Lesson plans :

• Twins. "Take a look at the article, story, cartoon, word games, trivia and links."
  (British Council)
  
  

• Internet helps families stay more in touch - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)

  Hi-tech brings families together
  The survey "found that using the net was often a social activity within families, with 51% of parents saying they browsed the web with their children."
  (BBC)
  
  

• Séquence : Meet Kevin's Family - Niveau 6ème (Ac. Lille)
  "Dans cette exploitation, nous nous sommes efforcés de mettre en relief des stratégies d'apprentissage
  et d'évaluation de la compréhension orale qui soient transférables à d'autres supports.
  Il s'agit d'un dialogue extrait de la méthode Step in de 6ème intitulé Kevin's Family qui est accompagné d'une image.
  Les principales capacités visées dans notre exploitation sont relatives à l'anticipation, au repérage du connu et des mots accentués, à la mise en relation des différents éléments et à l'inférence...
  La totalité des activités proposées dans cette séquence relève des niveaux A1/A2 tels qu'ils sont définis dans le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence."

• Parents tried to sell baby on eBay - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)

  
  

• Parents Hand Out Unusual Punishments - a lesson plan
  "Were the unusual punishments handed out by these parents fair or unfair?"
  (Education World)

  

• 15 May is International Day of Families.
  "Practise your English while you learn about families.
  Take a look at the article, poem, cartoon, trivia, links and word game."
  (British Council)

  

• 'Best party ever' costs parents $20,000
  - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)
  
  House-party teen shows no remorse
  (theage.com.au)

  Best Street Party Ever - Parents Yet To Find Out
  (YouTube)

  
  
  Australian party teen turns pro
  "The Australian teenager who threw a party while his parents were away causing thousands of dollars of damage says he is turning professional."
  (BBC)

  

   

• Ten Great Activities for Grandparents Day - observed on second Sunday in September
  (Education World)

• GrandParents Resource Page - Grandparent's Day: Sept 10 (teacherplanet.com)
  Lesson Plans - Worksheets - Clipart & Images - Other Resources
  
• Everest wedding - a lesson plan
  with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises." (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  
  

• Family relationships - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
  - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
  - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
  - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.

Poems :

• Happy Families (Learn English Online) :
  Introducing your family - Pronunciation - Interactive activities - The family poem

• Meet the Creeps - a poem - Listen to it. (BBC)
  
  

• My Noisy Brother - a poem by Bruce Lansky (gigglepoetry.com)
  
  

• Animal Families - (poetryclass.net)
  "If the people in your family were animals, what animals would they be?"... Write a poem

Conversation Questions :

• Family (iteslj.org)

• Parenting (iteslj.org)

• Generation Gap (iteslj.org)

• Love, Dating & Marriage (iteslj.org)

Games TO PRINT :

• Jeu des 7 familles - à imprimer
  Le jeu existe en plusieurs langues.
  (jt44.free.fr)

  

• Grandparent's DAY Deluxe Word Search (sunniebunniezz.com)

• Crossword - family (answers in French) - (discoveryeducationalsoftware.co.uk)

• My First Cross Word Puzzle (tlsbooks.com) :
  "Write the name of the baby animal next to each clue.
  Then write the baby animal word in the puzzle."

Songs :

• The Mom Song - with subtitles
  "The Mom Song, a light-hearted ditty describing everything Mom says in a 24-hour period."
  (YouTube)

  

• Fathers and Fathers Day Folk Songs (nwfolk.com)

• Mothers and Mothers Day Folk Songs (nwfolk.com)

• Songs with the word "baby" in the title or lyrics,
  and songs which otherwise have something to do with having babies, children, or giving birth

• Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin or Ugly Kid Joe :
  "And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
  He'd grown up just like me.
  My boy was just like me."

• Family Portrait by PINK

• Family Portrait by Pink
  Watch the video and do the exercise.
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Father and Son by Cat Stevens :
  "You're still young...
  Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy."

• For Baby by John Denver

• Animaniacs "I'm Mad" Song : the lyrics (rogerwatersonline.com)

• I'm My Own Grandpa - sung by Ray Stevens - with the video
  (trurons.com)
  
  

• Ladies first by Queen Latifah :
  "Like mother, like daughter, I would also like to mention"

• Like father like son by Elton John or Lenny Kravitz or Aida

• Living for the city sung by Stevie Wonder
  "Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
  His patience's long but soon he won't have any
  To find a job is like a haystack needle
  Cause where he lives they don't use colored people
  Living just enough, just enough for the city..."
  (azlyrics.com)
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

• Mother by Pink Floyd

• My Crazy Family
  - Une chanson en karaoké extraite du CD-ROM Ressources JOIN the TEAM 6e
  Utilisation de 'CAN'
  (Collection 'Join the Team' - 6ème et 5ème - Editions Nathan)

  

• Ode to my Family by The Cranberries

• Our House by Madness

• 'Route 23' by Steven Seagal (lyrics on the CD : Songs from the Crystal Cave)

• Seasons In The Sun by Westlife :
  "Goodbye Papa please pray for me
  I was the black sheep of the family"

• She's Leaving Home by Lennon / McCartney - with activities

• The Mom Song Sung to William Tell Overture with Lyrics on the right of the video
  (YouTube)
  
  Mom Song William Tell (With Lyrics Captions)
  (YouTube)
  
  

• We Are Family by Sister Sledge :
  "I got all my sisters with me"
  
  
  
  

Crafts :

• Family Tree-Printery (programurl.com)
  "Create and print your family tree. You can enter the names the birth - and deathdays and the parents of all persons.
  Additionally you can save a picture and a resume for every person. Then you can arrange the persons in a tree structure. Finally you can print it out."

  

• Family Tree and other Family Crafts (enchantedlearning.com)
  (examples : PAPER FAMILY TREE / FAMILY COLLAGE / SEMI-CIRCULAR ANCESTRY CHART)
  
  

Cartoons : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille initiale.)

Superstitions :

• Old Superstitions : New Years Baby | Wedding | Death (bored.com)

• Common superstitions (csicop.org) :
  • To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
  • The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye

   

• Wedding Traditions and Symbols (hitched.co.uk) - Lien modifié

Idioms and Proverbs :

• Idioms derived from kinship terms (BBC)

• Like father like son by Elton John or Lenny Kravitz or Aida

• Ladies first by Queen Latifah :
  "Like mother, like daughter, I would also like to mention"

Animations Flash :

• Look at the little movie, then tell the story
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
  "Un petit film en flash qui permet de faire travailler le récit avec prolongements possibles bien sûr:
  imaginer la conversation entre le père et la fille,
  imaginer la fin,
  faire raconter l'histoire par la petite fille, etc"

  
  

• Adam - a FLASH animation by Bozzetto - LIEN MODIFIE
  (pagesperso-orange.fr/prof.danglais)
  
  

• Female and Male - a FLASH animation by Bozzetto - LIEN MODIFIE
  (haha.nu)
  
  

Videos :

• Shocking scenes

  Behind Closed Doors
  "Troubled by his conflicting parents and haunted by the monster that dwells in his bedroom closet, Gregory, an anxious timid young boy must confront his demons and defeat the true threat that exists behind closed doors."
  (YouTube)

  

• Fight for Kisses - Publicité
  (koreus.com)
  - vidéo d'animation réalisée par l'agence JWT pour le compte de Wilkinson/Energizer.
  "C'est pour regagner l'attention de sa femme, qu'un père va se battre à armes égales avec son bébé..."
  (bonweb.fr)

  

• Mr Bean's Wedding - "Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson, attends a wedding." - LIEN MODIFIE
  (YouTube)

  

TV series :

• Desperate Housewives - an American television series (Wikipedia)
  "The tone and style of the series combine elements of
  drama, comedy, mystery, satire, and soap opera."

  

• see DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (on the TV page)