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

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_______________

My Parents

 

Father_______________

 

Mother______________

My Grandparents

Grandfather__________

 

Grandmother_________

My Brothers/ Sisters

 

______________

 

______________

 

_______________

Grandfather__________

 

Grandmother_________

3. Helping pupils explore their past

Resource 2: Another kinship chart