This Is My Family Level 9-11

This Is My Family explores a child's personal family history, beginning with his great grandfather and moving through generations to his current family. The narrative is told in first person and uses both historical black-and-white photos and colour photographs to support understanding of how families change over time. With labelled family trees and a glossary of key vocabulary, this book encourages children to consider their own family heritage and cultural background. It uses compound words (e.g. grandmother, sometimes) and plurals to reinforce early grammar, while family-specific language such as father, grandparents, and daughters help build a rich vocabulary around relationships. Aligned with the anchor text Discovering My World, it helps children recognise that people come from many places and have different stories to tell. The book encourages empathy, respect for diversity, and connection to personal identity through literacy.

Educational Benefits:

• Promotes cultural awareness and understanding of family heritage.
• Supports vocabulary development through compound words and family terms.
• Encourages chronological thinking and sequencing using family history.
• Builds connections between personal experience and broader social history.

Classroom Ideas:

• Have students create and present their own family trees.
• Use historical vs modern photo comparisons to discuss how families change.
• Write short narratives or interviews about family traditions.
• Discuss the concept of family across cultures using visual aids and shared stories.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 5+
• Book dimensions: 20cm x 15cm; 12 pages
• No small parts; encourages supervised discussion around family and identity