Lawrence County MO Historical Society

From the National Geographic website comes a lesson plan, targeted to children in grades 3-5 for creating a GENEALOGICAL ATLAS. Use it as a tool to interest your children and grandchildren in your favorite hobby!

Overview:
This lesson asks students to interview their parents or other relatives about what it was like where they grew up. Students will then use outline maps to create “genealogical atlases” that illustrate the places of their ancestry and the activities their relatives and ancestors did in these places.

Connections to the Curriculum:
Geography, social studies, history, genealogy

Connections to the National Geography Standards:
Standard 17: “How to apply geography to interpret the past”

Time: Three to four hours (not including interviews)
Materials Required: Blank Xpeditions outline maps of the world, one for each student, along with Drawing materials

Objectives:
Students will write interview questions to ask their parents or other relatives about the places where they grew up and where their ancestors came from; label maps with the places where their relatives and ancestors came from; and draw pictures on the maps showing the activities their relatives and ancestors did in these places.