Different families

Families can be very different! Listen to this poem about what is important in families.

Instructions

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the poem and do the activities.

Preparation

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the poem and do the activities.

Transcript

Different families

Let’s meet some families

Like some you might know.

Some families might shrink

And some families might grow.

 

Here is Lee’s family

His mum is the one

Who helps with his homework

Who gets it all done.

 

She keeps their house clean and

Reads stories at night

She works as a lawyer

She makes bad things right.

 

Here is Jade’s family

Her dad is the man.

She knows that he’s always

Her number-one fan.

 

He’s there when she wakes up

And when she makes noise

He cooks yummy food and

He fixes her toys.

 

Here’s Jo and Sam’s family

Their granny’s the one

Who feeds them and clothes them

Who makes their home fun.

 

Although she’s retired

There’s still lots to do.

She makes sure they study

And exercise too.

 

Here are some families

Yours might be like theirs.

They fight for you, help you

And everyone shares.

 

But it doesn’t matter

How many or few.

The thing that’s important

Is that they love you.

 

Gillian Craig

Discussion

Do you like this poem? Who are the people in your family? How do you help each other? Tell us about it!

Average: 4 (18 votes)

Submitted by ProfessorFamou… on Wed, 31/12/2025 - 09:53

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I like it. In my family I have father, mother, two uncle, grandmother, grandfather, two aunt,and my brother.

Submitted by CleverDiamond300 on Thu, 02/10/2025 - 09:10

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My mom is the one whom helps me with my work and buys me and my siblings what we want no matter what and she makes bath time fun most of the time and convinces my brother to get in by putting bubble bath so he does not start crying. My sister is the one that keeps trying to make me let her play on my laptop all the time. My brother is the one that is the cutest one and can convince anyone to play with him by acting cute or pulling you to the lounge and no one can resist him no matter how hard they try. My dad is the one that makes the day feel like we will have a good day.

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