Kidlink's Who-am-I? program workshop: Welcome Parent and Community Input...

Welcome Parent and Community Input...

Many of the lessons in the "Who Am I?" modules contain activities where students are encouraged to interact with parents and community members to gather information. After examining the module contents, brainstorm - then make a plan to contact parents, community agencies and organizations who would be willing to visit school and speak to your class or perhaps address the student body during an assembly on topics within the program. Parents are often a great resource and are willing to come to school and share their experiences or expertise.

The table below displays suggested activities within "Who Am I?" where students interact with parents or community members.

Who Am I?

Ask an elderly relative in your family what were the favorite names used when he or she was a child and make a list of those names. Interview your parents and ask them how your name was given. Who decided and why? Invite persons with different occupations to visit your school and talk about their work.

Where Do I Live?

Talk to mom, dad, extended family members, neighbors and friends and gather recipes that are specific to your region. Interview an older person in your family or community and ask them to tell you about their home when they were your age.

What Are My Rights?

Talk to you parents and make a list of your childhood illnesses and when you had them. Make a booklet about your 'Medical History' and write about how you were taken care of and how you felt when you were sick. Ask to speak to community groups about your 'What Are My Rights?' project.

My Friends and Family

Invite an elder in the family of one of your classmates to talk to the class about being an older member of the family. Make a survey about how much it costs to provide for an average family in one week in your class. Talk to your parents and make a list of all expenses including food, mortgage, phone, insurance, car, petrol, movie, sweets etc. Create a Family Recipe Book for your family by collecting favorite recipes in your family.

What Are My Roots?

Begin to gather information for your Family Tree by asking relatives for names, birthdates and birthplaces of members of your family. Invite someone from your family to come to school and share a special talent they have. If there are bankers in your family they might talk to your class about a career in banking. If there are farmers in the class they might explain the challenges of living off the land and how it has changed or stayed the same over the years. Survey your family members and graph the careers that have been chosen by members in your family.

Virtual Vacation

If any of you know someone in the travel industry you might like to invite them to the school to tell you about what to show your visitors. If you live in a town you can ask the mayor or perhaps a mom or a dad could come to the school to talk about your area.

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Who Am I? Ask an elderly relative in your family what were the favorite names used when he or she was a child and make a list of those names. Interview your parents and ask them how your name was given. Who decided and why? Invite persons with different occupations to visit your school and talk about their work.	Where Do I Live? Talk to mom, dad, extended family members, neighbors and friends and gather recipes that are specific to your region. Interview an older person in your family or community and ask them to tell you about their home when they were your age.	What Are My Rights? Talk to you parents and make a list of your childhood illnesses and when you had them. Make a booklet about your 'Medical History' and write about how you were taken care of and how you felt when you were sick. Ask to speak to community groups about your 'What Are My Rights?' project.
My Friends and Family Invite an elder in the family of one of your classmates to talk to the class about being an older member of the family. Make a survey about how much it costs to provide for an average family in one week in your class. Talk to your parents and make a list of all expenses including food, mortgage, phone, insurance, car, petrol, movie, sweets etc. Create a Family Recipe Book for your family by collecting favorite recipes in your family.	What Are My Roots? Begin to gather information for your Family Tree by asking relatives for names, birthdates and birthplaces of members of your family. Invite someone from your family to come to school and share a special talent they have. If there are bankers in your family they might talk to your class about a career in banking. If there are farmers in the class they might explain the challenges of living off the land and how it has changed or stayed the same over the years. Survey your family members and graph the careers that have been chosen by members in your family.	Virtual Vacation If any of you know someone in the travel industry you might like to invite them to the school to tell you about what to show your visitors. If you live in a town you can ask the mayor or perhaps a mom or a dad could come to the school to talk about your area.