Our Families (Grade 1) is designed to provide practical information about family members and their interdependence. This program is delivered as a series of five 30-minute activities recommended for students in grade one. The self-contained program kit includes detailed activity plans for the volunteer and materials for 30 students.

ACTIVITIES	KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
One:Our Families The students better understand what a family is by studying a poster. They discover how people in a family are alike and different and how they work together to make the place where they live a good place to live.	Identify what a family is Recognize how people live and work together in a family
Two:Our Families’ Needs and Wants The students become aware that all families must have food, clothing, and shelter to live, and they begin to understand the difference between a want and a need.	Explain the difference between a want and a need
Three:Finding Our Families’ Needs and Wants The students use a floor map to discover where members of a family would go to obtain their wants and needs.	Interpret map symbols Place various symbols for business and services on a map Recognize how family members depend on businesses to provide their wants and needs
Four:Our Families’ Jobs The students learn how jobs provide for family members’ wants and needs. They draw pictures of family members doing their jobs.	Review the difference between a want and a need Identify places where people work
Five:Our Families’ Tools The students learn about important skills people need for the workforce. They identify and describe some common tools and associate each with the skills it requires.	Become familiar with the meaning of tools and skills Recognize that jobs require such skills as reading, writing, using numbers, and listening
CONCEPTS business • economic incentives • economic institutions • employment • family • human resources • interdependence • jobs • money • scarcity • skills • tools • wants & needs • work	SKILLS analyzing information • decision making • differentiating • following directions • listening responsively • map reading • matching • recognizing & interpreting various symbols • teamwork