Students can create a mini-book about the members of their family. On a piece of cardstock or computer paper, have students draw a picture or attach a photograph of a family member, write that family member's name and include a sentence about that person. Include a page for each person in the child's household and any grandparents or aunts and uncles the child wants to include. Staple the paper together or place it in a report cover to form a book and allow children to draw a cover.
To the tune of the children's song "Frere Jacques," sing the following verses: "I love mommy/I love mommy/Yes, I do; Yes, I do/And my mommy loves me/Yes, my mommy loves me/Loves me too; loves me too." Replace the word "mommy" with "daddy," "sister," "brother," "grandma" or "grandpa" to sing about other family members.
Give each child a sheet of construction paper and a stack of magazines. Have the children cut out pictures of activities they like to do with their families and glue them onto the construction paper to create a collage. Students should fill the entire piece of construction paper with the pictures. Also, ask parents to bring extra copies of photographs that can be cut up to add to the collages.
Provide each child with a tree shape made out of green and brown construction paper. Give children a red apple made from construction paper for each member of their family. Have them glue a photo of the family member in the middle of the apple and write the family member's name. Glue the apples on the tree. On the trunk of the tree, write the family's last name vertically.
Read a variety of books about families. Some suggestions include any version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Love Is a Family" by Roma Downey, "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera B. Williams and "The Family Book" by Todd Parr. Discuss the different types of families with children and ask them to compare the families in the books to their own families.