Exploring Families – Open-Ended Worksheets for Personal, Health & Geography Units

This flexible, easy-to-use resource is designed to help students explore the concept of family in a way that is personal, respectful, and inclusive. Ideal for early years, life skills, special education, and social studies classrooms, this pack encourages self-expression and honours the diversity of family experiences.

What’s Included:

✅ Worksheets for identifying adults and children in the home or family

✅ Blank templates for customized family representations

✅ Simple Venn diagram and comparison tables to compare families

✅ Photo frame” templates for drawing, writing, or collaging family members

✅ Hands on craft activity

✅ Prompting questions: students can express their ideas verbally or through alternative communication devices/ means

✅ Learning Intentions and success criteria

Inclusive for Students with Special Needs:

Designed without traditional writing lines or rigid formatting, these worksheets give all learners the freedom to respond in the way that works best for them—drawing, using visuals, collaging, painting, or having an adult scribe their thoughts. Ideal for students with developmental delays, communication needs, or limited fine motor skills.

Supports Diverse and Complex Family Structures:

This resource avoids assumptions about what a "typical" family looks like. Students can represent any caring adults or children in their lives—parents, guardians, foster families, extended relatives, chosen families, or support networks. The open-ended design ensures that every child feels seen and respected.

Great for Differentiated Instruction:

Use as a whole-class activity, in small groups, or for one-on-one work. The package includes 3 levels for each activity, so that all students can be involved and represent their learning.

Perfect for:

• ABLEWA Curriculum
• life skills programs, e.g. ASDAN New Horizons
• personal health lessons
• geography