“Suggests that teachers use genealogy as a way of increasing student interest in history.”

“These activities have been designed to be used as part of a unit that focuses on twentieth-century American history...Grade Levels: 5-9” Includes resources and biographical sketch interview questionnaire.

Order from School Library Media Activities Monthly, 17 E. Henrietta St., Baltimore, MD 21230.

“Discussion of sharing family remembrances highlights children’s book that focus on memories, remembering, keepsakes, and special places. An annotated list of 35 picture books is provided that includes suggestions for student activities.”

Order from School Library Media Activities Monthly, 17 E. Henrietta St., Baltimore, MD 21230

“Argues that family stories encourage students to learn more about their heritage, acquire and refine literacy skills, and develop greater respect for the multicultural differences that make the students unique. Discusses starting with childrenÍs literature, collecting stories, sharing aloud, preserving the stories through writing, and celebrating authorship.”

Order from International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Rd., P. O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139. Cost: $6.00.

Teacher describes how he located information about his multicultural heritage.

Send to 40 Richards Ave., Norwalk, CT 06854. No fee.

Provides reasons for young adults to engage in family research; listing of general sources and research facilities.

Send to Illinois State Library, 300 South Second St., Springfield, IL 62701-1796. No fee.

Lynette Holloway, "In Schools, Family Tree Bends With Times," (The New York Times), New York, NY, 7 Feb. 1999 p.1

 

This article relates the purpose of family history as making the social studies course more relevant to the life of the student. It describes the advantages of family history, social historical topics and family history, oral history as a technique in doing family history, class procedures for the family history project, and an appendix with suggested topics and questions, as well as references.

Order from UMI ProQuest Direct or ask librarian to order. http://www.umi.com/proquest. 1-800-521-3042 or 1-800-521-0600, ext. 3781. Cost: $11.32.

“Describes a four-part writing project that requires students to write about family memories and recent history, literature and folklore of their family heritage, migration patterns that brought their people to the United States, and their reflections on all of these areas. Shows how the project involves research, computer skills, and cooperation with family.”

Write to the National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Lenyon Rd., Urbanan, IL 61801-1010.

Audrae Turner Mathis, "Show and Tell," Ancestry Magazine Archive, Vol. 17, no 6 (November/December 1999).

"Implemementation of teaching family history research in the elementary school.

"Online: <http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/68.asp>

 

Includes a listing of picture book titles about families and communities as well as listing family and community history activities.

“Maintains that as students develop, they can begin to acquire the skills of historians by investigating not only the facts of history but the human motivations, the why of history. Provides recommended resources for helping student construct historical meaning, local historical and community resources, and for family history.“

Write to National Council for Social Studies, 3501 Newark St., NW, Washington, DC 20016-3100. No fee.

“Discussion of genealogy focuses on material available for young people ... social influences ... maintenance of personal journals or diaries in elementary and secondary schools...list of books and nonbook materials....”

Write to Cahners Publishing Co., 249 W. 171th St., New York, NY 10011-5300. No fee.