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Family Photo Worksheets

10/17/2016

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Identifying and documenting family photos is an important aspect of preserving family history. When I was a kid, I remember looking through photos that my mom had just had developed (at the grocery store!) and I even remember helping her put them into photo albums. Unfortunately, in the age of digital photography, most kids these days do not spend much, if any, time holding and looking at physical prints of photographs, which is a shame because photos are one of the most engaging primary sources that family historians use to document family history.

I created a couple of simple notebooking worksheets that will help elementary-aged kids examine. family photos, and even give them a hand in documenting them. The worksheets are identical, except one is for horizontally-oriented photos and the other is for vertically-oriented ones. Click on each image to be directed to a downloadable PDF. 
Family Photo Documentation FREE Worksheet from GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Document a Family Photo Worksheet
Family Photo Documentation FREE Worksheet from GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Document a Family Photo Worksheet
And, just for fun, I also created a 'Hashtag a Family Photo' worksheet. For young people who use social media apps like Twitter and Instagram, communicating in hashtags is almost like its own language. For those not familiar with them, hashtags are labels put on photos or tweets (using the # symbol) that help classify them and help other people on that network find them.

This worksheet would be a lot of fun at family reunions. Give everyone a copy with the same family photo on it and ask each person to create hashtags. Then, read them aloud to everyone. Social media hashtags can get pretty comical at times, and I think the same thing would happen at a reunion. And this is a great way to engage young people at reunions in a 'language' they can understand and relate to.
Hashtag a Family Photo FREE Worksheet from GrowingLittleLeaves.com
Hashtag a Family Photo Worksheet
You can also download these and other free worksheets from the Growing Little Leaves Printables page.

©2016 Emily Kowalski Schroeder
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    Emily Kowalski Schroeder

    Founder and Author of Growing Little Leaves

    Emily Kowalski Schroeder / Founder and Author of GrowingLittleLeaves.com

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