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Describing My Family

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What you will learn

  • 1Write sentences about family members using describing words
  • 2Use the patterns "My [person] is …" and "My [person] has …" correctly
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Mini Lesson

Writing about your family is a great way to share who the important people in your life are. The secret is to choose describing words that paint a picture of each person.

Family vocabulary

  • People in a family: mom, dad, brother, sister, grandma, grandpa.
  • Use My before the family word: My mom, My brother.
  • Family words do not need a capital unless they replace a name.

Two sentence patterns

  • Pattern 1: My [family member] is [describing word].
  • Example: My dad is tall and funny.
  • Pattern 2: My [family member] has a [describing word] [noun].
  • Example: My grandma has a warm smile.

Choose strong describing words

  • Think about what the person looks like: tall, short, curly hair.
  • Think about what they are like inside: kind, funny, caring, brave.
  • Two describing words joined by and make a richer sentence.

Keep the rules

  • Capital letter at the start. Period at the end.
  • Use My (capital M) when it starts the sentence.
  • Say your sentence aloud — does it paint a clear picture?

Words to know

Family

The people you are related to and live or share life with

e.g. mom, dad, sister, brother

Describing word

A word that tells what someone or something is like

e.g. kind, tall, funny, brave

Pattern

A sentence shape you can reuse with different words

e.g. My [person] is [describing word].

Simple family treeA simple family tree showing a mom and dad at the top linked down to a child and sister, with the family words labeled under each figure.My Familymomdadmesister
A simple family tree — mom, dad, me, and sister.
Sample family description paragraphA family-description paragraph written on ruled lines, with names, ages, and describing words highlighted in different colors.My FamilyMy mom, Anna, is kind.My dad is tall and funny.My sister is brave.names· describing wordsPaint a picture with your words.
Describing words make your family sentences come alive.
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Ask yourself: "Did I use a describing word? Can the reader picture my family member?"

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