Year 7: Chapter 1.2: What is a Family?

Humanities Department
Social Studies subject

Starter
Work in pair

Open Ended

What is a family?

​A family is a group of two or more people who are related to and care for each other.

Open Ended

Name at least two types of family that are common in Brunei.

​​Nuclear family

​​Extended family

Objective:
To understand the difference between nuclear and extended family, and its advantages and disadvantages.

Step to Success:
To be able to write down the advantages and disadvantages of a nuclear and extended family.
HA - Able to explain in sentences.
MA - Able to write at least two sentences.
LA - Able to write at least one sentence.

​​Nuclear family
It is a small family. They are usually made up of the father and mother, and their children.

​​Extended family
It is a very large family with many relatives living in the same house.

​Group activity
Activity 1: Jigsaw: 4 tasks
Activity 2: Expert group
Activity 3: Short presentation

​Instruction:
You have 1 minute to discuss and decide which members in your group to do task 1, 2, 3 and 4.

​Task 1	​What are the advantages of a nuclear family?
Task 2​	What are the disadvantages of a nuclear family?​
Task 3​	What are the advantages of an extended family?​
Task 4​	What are the disadvantages of an extended family?​

​Activity 1: Jigsaw
1. Think and answer the question on a post it provided.
2. You are given 3 minutes.
3. No discussion allowed.

​Nuclear family	Parents with one child​
​Extended family	Parents with many children including relatives such as grandparents etc.​

​Activity 2: Expert Group
1. Gather your information and write on the A3 paper provided in 3 minutes.
2. Once done, select one person to share your answer.

​Advantages of a nuclear family
1. It has more time for interaction between its members.
2. There is less expenditure. It does not take too much to support family.

​Disadvantages of a nuclear family
1. It has less social support. When both parents may have to go to work.
2. There is generally less family income if only one person in the household is working.

​Advantages of an extended family
1. It gives more social support to each other.
2. If more people work and contribute a part of their salary to the household, there is more family income.

​Disadvantages of an extended family
1. It may have lesser time for interaction between its members.
2. There could be more family expenditure, especially if only one or two working members are in the family.

One big question

Why are families getting smaller?

​2minutes discussion and share with the whole class.

​Instructions:
1. List down any words as many as you can for 2 minutes.
2. Select one person to share with the whole class.
3.Each group will share one word and take turn. If the other group have the same word, cancel, and share another word until finish.

Plenary

​*MWB

​Self-
Reflection