Nuclear and Extended Family

WEEK1

Topic: Family

Subtitle: Nuclear and Extended Family

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Define family

2. State the members of a family

3. Differentiate between nuclear and extended family

CONTENT

Meaning and members of a nuclear family

Family is defined as a group of people that are related by blood, marriage or adoption. Everybody in society belongs to one family or another; a family can be small or big.

We know that the family is a group of people related by blood, marriage or social relationship. We also know that our family is made up of ourselves, our father, our mother, our brothers and our sisters. The blood relations of our father and mother are also members of our family. They are part of the extended family.

They have their own families, but some of them live with our family for some time.

Our grandparents (grandfathers and grandmothers) sometimes visit us and may want to stay around for a while. We should respect them, go on errands for them, and help to make them comfortable. They are the parents of our parents. As a result, we should give them more respect. Sometimes, other people who are not our blood relations live in our house. Anybody who lives in our house is a member of our family. We should live happily with them. We should not refuse to play or associate with them, because they are not our relations.

There are two types of family; they are:

1 Nuclear family

2 Extended family

Nuclear family

A nuclear family is a simple family made up of a father, a mother and their children. In other words, a nuclear family can also be referred to as an immediate family. The members of a nuclear family are the father, mother, sons and daughters.

A nuclear family

Extended family

An extended family refers to all the people who are related by blood through one’s father or mother. It is made up of many nuclear families.

The members of an extended family include:

1 Uncle: The brother of one’s mother or father

2 Aunt: The sister of one’s mother or father

3 Nephew: The son of one’s brother or sister

4 Niece: The daughter of one’s brother or sister

5 Paternal grandfather: The father of one’s father

6 Paternal grandmother: The mother of one’s father

7 Maternal grandfather: The father of one’s mother

8 Maternal grandmother: The mother of one’s mother

9. Father–in–law: Father of one’s husband or wife

10. Mother–in–law: Mother of one’s husband or wife.

When our relations like uncles, aunts and cousins are from our mother’s side they are known as maternal relations, but when they are from our father’s side, they are known as paternal relations

An extended family

Assessment & Evaluation:

1. Define family

2. State two differences between nuclear and extended family

CONCLUSION The teacher goes over the topic once again for better understanding.

 

Assignment:

1. Relations from the mother’s side are known as …………………………………………..

2. State six members of the nuclear family

3. Your father’s brother is called…………………………………………