My Family Members
Primary 1 · Social and Religious Studies
My Family Members
Lesson 3 of 4
11 min
Let's begin
Umutoni and Byiringiro stand side by side at the door. Byiringiro is taller. His head reaches the lock.
Their aunt asks them one question. Who is the elder one?
Byiringiro points at himself. He is wrong. Today you will learn why.
Elder does not mean tall. Elder does not mean big.
Elder means born first.
Young means born after.
Umutoni was born first. Byiringiro came two years later.
So Umutoni is the elder sister. Byiringiro is the young brother.
Careful! The tallest child is not always the elder child.
The father and the mother are husband and wife.
Together we call them the parents.
The boys and girls born to them are the children.
A boy in your family is your brother.
A girl in your family is your sister.
Worked example
the children in Keza's home.
Step 1 Ishimwe was born first.
Step 2 Keza was born after Ishimwe.
Step 3 The baby was born last of all.
Ishimwe is Keza's elder brother.
Keza is Ishimwe's young sister.
The baby is the youngest child in that home.
Height did not help one single time. Only birth order did.
Tip
First to be born is elder
Do not look at heads. Ask one question: who came first?
The one who came first is elder, even if he is short.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
What does elder mean?
Answer: born first. It has nothing to do with height.
Mutesi was born before Gatete, but Gatete is taller. Who is the elder one?
Answer: Mutesi. She was born first, so she is the elder sister.
The father and the mother are called husband and ___ .
Answer: wife. Together they are the parents.
A girl born after you is your ___ sister.
Answer: young. She came after you.
Say the children of your home in order. Start with the first born.
Answer: your own order. Ask a grown-up at home who came first.
What you learned today
Quick check
What does elder mean?
