### Lesson Plan: The Family
**Subject:** Home Economics
**Grade Level:** Junior Secondary 1
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Topic:** The Family
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#### Objectives:
1. **Cognitive:** Students will understand the concept of the family, its types, and its functions.
2. **Affective:** Students will appreciate the importance of family in their lives and the roles of family members.
3. **Psychomotor:** Students will be able to create a family tree and identify the various roles of family members.
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#### Materials:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Projector and laptop (optional)
- Chart papers and markers
- Handouts with family tree templates
- Glue, scissors, colored pencils, and ruler
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#### Lesson Procedure:
1. **Introduction (10 minutes)**
- **Greetings and Attendance:** Take attendance and ensure everyone is settled.
- **Ice Breaker:** Ask students to share briefly about their family (e.g., how many members, one interesting fact about their family).
2. **Lesson Presentation (20 minutes)**
- **Definition of Family:** Use simple language to explain that a family is a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- **Types of Families:**
- Nuclear Family
- Extended Family
- Single-Parent Family
- Blended Family
- **Functions of a Family:**
- Emotional support
- Economic provision
- Socialization
- Reproduction
- **Roles within the Family:**
- Parents' roles (protection, guidance, provision)
- Children's roles (obedience, chores, love)
- Extended family roles (extra support and wisdom)
3. **Activity: Creating a Family Tree (20 minutes)**
- Distribute handouts with templates of a family tree.
- Instruct students to draw their family tree, using chart papers, markers, and colored pencils.
- Encourage students to include their immediate and extended family members and to write down one role or function of a family member.
4. **Discussion and Reflection (10 minutes)**
- Allow students to present their family tree to the class.
- Facilitate a discussion on the different types of families and the various roles members play.
- Encourage students to reflect on how they contribute to their own families.
5. **Conclusion and Evaluation (5 minutes)**
- Summarize the key points of the lesson.
- Ask a few review questions, such as:
- What are the types of families?
- What are some functions of a family?
- Name one role of a family member.
- Provide positive feedback and correct any misconceptions.
6. **Assignment (5 minutes)**
- Instruct students to interview an elder family member and write a short paragraph about their experiences and family roles.
- Hand out a worksheet for students to complete at home, reinforcing the day's lesson.
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#### Assessment:
- Observation during the activity and class discussion.
- Evaluation of the family tree project.
- Review and feedback on the homework assignment.
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#### Follow-Up:
- In subsequent lessons, delve deeper into topics like family relationships, conflict resolution, and family health and safety.
- Encourage students to share their interviews in the next class.
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This lesson plan incorporates cognitive learning through information delivery, affective learning through reflection on personal experiences, and psychomotor learning through the creation of a family tree. It aims to provide a holistic understanding of the family while engaging students actively.