Family Genealogy

Photo of a Handout about Family Genealogy

Family Genealogy is the study of family history; this piece is a handout which was created as a tool to enhance the students understanding of this topic. It also colorfully illustrates two types of family trees, and also states the importance of keeping family records. This creative piece was designed to grab the students attention, and serves as a creative and unique way for students to grasp and understand the concepts. It will be incorporated into the lesson as a visual example of a family tree so that students can imitate it by creating their personal family tree.
However, it was a bit difficult to fit all of the information on a one page handout, which was the initial plan. In essence, the handout was creative and would serve its purpose as a learning tool in the teaching of the lesson "Family Genealogy".

Importance of Lesson Preparation

Lesson preparation can be hectic however, planning lessons can be very strategical for the following reasons:

1. Sequential activities need to be set for the interaction between teacher and student.
2. Lesson plans need to be organized so that the teacher's instructions can be clear, as he/she would have an order to follow.
3. Students know when teachers are unprepared which can allow chaos in the classroom; prepared lessons will allow the teacher to always have students engaged in an activity i.e. a good lesson plan will be structured to suit an appropriate time schedule.
4. Teachers have a curriculum guide to follow and planning allows a teacher to physically see what has been covered and what topics need to be covered in upcoming lessons. In addition, feed-backs are a requirement after each lesson which will provide the teacher with the knowledge as to whether or not the lesson was successful; these feed-backs can also show which activities or learning styles are most suitable for particular classes.

Additionally, Information is constantly being updated and new methods of teaching and approaches to presenting lessons are always being introduced. Society is becoming more and more technologically advanced, and so methods, materials and lesson plans that were used for teaching students in a library skills class five years ago will not in anyway entice or excite students in a modern day library skills class. Therefore, teachers should always prepare new lesson plans to suit particular generations and their level of advancement in the ever changing and improving technological age.