CLASS : 2 SUBJECT : EVS TOPIC : MY FAMILY

Family : A family is a group of people who are related to each other .

Members of a family : Father Mother Children Grand father Grand mother Uncle Aunt Cousins etc….

Relationship :

Father’s father - Grand father Father’s mother - Grand mother Mother’s father - Grand father Mother’s mother - Grand mother Father’s /mother’s brother - Uncle Father’s / Mother’s sister - Aunt Cousins - Uncle’s / Aunt’s children Niece - Daughter of one’s brother /sister Nephew - Son of one’s brother / sister

Types of family : 1 . Small family ( Nuclear family ) :

* A family with parents and one or two children is called small family. * Child lives with his father, mother and a brother/ sister. This is a small family. * Small family is a happy family .

* Small family is also known as nuclear family.

2. Big family : * A family with parents and more than two children is called large family * Child lives with his father, mother, sisters and brothers.

3. Joint family : * Child lives with his mother, father, brother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt and cousins is called joint family .

Importance of family : We get everything from the family . Our parents gives us food, toys, send us to school and take great care of us. We must listen to our parents and elders. We can help them by doing work like dusting, watering plants taking care of grandparents.

Match the following :

1 . Grand father - father’s brother

2. Cousins - mother’s father

3. Uncle - uncle’s and aunt’s children

4. Grand mother - mother’s sister

5. Aunt - happy family

6. Small family - father’s mother

About your family :

1 . How many members are there in your family ?

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2 . Write name of your family members .

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3 . Is your family a small,big or joint family ?

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Family Tree :

Paste your family member’s photoes in the given family tree.