Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________ Group: ______ Family card: ______
Directions: Part 1 is the list of jobs a home needs; sort your do now list into it. Part 2 is your fictional family card (the teacher tells your group which one). Part 3 is the fair-share chart: every job gets a name, and every assignment that is not equal gets a "why." Part 4 is the tradition card, by choice. The exit card is at the bottom. The family on your card is fictional. Nobody is asked what chores they do at home.
Part 1: The jobs a home needs
| Daily | Weekly | Background (easy to forget) |
|---|---|---|
| Make meals | Laundry (wash, dry, fold, put away) | Pay bills |
| Wash dishes | Clean the bathroom | Fix what breaks |
| Take out trash and recycling | Vacuum or sweep | Make appointments (doctor, dentist) |
| Feed and walk pets | Grocery shopping | Keep the list of what is running out |
| Wipe the table and counters | Change the sheets | Sign forms and check homework |
| Put things away | Errands (pharmacy, returns) | Plan the week |
| Help a younger sibling get ready | Yard, plants, or the building's shared space | Drive or arrange rides |
Star the jobs a 12 to 14 year old could do alone. Circle the jobs that need an adult.
Words in other languages [check with a native speaker before printing]:
| English | Turkish | Portuguese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| chore | ev işi | tarefa doméstica | quehacer |
| fair | adil | justo | justo |
| equal | eşit | igual | igual |
| tradition | gelenek | tradição | tradición |
| culture | kültür | cultura | cultura |
Part 2: The family cards
Family A (grade 6 support). Four people. A parent who works days (home by 5:30, 3 hours free on weeknights, 8 on weekend days). A second parent who works days (same hours). A 13 year old (school until 3, 2 hours free on weeknights, 6 on weekend days). An 8 year old (school until 3, 1 hour of jobs on weeknights at most, 2 on weekend days). No pets.
Family B (everyone). Five people. A parent who works days (home by 6, 2 hours free weeknights, 7 weekend days). A grandmother who lives with them and cannot lift or carry anything heavy but is home all day (4 hours weekdays, 4 weekend days). A 14 year old with practice Monday to Thursday until 5:30 (1 hour free on those nights, 3 on Friday, 6 on weekend days). A 12 year old (2 hours weeknights, 6 weekend days). A 4 year old (can put toys away and "help"; 30 minutes at most). One dog.
Family C (grade 8 stretch). Four people. A single parent who works nights (leaves at 9 p.m., home at 7 a.m., sleeps 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 3 hours free late afternoon, 6 on the two days off). A grandfather who lives with them and cannot lift (3 hours a day). A 14 year old with practice four days a week until 5:30 (1 hour those nights, 3 on the other weeknight, 6 weekend days). A 2 year old (no jobs). One cat.
Part 3: The fair-share chart
Every job on the list gets a name. Nobody under 6 gets a job that is not "help" or "put toys away." Nobody gets more than their hours allow. Any assignment that is not equal gets a "why" from the card (hours, age, ability).
| Job | Who does it | How often | Why (if not equal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make meals (weeknights) | |||
| Make meals (weekends) | |||
| Wash dishes | |||
| Trash and recycling | |||
| Pets | |||
| Wipe table and counters | |||
| Put things away | |||
| Help the youngest get ready | |||
| Laundry | |||
| Clean the bathroom | |||
| Vacuum or sweep | |||
| Grocery shopping | |||
| Change sheets | |||
| Errands | |||
| Yard or shared space | |||
| Pay bills | |||
| Fix what breaks | |||
| Appointments | |||
| The running list | |||
| Forms and homework check | |||
| Plan the week | |||
| Rides |
Read one "not equal but fair" line to the class: ________________________________________________
Stretch (Family C): What should the 14 year old NOT be asked to do, and why? ________________________________________________
Stretch: If the parent's hours change to days, what changes on the chart? ________________________________________________
Part 4: Culture and traditions
A family teaches culture without a lesson plan: the food on the table, the language at home, what happens on a holiday, how you greet an elder, what the family does on a Sunday. A tradition is one of the ways a family does "belong."
One tradition from a show, a book, or a fictional family: ________________________________________________
The tradition card (by choice)
Cut this out or copy it onto an index card. You may write a tradition from your own family, from a family you have seen, or one you would like to start. Nobody reads it aloud unless they want to. Name is optional. It goes on the unit wall and joins the Family Showcase in Lesson 3.18.
| A family tradition I would share |
|---|
| The tradition: |
| When it happens: |
| What it teaches or why it matters: |
| Keep, change, or pass on? Why? |
| Name (optional): |
Exit card: 3-2-1
3 home jobs I could do alone this week: ______________ ______________ ______________
2 words that mean different things: fair means ______________________; equal means ______________________
1 tradition (from any family, real or fictional) and whether I would keep, change, or pass it on: ______________________
Teacher key
- Part 1: a 12 to 14 year old can do alone: all daily jobs, laundry, bathroom, vacuum, change sheets, put things away, help a sibling get ready, yard or shared space, and grocery shopping with a list and a ride. Needs an adult: pay bills, most repairs, appointments (making them), rides, forms.
- Part 3, a fair-share chart is "got it" when every job has a name, the youngest child has only "help" or "put toys away," the grandparent on Family B or C has no lifting (no trash bags, no vacuum, no laundry baskets, but folding, the running list, the table, and appointments are fine), the 14 year old with practice has weekend-heavy jobs and few weeknight ones, and at least one "why" line cites hours, age, or ability from the card.
- Family C: the night-shift parent should not get morning or late afternoon jobs that fall during sleep (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.); the 14 year old should not be asked to be the 2 year old's main caregiver every night or to do the background jobs (bills, appointments); if the parent's hours change to days, the parent takes the evening meals and the 2 year old's bedtime, and the grandfather's daytime jobs shift.
- Fair versus equal: equal is the same amount for everyone; fair is the right amount for each person based on age, time, and ability. A strong "why": "The 14 year old does dishes only on Friday and both weekend days because practice runs until 5:30 four nights a week."
- Part 4 and the tradition card: no right answers. Cards are posted with the name optional. A student may draw instead of write.