Resource 1: Kinship chart

Teacher resource for planning or adapting to use with pupils

A kinship chart shows how each person is related or connected to the others and their family or community. Different cultures have different ways of describing relatives.

Below is a simple kinship chart for Zambia.

Me

My Parents

My Grandparents

Father________Grandfather________
Grandmother________

My Brothers/ Sisters

________

________

________

Mother________Grandfather________
Grandmother________

3. Helping pupils explore their past

Resource 2: Another kinship chart