u la r y a n d s to ry te ll in g
highlighti n g th e e ffe c tiv e u se
techniques.
 Activity 2:
"Family Vocabulary Letter
Writing"
 Objective:
The objective of this
activity is to reinforce
family vocabulary and
improve writing skills by
having students write
letters to a family
member.
 Materials:
• Paper and envelopes
for each student.
• Writing utensils.
• Pre-printed address
labels with a family
member's name (e.g.,
"Dear Grandma").
 Procedure:
b e r (e .g ., m o th e r, fa th e r, a u n t,
e n t a s p e c if ic fa m il y m e m
• Assign each stud
th e y w il l w ri te a le tt e r.
uncle) for whom il y m e m b e r. T h e le tt e r
te a le tt e r to th e ir a s s ig n e d fa m
• Instruct students to wri a n d u s e fa m ily -r e la te d
n th e ir li fe , e x p re s s e m o ti o n s ,
should include update s o
vocabulary. b e r' s n a m e to m a k e
s s la b e ls w it h th e fa m il y m e m
• Provide pre-printe d a d d re
y fe e l m o re a u th e n ti c .
the activit .
e c o ra te th e le tt e rs if th e y w is h
• E n c o u ra g e s tu d e n ts to d
re d to th e in te n d e d re c ip ie n ts .
e rs to b e m a il e d o r d e li v e
• Collect the lett
 R e fle c tio n a n d Sh a ri n g :
d , d is c u s s th e w r it in g p ro c e s s
rit te n a n d c o ll e c te
• After the letters are w il y
e m h o w th e y in c o r p o r a te d f a m
with the stu d e n ts . A s k th
t th e y s h a r e d w it h th e ir f a m il y
e ir le tt e r s a n d w h a
vocabulary into th
members. li v e r in g o r
s h a r e th e ir e x p e r ie n c e s o f d e
• If possible, hav e s tu d e n ts
e y r e c e iv e d f r o m th e ir f a m il y
a n y r e s p o n s e s th
mailing the letters and
members.
e f le c t o n th e v a lu e o f e ff e c ti v e
• Encou r a g e s tu d e n ts to r
e m s e lv e s u s in g f a m il y - r e la te d
n a n d e x p re s s in g th
communicatio
vocabulary.