Family

Family

Learning Outcomes

• At the end of the lesson you would be able to:

• Define the terms family and kinship

• Identify and describe the different types of families in our society

• Compare the different family types

Open Ended

In your own words tell me what is a family?

Family

• A family is a group of people, who may live together and are related by blood, marriage or union

Multiple Choice

What is a family?

• A group of people living in the same house.

• A group of people related by blood, marriage or union and living in the same house

• A group of people who are friends and living in the same house.

Do you know what the word kinship means?

Let's find out!

Kinship

• The most basic form of human relationship,

• Your kinship to others comes from blood ties or unions such as marriage or adoption.

Fill in the Blank

It refers to how individuals are related to one another by blood, marriage or adoption.

Types of Families

Let's see if you can identify the following types of families in our Caribbean Society.

Multiple Choice

• Single parent family

• Nuclear Family

• Extended Family

• Sibling Household

Multiple Choice

• Blended/Reconstituted Family

• Sibling Household

• Extended Family

• Nuclear Family

Multiple Choice

• Sibling Household

• Extended Family

• Reconstituted/Blended Family

• Nuclear Family

Multiple Choice

• Single Parent Family

• Nuclear Family

• Extended Family

• Blended/Reconstituted Family

Multiple Choice

• Single Parent Family

• Extended Family

• Blended/Reconstituted Family

• Sibling Household

Family Types

• Nuclear Family- mother, father and their children living together in one household

• Extended family - (larger family) mother, father, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles living in the same household

• Reconstituted/Blended Family- these are families where one or more parents have children from previous relationships

• Single Parent Family - one parent living with his/her child/children

• Sibling Household- parents are absent, older brother or sister take care of younger siblings.

Poll

What type of family do you live in?

• Nuclear family

• Sibling Household

• Single Parent Family

• Extended Family

• Blended Family

Open Ended

Write TWO things you learnt today.

END OF THE LESSON

Thank you for participating.