Family Tree Project

Christmas is about coming together and enjoying family. For this reason, it’s the perfect time of year to introduce a family tree project to your homeschooled kids.

A family tree is a literal diagram of your family history, dating back to as far as you have records. It can be small, with just your immediate family, or larger to include very distant ancestors. To get started with your homeschool family tree project try Genealogy.com for some preliminary background research on your family and tools to create a tree. If you can trace your family back to their immigration through Ellis Island, find them with a passenger search. Once you have gathered all your family information, print off a family fan chart from MarthaStewart.com, and you’re ready. Add family photos and a frame for a lasting centerpiece.

Learning about where you have come from, the accomplishments of those who came before you, and the love that bonds your family together, is an invaluable lesson. History can come alive once you can visualize it in a diagram.