My Family's Story
Primary 1 · Social and Religious Studies
My Family's Story
Lesson 3 of 3
10 min
Let's begin
Keza sits beside her grandmother in the evening.
She wants to know one thing: who lived in this house first?
Her grandmother laughs, and then she starts to talk.
Today you will put a family story in order. Then you will go and ask for yours.
Every family event goes into one of three baskets.
Before I was born — your grandparents, your parents, their wedding.
When I was small — the day you were born, your first day at school.
Now — this year, this week, today.
A family grows in one order, and that order never changes.
Your grandmother was born first.
Then your mother or your father was born.
Then you were born, long after both of them.
In Gatete's family, his parents had a wedding before he was born.
Careful! Many children put their own birthday at the front. You came last, not first.
Older people at home remember days you never saw.
Your grandmother is the best book you have.
Take one of these questions to her tonight:
Sit still and listen. Then say thank you.
You can tell your own family story out loud.
Start with the oldest person. Finish with you.
Tell it to somebody at home and let them check it.
Every story you collect stays in your family.
Tip
Oldest first, you last
Count the people on your fingers: grandmother, parent, you.
If you start with yourself, the story is upside down.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
Who was born first: your grandmother, your father or you?
Answer: your grandmother. She is the oldest of the three.
Gatete's parents got married, then Gatete was born. Which came first?
Answer: the wedding. Gatete came after it.
Which basket does your first day at school go in?
Answer: when I was small. It already happened, but not before you were born.
Mutesi does not know where her mother was born. What should she do?
Answer: ask her. Guessing is not history, because it may not be true.
Ask one older person at home for one story from when they were small.
Answer: any story is right. Listen well, and tell it to somebody tomorrow.
What you learned today
Here are two short books about families to read with a grown-up.
Tubana mu byishimo is written in Kinyarwanda. A boy tells you about his big, happy family. It comes from African Storybook.
My family and I is the same book in English, with the same pictures. It is also from African Storybook.
Quick check
Who was born first? Tap from first to last.
Tap the cards in the right order.
