New
New
Year 6

Family trees (non-statutory)

I can identify similarities and differences in humans within a family tree.

New
New
Year 6

Family trees (non-statutory)

I can identify similarities and differences in humans within a family tree.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A family tree is a diagram that shows the relationships between all the people in a family over many generations.
  2. The top level of a family tree is the earliest generation, followed by their children and so on.
  3. Similarities and differences can be identified using observation skills.

Keywords

  • Generation - A generation in a family is all of the people born and living around the same time.

  • Similarity - A similarity is something that two or more objects have in common.

  • Appearance - The way someone or something looks is called its appearance.

  • Physical - Something physical relates to the body.

  • Ancestor - Your ancestor lived in the past and is directly related to you.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that all members on a family tree are related by blood.

Use the examples in the slide deck to illustrate how some members of family trees are related by blood and some have joined the family through partnership.

There are lots of examples of famous cartoon families and their family trees online. These could be shared with pupils to help them understand how family trees are constructed using familiar faces, and are great for spotting shared characteristics between family members.
Teacher tip

Equipment

None required.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these means something that happened before another event?
Correct answer: an earlier event
a later event
a more recent event
a more current event
Q2.
Starting with the oldest, put these family members in order.
1 - grandparents
2 - parents
3 - children
Q3.
If two things have something in common, what does this mean?
There are lots more of them elsewhere.
Correct answer: They are the same in some way.
They are completely different to each other.
They are used by many people.
Q4.
All animals reproduce. Reproduction is when animals …
hunt other animals for food.
move to another habitat.
Correct answer: make offspring.
make a shelter for themselves.
Q5.
Match the family member to their relation to you.
Correct Answer:sibling,a brother or sister

a brother or sister

Correct Answer:parent,a mother or father

a mother or father

Correct Answer:uncle/aunt ,a brother or sister of your parent

a brother or sister of your parent

Correct Answer:cousin,the child of an uncle or aunt

the child of an uncle or aunt

Correct Answer:grandparent,a parent of one of your parents

a parent of one of your parents

Q6.
A physical characteristic is one that relates to …
Correct answer: the body.
the mind.
intelligence.
skills.

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the name for a diagram that shows all the people in a family over many generations?
family chart
Correct answer: family tree
generational chart
generational tree
Q2.
Which generation goes at the top of a family tree?
the youngest generation
the newest generation
Correct answer: the earliest generation
the final generation
Q3.
Which of these people would be at the top of Aisha’s family tree?
Aisha
her parents
Correct answer: her grandparents
Q4.
We can use our skills of __________ to identify similarities and differences between family members.
identification
organisation
generation
Correct answer: observation
Q5.
What is the name for a person who was born in the past and is directly related to you?
Correct answer: ancestor
offspring
generation
infant
Q6.
Which of these statements about family trees is correct?
They are the same shape for every family.
They have the youngest generation at the top.
Correct answer: They show how family members are related to each other.
They include the family pets.