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Articles and Websites

Family Stories     ReadingRockets.org

Family Rituals May Promote Better Emotional Adjustment  
The New York Times   11 Mar 1992

Family Narrative: How Our Stories Shape Us (PDF)  Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association   Nov 1993

In Schools, Family Tree Bends With Times   The New York Times   7 Feb 1999


Family Routines and Rituals: A Context for Development in the Lives of Young Children (PDF)   Infants & Young Children  Vol. 20, No. 4  2007

Make Your Family Stories Come to Life   AARP.com   Aug 2008

Taking My Kids to the Cemetery   Kveller.com   3 Aug 2012
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Storytelling for Children   Child Development Institute   20 Sep 2012

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The Stories That Bind Us   The New York Times   15 Mar 2013
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10 Family Heirlooms to Create Today   Family Tree Magazine   18 Apr 2013
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Storytelling   Kidshealth.org   May 2013
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What Kids Learn From Hearing Family Stories   The Atlantic   9 Dec 2013

Why I Let My Kids Play at the Cemetery   The Huffington Post   2 Dec 2014


Family History: Get It All Down Before It's Too Late   
The Bismarck Tribune   28 Dec 2014 

Family Storytelling Benefits Young Children and Teens   
Scranton Times-Tribune   28 Dec 2014

4 Reasons You Should Study Your Family History   FamilyShare.com

How to Talk to Your Kids About Immigration   Time.com   13 Jan 2015

The 4 Family Stories You Must Save for Your Children   FamilySearch   30 Jan 2015  

Forging Family Bonds Through Storytelling     David C. Dollahite, Ph.D., BYU

Storytelling: A Gift for Your Children     Colorín Colorado

Child Sense: Creating Family Keepsakes   Sun-Sentinel.com   3 Mar 2015

Family Storytelling: Good for Children (and Parents)   PsychologyToday.com

Use Family Photos to Teach Storytelling   The Richmond Register   18 Apr 2015

Resurrecting the Family Reunion   US News and World Report   27 Jul 2015

How to Help Kids Learn With Family Trees   The Brooklyn Reader   5 Apr 2016

How to Make Your Family History Fun For Kids
The Huffington Post UK   27 Jun 2016

Remember Your Roots: Kids and Family History  
The Northwest Indiana Times   6 Oct 2016

21 Activities to Get Your Kids Excited About Family History
LDSLiving.com   11 Jan 2017


Using Keepsakes to Bring Your Family Closer   LegacyProject.org

Family Traditions: Finding Meaning, Joy and Community   ParentMap.com

​Family Tree Kids!   Family Tree Magazine
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Family Tree   LGBTQ Parenting Network   Sherbourne Health Centre of Toronto

Family Tree Maker Educator Resource Page

​Genealogy For Youth   Alberta Genealogical Society

Blogs & Blog Posts

The Genealogy Kids
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School + Genealogy   The Finlay Family

Web Index of Family History Ideas for Children & Teens   The Family Locket

Who's Who in My Family? Lesson Plan Ideas, Family Tree Diagram Activity, and Discussion Questions   The Family Locket

Celebrating Adoption: The "Family Tree" Project   Never a Dull Moment 

A Message to Children: You Belong   The In-Depth Genealogist

Family History for Kids Starts WITH the Kids   Genealogy Gems     

Lesson Plans (Free)

Primary Source Activities for Grades 6-12   U.S. National Archives DocsTeach
Mathematics and Primary Sources: Historic Codes, Ciphers, and Computational Thinking, Part I   Library of Congress (LOC)

Thanksgiving Lessons for Grades PreK-2   Scholastic.com
Thanksgiving Lessons for Grades 3-5   Scholastic.com
Thanksgiving Lessons for Grades 6-8   Scholastic.com

Immigration for Grades K-2   Scholastic.com
Immigration for Grades 3-5   Scholastic.com
Immigration for Grades 6-8   Scholastic.com

We Are Family for Grades PreK-K   Scholastic.com

Ruby Bridges: A Simple Act of Courage for Grades K-2   Scholastic.com

Ruby the Brave for Grades 1-2   Scholastic.com

Sodbusters! for Grades K-2   National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
If You Were a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail for Grades K-2   NEH
Go West: Imagining the Oregon Trail for Grades 3-5   NEH

Stories in Quilts for Grades for Grades K-2   NEH
Family and Friendship in Quilts for Grades K-2   NEH

Eyewitness to History for Grades K-2   NEH

Oral History for Grades 1-3   Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Primary Sources for Grades 1-3   Lower East Side Tenement Museum

​Exploring History: My Life Timeline Activity   FamilyEducation.com
Where You Belong: Census Activity   FamilyEducation.com

Creating a Historic Site for Grades 3-6   Civil War Trust

Civil War Slang for Grades 5-7   Civil War Trust
The Civil War Through a Child's Eye for Grades 3-8   LOC

Discovering Your Heritage for Grades 3-5   Scholastic.com
A Trip to the Homeland for Grades 3-5   Scholastic.com
​Celebrate Your Heritage for Grades 3-5   Scholastic.com

Creating Family Timelines: Graphing Family Memories and Significant Events for Grades 3-5   ReadWriteThink.org

Primary Sources and Personal Artifacts for Grades 3-8   LOC

How Transportation Transformed America: Going to Market for Grades 3-8   LOC

Family Customs Past and Present: Exploring Cultural Rituals for Grades 6-12   LOC

Picture This: Using Photographs to Study the Past for Grades 4-8
Society for American Archaeology (SAA)

Teaching the Concept of the Past for Grades 4-8   SAA

​WWII Lesson Plans for Grades 6-12   American Battle Monuments Commission

Kids as Tour Guides: Integrating Student-Created Media into History Class (9-12)

edSurge

FREE Student Discovery Sets to download from the Library of Congress

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Introduction to Heredity Curriculum from Teach.Genetics   (University of Utah)


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