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Family Worksheets | Free Printable Family Member Worksheets

Download family worksheets and use them in class today. On this page, you can find a collection of PDF worksheets for teaching about family vocabulary and members of the family in English. These family worksheets are absolutely free and can be downloaded as a printable PDF file. See below for the family worksheets that are currently available and check the bottom of this page for related resources.

Family Worksheets

Worksheet 1.

In this family worksheet for beginners, students must first rearrange the letters to spell a family member word. Then students should connect the word to the correct family member picture. This worksheet is great for kids and beginner English language learners to learn about members of the family in English.

Worksheet 2

This family worksheet is for kids and beginner students to practice spelling and writing the names of the members of the family in English. The family members vocabulary includes grandfather , grandmother , father , mother , brother , and sister .

Worksheet 3

This family vocabulary worksheet is for beginner ESL students to practice writing the family member names. Students should read the family members names in English and write the word three times. 

Worksheet 4

This family worksheet asks students to draw their family. There is also writing lines so students can write about their family in English. This can be used in many family lessons. For example, lessons with key expressions such as ‘This is my father.’ / ‘She’s my sister.’ / My mom is a teacher.’, etc.

Worksheet 5

Practice family vocabulary with this family bingo worksheet. Students should cut out the 9 family pictures, and then arrange them in a 3×3 grid in any order they wish. Then as the teacher calls out the family members, the students can turn that picture over. The first student to get 1 / 2 / 3 lines of bingo is the winner. Then you can play again by asking students to turn over the pictures and make another 3×3 grid. 

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For more lesson materials for teaching lessons about family/members of the family in English, check out these related resources: Family Members In English – A Comprehensive Guide Family Flashcards and Board Games Family Lesson Plan Family PPT Questions About Family

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• Time: 40 mins - 1 hour
• Objectives: Talking about different members of the family.
• Structures: "Who is this?", "How are you?", "I’m fine thank you", "See you soon"
• Target Vocab: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, family.

Lesson Materials:

• Printables:
• - Finger Family Craft (for The Family Song) worksheet
• - My Family worksheet
• - The Family Song song poster
• - Warm Up & Wrap Up lesson sheet
• Readers: The Monster Family
• Songs: The Family Song
• Additional Materials:
• - Family vocab crossword
• - Family vocab word search
• - photos of you and your family (or magazine cut outs of people)
• - construction paper / card (one sheet per student)
• - tape / glue
• - a timer (set to 1 minute)
• - board with chalk / markers
• - CD / Tape player / Computer or something to play the song on

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This is a great lesson to teach little ones as they completely understand the concept of family.  It includes finger puppet activities.

IMPORTANT: if possible, ask the parents before class to arrange for their kids to bring in family photos – parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, themselves.  Also, bring in a few family photos of your own.

Lesson Procedure:

Warm up and maintenance:.

See our " Warm Up & Wrap Up " page.

New Learning and Practice:

Draw 7 squares on the top of your board in a row (see image below). Hold up a photo of yourself and ask "Who is this?". Elicit that it is you, stick the photo inside the middle square and write your name under the photo.

Next take out another photo (e.g. your father) and again ask "Who is this?". Elicit and teach the family vocab and stick the photo in one of the squares and write the word (e.g. "father") under the photo. Do for all of the following: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother - you may not have some of these family members, but for the sake of this lesson, use photos of friends, etc., and pretend they are your brother, grandmother, etc.

Your students will really enjoy seeing your family photos and will probably ask questions - feel free to extend the information you give on your family members, especially if it reviews previous lessons, such as ages and jobs. Also, you can practice/review describing vocab (e.g. blond hair, big eyes, etc.).

Alternative: If you can't bring in family photos: instead of using your family photos, cut out pictures of people from magazines and pretend they are your family members. Younger kids will generally believe you (and may even be quite impressed!).

2. Do "Students' Family Photos Time" activity If your students have brought in photos of themselves and their families, this is a great activity to do. If not, go to step 3.

On the board, under the row of 7 photos of your family you are going to place photos from each of the students' families. First, hold up the photos of the students in your class and elicit who they are - each time, stick their photo in the middle column and write their names underneath.

Next, you are going to play a guessing game - hold up a photo of one of your student's family members (e.g. Hugo's sister) and get everyone to guess whose family the person belongs to. Elicit family vocab (e.g. "It's Hugo's sister") and place the photo on the board in the correct place (e.g., for Hugo's sister, it would go in the row of Hugo's photo and in the sister column).

Keep holding up randomly selected photos of your students' family members and placing on the board until your board is full of family photos.

Finally, have each student pin their poster to the walls of the classroom. Ask each student questions (e.g. Is that you mother? What is your brother's name? How old is your sister?).

NOTE: Depending on the level of your students you can have them write more information about their family members on the poster (e.g. names, ages, jobs, etc.). Students can even draw pictures of their pets.

Next, check everyone understands which puppet is which - say "Everybody wiggle grandfather" - make sure you are wearing your finger puppets as well so you can demonstrate. Go through each puppet, wiggling fingers. Then play a quick game: say "Wiggle the sister" and everyone has to quickly wiggle the right one. Do for a few rounds until everyone has got the hang of it.

5. Sing " The Family Song " Play the song and sing along - wiggling the correct puppet for each verse (e.g. verse 1 is "father"). If everyone enjoyed the song, play it once more.

Lyrics for "The Family Song"

Verse 2: Hello mother, Hello mother, How are you? How are you? I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you, See you soon, See you soon.

Verse 3: Hello brother, Hello brother, How are you? How are you? I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you, See you soon, See you soon.

Verse 4: Hello sister, Hello sister, How are you? How are you? I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you, See you soon, See you soon.

Verse 5: Hello grandfather, Hello grandfather, How are you? How are you? I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you, See you soon, See you soon.

Verse 6: Hello grandmother, Hello grandmother, How are you? How are you? I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you, See you soon, See you soon.

Verse 7: Hello family, Hello family, How are you? How are you? I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you, See you soon, See you soon.

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Gestures for "The Family Song"

For this song students use finger puppets - cut out the puppets from the " Finger Family Craft " sheet:

• before the song, help everyone to put on the puppets - there are 6 puppets altogether, 3 on each hand.
• as the song plays, students wiggle the puppet for that particular verse (e.g. in Verse 1 it is "father") and sing along.
• for the last verse (family) students wiggle all of their finger puppets

We also have a video that you can stream in class to sing along with (Internet connection required):

6. Play "Finger Puppet Conversations" By now, everyone should have the idea of the structures from the song, so we are going to have some fun role-plays with the finger puppets. First model with one student. Hold up one finger puppet (e.g. mother) and get the other student to hold up one finger (e.g. grandfather). Role-play a fun conversation, for example:

Then you can change finger puppets and do the conversation again. Depending on level, you can also throw in a few more questions, such as, "What's your name?", "How old are you?", "Where do you live?", etc.

Now the class can role-play. Put everyone into pairs and set a timer to one minute. Shout "Start!" and the pairs should role-play with different puppets until the timer goes off. Then shout "Change partners!" and everyone finds a new partner for another one-minute conversation. Keep going for a few rounds.

7. Read classroom reader " The Monster Family " We'll end the lesson with a fun story. Before class, download and print off the reader "The Monster Family" . You may have already used this reader in the Body Parts lesson - if so, this will be a good review (kids loves returning to favorite stories). As you go through each page, point to the pictures, elicit each key body word, and have your students guess which family member each monster is, for example:

Alternatively, watch our video version of the reader (Internet connection required):

1. Assign Homework: " My Family " worksheet. 2. Wrap up the lesson with some ideas from our " Warm Up & Wrap Up " page.

Print Outs / Worksheets:

Lesson Plan

Finger Family Craft (for The Family Song)

Reader worksheet

Song poster

Songs & Readers:

The Family Song

The Monster Family

Additional materials:

Family vocab crossword

Family vocab word search

Additional worksheet - Family members

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Talking about your family

Sam wants to play Game of Kings, but Jack is more interested in Sam's family.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and follow the instructions to practise your speaking.

Preparation

Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going? Sam: Good. How are you? Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings? Sam: Yeah, do you want to play? It’s great! Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it? Sam: From my brother. He sent it to me. Jack: What? Charlie? Sam: No, my other brother, Rob. He lives in the States ... in New York. Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother! Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-brother. Jack: But ... I don’t get it ... Sam: He’s my dad’s son. My dad went to New York to study and married an American. Jack: Your mum’s American?! Sam: No, no, not my mum. That was ages ago ... before he met my mum. Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother? Sam: Er, he’s five years older than me, so he’s twenty-three. Jack: Cool. And do you see him often? Sam: Not very often ... I’ve been to visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I don’t remember because I was really little. But we speak on Skype a lot. Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum? Sam: Yeah. She’s really nice. She’s from Mexico originally. She’s married to someone else now. Jack: And what does your mum think? Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad was divorced and had a son. Jack: Huh ... OK. Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you want to play Game of Kings or what? Jack: Yeah, cool.

Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going? Sam: Good. H__ are you? Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings? Sam: Yeah, d__ you want t__ play? It’s great! Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it? Sam: From m__ brother. He sent it to m__. Jack: What? Charlie? Sam: No, my other b______, Rob. He lives i__ the States ... in New York. Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother! Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-b______. Jack: But ... I don’t get it ... Sam: He’s my dad’s s__. My dad went to New York to study and m______ an American. Jack: Your mum’s American?! Sam: No, no, not my m__. That w__ ages ago ... before he met m__ mum. Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother? Sam: Er, he’s five y____ older t___ me, so h__ twenty-three. Jack: Cool. And do you see him often? Sam: Not very often ... I’ve b___ t__ visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I d___ remember because I w__ really little. But we speak on Skype a lot. Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum? Sam: Yeah. She’s r_____ nice. She’s f___ Mexico originally. She’s married t__ someone else now. Jack: And what does your mum think? Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad w__ divorced and h__ a son. Jack: Huh ... OK. Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you w___ to p___ Game of Kings or what? Jack: Yeah, cool.

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The “My Family” paragraph is an ideal introduction to paragraph writing. Learn how to teach this assignment step-by-step.

What Is the “My Family” Paragraph?

The “My Family” paragraph is the ideal assignment to teach students the nuts and bolts of paragraph writing.

It is a simple paragraph to write because it does not involve research.

What do kids know about? Their family. They can easily outline from their heads.

The “My Family” paragraph includes a sentence with one detail about each member of the family.

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Examples of the “My Family” Paragraph

Here are some examples of the “My Family” paragraph, from simple to more complex.

My family is the Garcia family. My father’s name is Ramon. My mother’s name is Mia. My sister’s name is Elena. We have a dog named Spock. We are a happy family.

We are the Garcia family. My father Ramon is an engineer. My mother Mia is a hairstylist. My sister Elena is in 9th grade and likes art. We also have a black and white bulldog named Spock. I love my family.

My family loves to do activities together. Sunday night is our family dinner night where Dad grills out and we have our grandparents over. We also like to watch nature documentaries together. On warm nights, we often take a walk after dinner with our dog, Spock. My sister Elena plays tennis, and we sometimes travel to different places to see her matches. I like spending time with my family.

Special Consideration for the “My Family” Paragraph

Consider that some students may not have a traditional family.

Be especially sensitive if you have kids who are in foster care or who do not live with their birth parents.

You also may have students who would rather not write about their family of origin.

It’s important to emphasize that families come in all shapes and sizes. Our family is a collection of people who care for us.

Families can include friends, neighbors, relatives…even teachers! Families are “your people.”

When asking students to think about their family, a great question is “Who is there for you?”

Here is another example:

My family is supportive of me. My grandmother helps me with my homework. My friend Lizzie and I go on walks and watch movies together. My teacher Ms. Rice tutors me in math. I can count on my family.

• How to Teach Paragraph Writing

If you tell students, “Okay, now write a paragraph on your family,” you will get some blank stares.

You need to teach your students the structure of a paragraph first.

A paragraph should have this structure:

• Topic sentence – what the paragraph is about
• Supporting details – 3-5 sentences that support the topic sentence
• Concluding sentence – wraps up the paragraph

It’s helpful to think of the paragraph like a hamburger.

The topic sentence is the top bun of the burger.

The supporting details are the meat, cheese, lettuce, etc.

The concluding sentence is the bottom bun.

For more information on how to teach paragraph writing, check out this article .

Components of the “My Family” Paragraph

The “My Family” paragraph fits neatly with the paragraph model.

Here are some general outlines for the “My Family” paragraph that fit the paragraph examples.

A student outline would have specific information.

Paragraph 1 Outline

• Topic Sentence: Family name
• Detail 1: Family member’s name
• Detail 2: Family member’s name
• Detail 3: Family member’s name
• Detail 4: Pet’s name
• Concluding Sentence: Describe your family. (“We are a ____ family.”)

Paragraph 2 Outline

• Detail 1: Family member and 1 fact
• Detail 2: Family member and 1 fact
• Detail 3: Family member and 1 fact
• Detail 4: Pet name and type
• Concluding Sentence: Feeling about family

Paragraph 3 Outline

• Topic Sentence: Family activities
• Detail 1: Activity 1
• Detail 2: Activity 2
• Detail 3: Activity 3
• Detail 4: Activity 4
• Concluding Sentence: Reflect topic sentence

Paragraph 4 Outline

• Topic Sentence: Family quality
• Detail 1: Person 1 and example
• Detail 2: Person 2 and example
• Detail 3: Person 3 and example

How to Teach the “My Family” Paragraph in 8 Steps

The best way to teach the “My Family” paragraph is with an anchor chart and graphic organizer.

You can find an excellent one (based on the hamburger example) right here .

Explain the assignment. What is the “My Family” paragraph?

Read an example of a completed paragraph.

Explain the parts of the paragraph.

Use the visual of the hamburger as your anchor chart.

Hand out the graphic organizer. Show a completed graphic organizer that fits your example paragraph.

Have the students fill in their graphic organizer with their specific details.

Have students write the “My Family” paragraph using the graphic organizer.

If students need additional support, provide a fill-in-the-blank paragraph for them to copy.

Check for correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.

Step 8 (Optional):

Have the students add an illustration.

Writing the “My Family” Paragraph

With the right instructional materials (that are so easy to just click and print), you can help students organize their ideas.

When you have an outline, writing a paragraph is easy-peasy!

Follow these 8 simple steps to teach your students how to write the “My Family” paragraph.

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From my classroom to yours created by: andrea howell chouhan, family homework projects and homework choice menu’s.

Who said that homework cannot be fun? Family Homework projects are great incentives to get the whole family involved in a fun homework activity. My students are always so proud to bring back their completed project. I always hang their creations somewhere in or outside of my classroom, for all to see!Here are some Parent Letters that go along with the projects. I send this home and usually give a 1-2 week deadline for the project to be returned.

Family Homework Project – Transformed Gingerbread

Family Homework Project-Heroes in Our Hearts – Parent Letter

Family Homework Project 100 Days of School – Parent letter

Family Homework Project – Pumpkin Letter

Family Homework Project – Turkey Parent Letter

Robot Project Parent Letter

Family Project-Marvelous Me

Family Homework Project- favorite book character

Family Homework Project-birthday hat

This was the first homework project for the school year. Families were asked to help decorate a “little person” cut out to represent their child. Each one that returned back truly looked like each of the kiddos in my class. Aren’t they adorable? (I purchased these body templates from Lakeshore.)

“Decorate the Pumpkin” family homework project. These are so cute and creative! (The pumpkin template was made simply with a Microsoft word pumpkin clipart that I enlarged and then copied onto construction paper).

“Decorate the Snowman” Family Project Student Products (This snowman template was hand drawn by another teacher and then copied onto heavy tag paper.)

“Transformed Gingerbread” Student products (This template was just a simple gingerbread man clipart from Microsoft Word that was copied onto heavy tag paper.)

Turkey Project  products (This template was found online by a teacher friend of mine. It ended up taking up 2 8×10 sheets of paper, that had to be taped together.)

100 Day of School Project  (The students came up with their own ideas for these!)

Homework Choice “Menu’s”  – Each grading period, I stapled a homework choice menu to the inside front cover of a composition notebook (the one without metal spirals). I was unable to locate my 1st and 4th nine weeks choice menu’s-urghh! The notebooks were part of the school supply packs that my school required each year. However several years, they were not and so, the summer before, I stocked up at Wal-Mart and bought them for either 25 cents or 40 cents. Each child only went through 2 notebooks during the entire school year. During “meet-the-teacher” and Open House, I explained the expectations of the homework journal: to engage children in the habit of practicing skills each night, but not for more than 15-20 minutes. I had my students work on their homework each night, but then turn in their journals to me on Friday. It was just easier for me to check only one day a week (at the end) instead of daily. And honestly-I did not check for “correct-ness.” I just gave them credit for DOING their homework and turning it in! That is a major accomplishment for 5 and 6 year old children!!!!

Here are your FREEBIEs!!!!!!

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Here is what one looks like: The ones above, look a bit different! I changed them up a bit!

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I, too, do family projects. Like you said-it’s a great way to involve family members in a fun way. I do many of the ones you listed, but am “borrowing” the birthday hat and hero ones. I also liked the decorating the child.That would be cute to send home at meet the teacher. We do a “me” box that is a decorated shoe box that the kids display for 1 week in the library, then it is sent home to use as a home reader box to store books they make and keep.

I also LOVE family projects. I too, have done an “All About Me” box where I had the child decorate a shoe box and add 3 items items-to tell about themselves. I did this at the start of the year. It worked great too!

I have recently started to home school my 4 year old twins (boy and girl). I have started to use some of the lesson and worksheet from you site and my son (the difficult of the two, /different learn style) has have much more fun. thank you so much.

Shanika, I am so glad to hear that the materials I have shared, are working so well with your children! Wow-homeschooling twins-you sound like a super mom!!!!!! -Andrea

What a wonderful site! I teach kindergarten and hope to limit the amount of copies that I generate for homework. I am interested in the homework choice menu and how the journal is used. What type of journal is used and are the parents required to replace them throughout the school year? If so, how many do you request. Thank you for the information!

Hi Darlene, I change the homework choice menu each year, based on my children’s needs. Normally, I use the composition notebooks and I do have the parents supply them as part of the initial school supplies at the start of the school year. If it is not on the school’s “school supply list” then I wait until Wal-Mart’s “back to school sale” and buy the notebook’s for usually 10-25 cents, sometimes! However, I do not recommend the spiral notebooks because they become un-spiraled very easily (and that just irritated me!) I have the students use the front and back of the pages in the notebooks also and only 2 notebooks/child are needed to last for the entire school year. I hope that helps. I also checked on teacherspayteachers.com and there are some great homework choice menu’s on there and some are free! -Andrea

Darlene, I looked through my files and found a Homework menu! I have uploaded it to the “Family Homework Project” section. When I first began my blog, it was because I kept misplacing my paper files and jump drives. Since then I have uploaded everything on my website here! -Andrea

Thanks so much for sharing!

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My children did family homework when they were in kindergarten. As a mom, I loved doing this project with the whole family. Now, as a teacher, I was so excited to find this site. However, do you have the printout templates that you use for your projects? Or, could you direct me to where I could find them? I work in Chengdu, China. Thanks!

Hi Lucy, Thank you for your nice comments! I’m sorry that I didn’t save and post my templates. I simply made the templates from clipart with Microsoft word and then enlarged them and copied them on to heavy card stock paper. Also, you can look on the website: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com and you most likely will find some there for free. Happy teaching! Happy Summer! -Andrea

Thanks, Andrea. I will take your suggestions and try to make my own. Or, Maybe I will get lucky on TPT. Have a great summer! Lucy

I’m a new teacher and am so glad you shared this! If you find the 1st and 4th quarter menu’s, can you please post them?

Hi Parise! I love your name and spelling of it-how pretty! I am currently searching for those MIA files. Sorry! Hopefully I can find some time to recreate them! Until then, I saw some really nice ones on TpT for free and sale. -Andrea

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My Family: A Theme Lesson for the Primary Grades

• Tania Cowling
• Categories : Parenting grade school aged kids
• Tags : Teaching grades pre k to 5

Whether you are a parent who is homeschooling or a teacher needing a lesson plan for the classroom — family is a good theme. Celebrate this very special relationship by using a variety of activities that focus on “my family”. Take this theme into reading, writing, speaking, music, and art.

My Family Quilt

There is nothing cozier than a quilt. They feel like home. Begin this lesson by reading The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy and discuss the importance of family and what family means to each child. Talk about the making of quilts and how you can incorporate family heirlooms and memories inside this stitched piece of art.

Why not try an art project involving quilts? Cut out squares of pastel-colored paper. Invite the kids to draw and color a quilt block for each member of the family including pets. Draw the person and surround the headshot with things they love. Now, if you have an odd number of family members, just have the child create an extra quilt block (or two) with some of his/her favorite things. When all blocks are done, glue them together onto a sheet of poster board. Next, take a black marker and create stitch marks around each quilt block to replicate the real stitching on a quilt – a work of art that has spanned generations.

Family Fun and Laughs

For this theme activity, read the book The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant. It’s a fun pairing of words and pictures that capture the energy and love that flows from a family reunion. After reading the story together, take time to share memories of family experiences.

For a project, have the kids think of a specific family gathering.  At the top of the page of paper, write the event in a large circle. Next, branch down to the next level and add all the family members who attended. The third row holds circles for things that happened during the event.  The last row of circles includes thoughts of how the children felt during this family gathering.  This “graphic organizer” project helps kids to express how they feel about their family, the events, and even tips for future family gatherings. This organizer design is almost like an outline for when students are asked to write a story.

A Charm Bracelet of Family Treasures

Gather in a group and brainstorm a list of adjectives that best describe your family members. Start by suggesting words like funny, loving, caring, dependable, kind, cheerful, cute, generous, responsible, and so on.  A thesaurus may be helpful to find word synonyms.

Next, cut out charm baubles (geometric shapes) from cardstock. Have the kids write a family member’s name on the front of each shape. Then, write an adjective or two on the back that best describes the person.

Punch holes into each charm and then string them onto a length of yarn to make a bracelet.  You may want to knot in between each charm to keep them from bunching together.

Rock Family Toys

Take a walk together and have the kids collect different sized rocks to create a family. Bring them home and paint them. You can use a sharpie marker for details. Afterwards, let the children play with their families. Encourage the children to create stories about their rock families. Help them expand their stories by asking questions.

Family Songs

Take these piggyback songs about family and incorporate words that apply to your own family. Original authors are unknown.

With My Family (to the tune “The Muffin Man”)

Tell me what you like to do

Like to do, like to do.

With your family.

Edward likes to rake the leaves

Rake the leaves, rake the leaves.

With his family.

Continue singing other verses with ideas from the children in your group.

Families (to the tune of “Ten Little Indians”)

Some have fathers,

Some have mothers,

Some have sisters,

Some have brothers.

In some houses,

There are others.

Every family’s special.

Family Song: Sesame Street – YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii _LtHrEiao

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4 Reasons to Try Family Homework

What is Family Homework, you ask?  Well, each month I send home a homework assignment for my students to complete with their grownups.   In this post, I will share four reasons to try family homework.

All of the resources shown below are sold separately or as part of my Family Homework Growing Bundle on TPT.

1.  It’s NO PREP and NO MESS!

With each monthly homework assignment, you simply print and send the letter and templates home.  The parent letters provide directions for how to complete each activity.  No mess and no stress for teachers!

2.  It’s Homework the Kids Actually Enjoy Doing!

Each project is a fun one that encourages creativity.  It’s homework the kids will actually enjoy doing!  For example, last month’s project involved disguising a turkey.  The kids absolutely loved it.  It didn’t feel like homework at all!

3.  The Projects Promote Family Time

When my students return their projects, I let them show their work to their classmates.  I can’t even begin to explain the excitement in their voices as they talk about how they created their masterpieces with their families’ help.

4.  Family Homework Gives You an Instant Bulletin Board!

The best reason to assign family homework is that the kids do the work at home, and you’ve got an instant bulletin board.  Just add the included bulletin board display letters, and your board for the month is complete.  Overall, it’s a win-win for everyone!

Upon request, I have created a  10 RESOURCES BUNDLE of my monthly at-home projects.  You can purchase the entire set for the year or the resources individually.

Here are the resources included in the BUNDLE:

• September: Kick Off to a Great Year

• October: The Cutest Pumpkins in the Patch

• November: Turkeys in Disguise

• December: Family Holiday Traditions

• December:  Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

January:  Chillin’ With My Gnomies

February: Whooo Do You Love?

March:  Lucky to Be Me!

April: Our Class is EGG-cellent

May:  This Year Was Sweet!

Each resource above includes a parent letter, craft templates, bulletin board lettering, and more!

I hope this post has inspired you to try family homework with your students!

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Short and Simple Paragraph about My Family

We all have a family. Here are a few paragraphs on ‘my family’. I hope you will love these. Expert English teachers have written the paragraphs for all class students.

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My Family: Short Paragraph (100 Words) for Class 2, 3, 4

Everyone has a family and I have also. I love my family very much. I live with my family . Today I will share something about my family. There are four people in total in our family. My parents, my sister, and me. We are a very small family.

My father is an engineer and my mother is a doctor, but after their work, they spend so much time with us. They both love us a lot. They work really hard to make our future better. It is a very happy family. If we face any bad time, my parents handle it with care.

My Family: Paragraph (150 Words) for Class 5, 6, 7

We are five people in our family. I have one brother and one sister of mine with my parents. My mother is a housewife, working at home. She was a school teacher, but because of taking care of us she left the job. My father is a doctor.

My sister is studying MMBS in the nearest medical college; my brother is studying English literature at a local college. I am the youngest member of our family. We are a great family, living together. We love each other a lot. We make so many fun things together.

My father takes us to a family picnic often. We really enjoy that. My parents are really kind and interesting. Their behavior with other people is really impressive. They love to help people. They are having a good relationship with our neighbors. Both of my father and mother are really religious and they are guiding us into the right path.

My Family: Paragraph (200 Words) for Class 8, 9, 10

We are three people in the family. It’s a really small family. My father’s name is Nitesh Kumar and he is forty-three years old. My mother is forty years old and her name is Sunita Mehta. I don’t have any siblings. It’s a very small family. My father is an engineer and mother is a housewife.

As a housewife, she spends most of her time with me. I really enjoy her escort. I think they both love me more than anything in the world. She is a hard-working woman, who works the whole day for the family. She cooks really good food for us.

My father and I love eating her cooking food. When we give good reviews about her food, she really enjoys it. My father is a strong and well-educated person. He is very supportive. Whatever I do, he guides me and suggests to me the best.

I really enjoy his guidance. Even in my homework and school projects are planned by him. Both of my parents are like friends to me. I really love them and they love me. Our family is the happiest family ever.  

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Everyone struggles with homework sometimes, but if getting your homework done has become a chronic issue for you, then you may need a little extra help. That’s why we’ve written this article all about how to do homework. Once you’re finished reading it, you’ll know how to do homework (and have tons of new ways to motivate yourself to do homework)!

We’ve broken this article down into a few major sections. You’ll find:

• A diagnostic test to help you figure out why you’re struggling with homework
• A discussion of the four major homework problems students face, along with expert tips for addressing them
• A bonus section with tips for how to do homework fast

By the end of this article, you’ll be prepared to tackle whatever homework assignments your teachers throw at you .

So let’s get started!

How to Do Homework: Figure Out Your Struggles 

Sometimes it feels like everything is standing between you and getting your homework done. But the truth is, most people only have one or two major roadblocks that are keeping them from getting their homework done well and on time. 

The best way to figure out how to get motivated to do homework starts with pinpointing the issues that are affecting your ability to get your assignments done. That’s why we’ve developed a short quiz to help you identify the areas where you’re struggling. 

Take the quiz below and record your answers on your phone or on a scrap piece of paper. Keep in mind there are no wrong answers! 

1. You’ve just been assigned an essay in your English class that’s due at the end of the week. What’s the first thing you do?

A. Keep it in mind, even though you won’t start it until the day before it’s due  B. Open up your planner. You’ve got to figure out when you’ll write your paper since you have band practice, a speech tournament, and your little sister’s dance recital this week, too.  C. Groan out loud. Another essay? You could barely get yourself to write the last one!  D. Start thinking about your essay topic, which makes you think about your art project that’s due the same day, which reminds you that your favorite artist might have just posted to Instagram...so you better check your feed right now. 

2. Your mom asked you to pick up your room before she gets home from work. You’ve just gotten home from school. You decide you’ll tackle your chores: 

A. Five minutes before your mom walks through the front door. As long as it gets done, who cares when you start?  B. As soon as you get home from your shift at the local grocery store.  C. After you give yourself a 15-minute pep talk about how you need to get to work.  D. You won’t get it done. Between texts from your friends, trying to watch your favorite Netflix show, and playing with your dog, you just lost track of time! 

3. You’ve signed up to wash dogs at the Humane Society to help earn money for your senior class trip. You: 

A. Show up ten minutes late. You put off leaving your house until the last minute, then got stuck in unexpected traffic on the way to the shelter.  B. Have to call and cancel at the last minute. You forgot you’d already agreed to babysit your cousin and bake cupcakes for tomorrow’s bake sale.  C. Actually arrive fifteen minutes early with extra brushes and bandanas you picked up at the store. You’re passionate about animals, so you’re excited to help out! D. Show up on time, but only get three dogs washed. You couldn’t help it: you just kept getting distracted by how cute they were!

4. You have an hour of downtime, so you decide you’re going to watch an episode of The Great British Baking Show. You: 

A. Scroll through your social media feeds for twenty minutes before hitting play, which means you’re not able to finish the whole episode. Ugh! You really wanted to see who was sent home!  B. Watch fifteen minutes until you remember you’re supposed to pick up your sister from band practice before heading to your part-time job. No GBBO for you!  C. You finish one episode, then decide to watch another even though you’ve got SAT studying to do. It’s just more fun to watch people make scones.  D. Start the episode, but only catch bits and pieces of it because you’re reading Twitter, cleaning out your backpack, and eating a snack at the same time.

5. Your teacher asks you to stay after class because you’ve missed turning in two homework assignments in a row. When she asks you what’s wrong, you say: 

A. You planned to do your assignments during lunch, but you ran out of time. You decided it would be better to turn in nothing at all than submit unfinished work.  B. You really wanted to get the assignments done, but between your extracurriculars, family commitments, and your part-time job, your homework fell through the cracks.  C. You have a hard time psyching yourself to tackle the assignments. You just can’t seem to find the motivation to work on them once you get home.  D. You tried to do them, but you had a hard time focusing. By the time you realized you hadn’t gotten anything done, it was already time to turn them in. 

Like we said earlier, there are no right or wrong answers to this quiz (though your results will be better if you answered as honestly as possible). Here’s how your answers break down: 

• If your answers were mostly As, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is procrastination. 
• If your answers were mostly Bs, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is time management. 
• If your answers were mostly Cs, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is motivation. 
• If your answers were mostly Ds, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is getting distracted. 

Now that you’ve identified why you’re having a hard time getting your homework done, we can help you figure out how to fix it! Scroll down to find your core problem area to learn more about how you can start to address it. 

And one more thing: you’re really struggling with homework, it’s a good idea to read through every section below. You may find some additional tips that will help make homework less intimidating. 

How to Do Homework When You’re a Procrastinator  

Merriam Webster defines “procrastinate” as “to put off intentionally and habitually.” In other words, procrastination is when you choose to do something at the last minute on a regular basis. If you’ve ever found yourself pulling an all-nighter, trying to finish an assignment between periods, or sprinting to turn in a paper minutes before a deadline, you’ve experienced the effects of procrastination. 

If you’re a chronic procrastinator, you’re in good company. In fact, one study found that 70% to 95% of undergraduate students procrastinate when it comes to doing their homework. Unfortunately, procrastination can negatively impact your grades. Researchers have found that procrastination can lower your grade on an assignment by as much as five points ...which might not sound serious until you realize that can mean the difference between a B- and a C+. 

Procrastination can also negatively affect your health by increasing your stress levels , which can lead to other health conditions like insomnia, a weakened immune system, and even heart conditions. Getting a handle on procrastination can not only improve your grades, it can make you feel better, too! 

The big thing to understand about procrastination is that it’s not the result of laziness. Laziness is defined as being “disinclined to activity or exertion.” In other words, being lazy is all about doing nothing. But a s this Psychology Today article explains , procrastinators don’t put things off because they don’t want to work. Instead, procrastinators tend to postpone tasks they don’t want to do in favor of tasks that they perceive as either more important or more fun. Put another way, procrastinators want to do things...as long as it’s not their homework! 

3 Tips f or Conquering Procrastination 

Because putting off doing homework is a common problem, there are lots of good tactics for addressing procrastination. Keep reading for our three expert tips that will get your homework habits back on track in no time. 

#1: Create a Reward System

Like we mentioned earlier, procrastination happens when you prioritize other activities over getting your homework done. Many times, this happens because homework...well, just isn’t enjoyable. But you can add some fun back into the process by rewarding yourself for getting your work done. 

Here’s what we mean: let’s say you decide that every time you get your homework done before the day it’s due, you’ll give yourself a point. For every five points you earn, you’ll treat yourself to your favorite dessert: a chocolate cupcake! Now you have an extra (delicious!) incentive to motivate you to leave procrastination in the dust. 

If you’re not into cupcakes, don’t worry. Your reward can be anything that motivates you . Maybe it’s hanging out with your best friend or an extra ten minutes of video game time. As long as you’re choosing something that makes homework worth doing, you’ll be successful. 

#2: Have a Homework Accountability Partner 

If you’re having trouble getting yourself to start your homework ahead of time, it may be a good idea to call in reinforcements . Find a friend or classmate you can trust and explain to them that you’re trying to change your homework habits. Ask them if they’d be willing to text you to make sure you’re doing your homework and check in with you once a week to see if you’re meeting your anti-procrastination goals. 

Sharing your goals can make them feel more real, and an accountability partner can help hold you responsible for your decisions. For example, let’s say you’re tempted to put off your science lab write-up until the morning before it’s due. But you know that your accountability partner is going to text you about it tomorrow...and you don’t want to fess up that you haven’t started your assignment. A homework accountability partner can give you the extra support and incentive you need to keep your homework habits on track. 

#3: Create Your Own Due Dates 

If you’re a life-long procrastinator, you might find that changing the habit is harder than you expected. In that case, you might try using procrastination to your advantage! If you just can’t seem to stop doing your work at the last minute, try setting your own due dates for assignments that range from a day to a week before the assignment is actually due. 

Here’s what we mean. Let’s say you have a math worksheet that’s been assigned on Tuesday and is due on Friday. In your planner, you can write down the due date as Thursday instead. You may still put off your homework assignment until the last minute...but in this case, the “last minute” is a day before the assignment’s real due date . This little hack can trick your procrastination-addicted brain into planning ahead! 

If you feel like Kevin Hart in this meme, then our tips for doing homework when you're busy are for you. 

How to Do Homework When You’re too Busy

If you’re aiming to go to a top-tier college , you’re going to have a full plate. Because college admissions is getting more competitive, it’s important that you’re maintaining your grades , studying hard for your standardized tests , and participating in extracurriculars so your application stands out. A packed schedule can get even more hectic once you add family obligations or a part-time job to the mix. 

If you feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions at once, you’re not alone. Recent research has found that stress—and more severe stress-related conditions like anxiety and depression— are a major problem for high school students . In fact, one study from the American Psychological Association found that during the school year, students’ stress levels are higher than those of the adults around them. 

For students, homework is a major contributor to their overall stress levels . Many high schoolers have multiple hours of homework every night , and figuring out how to fit it into an already-packed schedule can seem impossible. 

3 Tips for Fitting Homework Into Your Busy Schedule

While it might feel like you have literally no time left in your schedule, there are still ways to make sure you’re able to get your homework done and meet your other commitments. Here are our expert homework tips for even the busiest of students. 

#1: Make a Prioritized To-Do List 

You probably already have a to-do list to keep yourself on track. The next step is to prioritize the items on your to-do list so you can see what items need your attention right away. 

Here’s how it works: at the beginning of each day, sit down and make a list of all the items you need to get done before you go to bed. This includes your homework, but it should also take into account any practices, chores, events, or job shifts you may have. Once you get everything listed out, it’s time to prioritize them using the labels A, B, and C. Here’s what those labels mean:

• A Tasks : tasks that have to get done—like showing up at work or turning in an assignment—get an A. 
• B Tasks : these are tasks that you would like to get done by the end of the day but aren’t as time sensitive. For example, studying for a test you have next week could be a B-level task. It’s still important, but it doesn’t have to be done right away.
• C Tasks: these are tasks that aren’t very important and/or have no real consequences if you don’t get them done immediately. For instance, if you’re hoping to clean out your closet but it’s not an assigned chore from your parents, you could label that to-do item with a C.

Prioritizing your to-do list helps you visualize which items need your immediate attention, and which items you can leave for later. A prioritized to-do list ensures that you’re spending your time efficiently and effectively, which helps you make room in your schedule for homework. So even though you might really want to start making decorations for Homecoming (a B task), you’ll know that finishing your reading log (an A task) is more important. 

#2: Use a Planner With Time Labels

Your planner is probably packed with notes, events, and assignments already. (And if you’re not using a planner, it’s time to start!) But planners can do more for you than just remind you when an assignment is due. If you’re using a planner with time labels, it can help you visualize how you need to spend your day.

A planner with time labels breaks your day down into chunks, and you assign tasks to each chunk of time. For example, you can make a note of your class schedule with assignments, block out time to study, and make sure you know when you need to be at practice. Once you know which tasks take priority, you can add them to any empty spaces in your day. 

Planning out how you spend your time not only helps you use it wisely, it can help you feel less overwhelmed, too . We’re big fans of planners that include a task list ( like this one ) or have room for notes ( like this one ). 

#3: Set Reminders on Your Phone 

If you need a little extra nudge to make sure you’re getting your homework done on time, it’s a good idea to set some reminders on your phone. You don’t need a fancy app, either. You can use your alarm app to have it go off at specific times throughout the day to remind you to do your homework. This works especially well if you have a set homework time scheduled. So if you’ve decided you’re doing homework at 6:00 pm, you can set an alarm to remind you to bust out your books and get to work. 

If you use your phone as your planner, you may have the option to add alerts, emails, or notifications to scheduled events . Many calendar apps, including the one that comes with your phone, have built-in reminders that you can customize to meet your needs. So if you block off time to do your homework from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, you can set a reminder that will pop up on your phone when it’s time to get started. 

This dog isn't judging your lack of motivation...but your teacher might. Keep reading for tips to help you motivate yourself to do your homework.

How to Do Homework When You’re Unmotivated 

At first glance, it may seem like procrastination and being unmotivated are the same thing. After all, both of these issues usually result in you putting off your homework until the very last minute. 

But there’s one key difference: many procrastinators are working, they’re just prioritizing work differently. They know they’re going to start their homework...they’re just going to do it later. 

Conversely, people who are unmotivated to do homework just can’t find the willpower to tackle their assignments. Procrastinators know they’ll at least attempt the homework at the last minute, whereas people who are unmotivated struggle with convincing themselves to do it at a ll. For procrastinators, the stress comes from the inevitable time crunch. For unmotivated people, the stress comes from trying to convince themselves to do something they don’t want to do in the first place. 

Here are some common reasons students are unmotivated in doing homework : 

• Assignments are too easy, too hard, or seemingly pointless 
• Students aren’t interested in (or passionate about) the subject matter
• Students are intimidated by the work and/or feels like they don’t understand the assignment 
• Homework isn’t fun, and students would rather spend their time on things that they enjoy 

To sum it up: people who lack motivation to do their homework are more likely to not do it at all, or to spend more time worrying about doing their homework than...well, actually doing it.

3 Tips for How to Get Motivated to Do Homework

The key to getting homework done when you’re unmotivated is to figure out what does motivate you, then apply those things to homework. It sounds tricky...but it’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it! Here are our three expert tips for motivating yourself to do your homework. 

#1: Use Incremental Incentives

When you’re not motivated, it’s important to give yourself small rewards to stay focused on finishing the task at hand. The trick is to keep the incentives small and to reward yourself often. For example, maybe you’re reading a good book in your free time. For every ten minutes you spend on your homework, you get to read five pages of your book. Like we mentioned earlier, make sure you’re choosing a reward that works for you! 

So why does this technique work? Using small rewards more often allows you to experience small wins for getting your work done. Every time you make it to one of your tiny reward points, you get to celebrate your success, which gives your brain a boost of dopamine . Dopamine helps you stay motivated and also creates a feeling of satisfaction when you complete your homework !  

#2: Form a Homework Group 

If you’re having trouble motivating yourself, it’s okay to turn to others for support. Creating a homework group can help with this. Bring together a group of your friends or classmates, and pick one time a week where you meet and work on homework together. You don’t have to be in the same class, or even taking the same subjects— the goal is to encourage one another to start (and finish!) your assignments. 

Another added benefit of a homework group is that you can help one another if you’re struggling to understand the material covered in your classes. This is especially helpful if your lack of motivation comes from being intimidated by your assignments. Asking your friends for help may feel less scary than talking to your teacher...and once you get a handle on the material, your homework may become less frightening, too. 

#3: Change Up Your Environment 

If you find that you’re totally unmotivated, it may help if you find a new place to do your homework. For example, if you’ve been struggling to get your homework done at home, try spending an extra hour in the library after school instead. The change of scenery can limit your distractions and give you the energy you need to get your work done. 

If you’re stuck doing homework at home, you can still use this tip. For instance, maybe you’ve always done your homework sitting on your bed. Try relocating somewhere else, like your kitchen table, for a few weeks. You may find that setting up a new “homework spot” in your house gives you a motivational lift and helps you get your work done. 

Social media can be a huge problem when it comes to doing homework. We have advice for helping you unplug and regain focus.

How to Do Homework When You’re Easily Distracted

We live in an always-on world, and there are tons of things clamoring for our attention. From friends and family to pop culture and social media, it seems like there’s always something (or someone!) distracting us from the things we need to do.

The 24/7 world we live in has affected our ability to focus on tasks for prolonged periods of time. Research has shown that over the past decade, an average person’s attention span has gone from 12 seconds to eight seconds . And when we do lose focus, i t takes people a long time to get back on task . One study found that it can take as long as 23 minutes to get back to work once we’ve been distracte d. No wonder it can take hours to get your homework done! 

3 Tips to Improve Your Focus

If you have a hard time focusing when you’re doing your homework, it’s a good idea to try and eliminate as many distractions as possible. Here are three expert tips for blocking out the noise so you can focus on getting your homework done. 

#1: Create a Distraction-Free Environment

Pick a place where you’ll do your homework every day, and make it as distraction-free as possible. Try to find a location where there won’t be tons of noise, and limit your access to screens while you’re doing your homework. Put together a focus-oriented playlist (or choose one on your favorite streaming service), and put your headphones on while you work. 

You may find that other people, like your friends and family, are your biggest distraction. If that’s the case, try setting up some homework boundaries. Let them know when you’ll be working on homework every day, and ask them if they’ll help you keep a quiet environment. They’ll be happy to lend a hand! 

#2: Limit Your Access to Technology 

We know, we know...this tip isn’t fun, but it does work. For homework that doesn’t require a computer, like handouts or worksheets, it’s best to put all your technology away . Turn off your television, put your phone and laptop in your backpack, and silence notifications on any wearable tech you may be sporting. If you listen to music while you work, that’s fine...but make sure you have a playlist set up so you’re not shuffling through songs once you get started on your homework. 

If your homework requires your laptop or tablet, it can be harder to limit your access to distractions. But it’s not impossible! T here are apps you can download that will block certain websites while you’re working so that you’re not tempted to scroll through Twitter or check your Facebook feed. Silence notifications and text messages on your computer, and don’t open your email account unless you absolutely have to. And if you don’t need access to the internet to complete your assignments, turn off your WiFi. Cutting out the online chatter is a great way to make sure you’re getting your homework done. 

#3: Set a Timer (the Pomodoro Technique)

Have you ever heard of the Pomodoro technique ? It’s a productivity hack that uses a timer to help you focus!

Here’s how it works: first, set a timer for 25 minutes. This is going to be your work time. During this 25 minutes, all you can do is work on whatever homework assignment you have in front of you. No email, no text messaging, no phone calls—just homework. When that timer goes off, you get to take a 5 minute break. Every time you go through one of these cycles, it’s called a “pomodoro.” For every four pomodoros you complete, you can take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes.

The pomodoro technique works through a combination of boundary setting and rewards. First, it gives you a finite amount of time to focus, so you know that you only have to work really hard for 25 minutes. Once you’ve done that, you’re rewarded with a short break where you can do whatever you want. Additionally, tracking how many pomodoros you complete can help you see how long you’re really working on your homework. (Once you start using our focus tips, you may find it doesn’t take as long as you thought!)

Two Bonus Tips for How to Do Homework Fast

Even if you’re doing everything right, there will be times when you just need to get your homework done as fast as possible. (Why do teachers always have projects due in the same week? The world may never know.)

The problem with speeding through homework is that it’s easy to make mistakes. While turning in an assignment is always better than not submitting anything at all, you want to make sure that you’re not compromising quality for speed. Simply put, the goal is to get your homework done quickly and still make a good grade on the assignment! 

Here are our two bonus tips for getting a decent grade on your homework assignments , even when you’re in a time crunch. 

#1: Do the Easy Parts First 

This is especially true if you’re working on a handout with multiple questions. Before you start working on the assignment, read through all the questions and problems. As you do, make a mark beside the questions you think are “easy” to answer . 

Once you’ve finished going through the whole assignment, you can answer these questions first. Getting the easy questions out of the way as quickly as possible lets you spend more time on the trickier portions of your homework, which will maximize your assignment grade. 

(Quick note: this is also a good strategy to use on timed assignments and tests, like the SAT and the ACT !) 

#2: Pay Attention in Class 

Homework gets a lot easier when you’re actively learning the material. Teachers aren’t giving you homework because they’re mean or trying to ruin your weekend... it’s because they want you to really understand the course material. Homework is designed to reinforce what you’re already learning in class so you’ll be ready to tackle harder concepts later.

When you pay attention in class, ask questions, and take good notes, you’re absorbing the information you’ll need to succeed on your homework assignments. (You’re stuck in class anyway, so you might as well make the most of it!) Not only will paying attention in class make your homework less confusing, it will also help it go much faster, too.

What’s Next?

If you’re looking to improve your productivity beyond homework, a good place to begin is with time management. After all, we only have so much time in a day...so it’s important to get the most out of it! To get you started, check out this list of the 12 best time management techniques that you can start using today.

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P ODOLSK, Moscow region – Residents throughout Russia affected by unprecedented winter heating outages in recent days have expressed their frustration and urged local authorities to restore heating in their homes.

In Podolsk, a town some 30 kilometers south of the capital Moscow, at least 149,000 residents — nearly half of its population — were left without heating when a heating main burst at a nearby private ammunition plant.

“It’s a total disgrace. There is no heating and no hot water. We have to sleep in sleeping bags,” Yuri, a local resident, told The Moscow Times.

“I have no words to describe how bad the situation is," said Yuri, who declined to provide his surname. "We have had no heating for almost six days."

Heating issues have affected residents in the Moscow region, where temperatures have plunged to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius in the past week, as well as people in the Far East Primorye region , the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg , Penza , the southern Voronezh and Volgograd regions and more.

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“We're literally being killed by the cold,” a woman in the video said, adding that they have been sending requests to local authorities since September after their houses were connected to a boiler room whose power was reportedly insufficient.

“This is some kind of torture and extermination of the population 100 kilometers from Moscow,” she added.

Residents of the Moscow region town of Elektrostal lit a fire in the street to draw the authorities’ attention to the heating problem.

“It’s impossible to stay in our houses. We're freezing!” a group of women in the video said.

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“We are sending complaints everywhere but no one listens to us. We have portable heaters working in every room, but the temperature inside is still 10 degrees Celsius,” Yelena from Podolsk said.

“There is a clinic and a hospital, as well as kindergartens, where there is no heating. And we have no answers, no assistance, no explanation,” Yelena added.

Podolsk authorities opened temporary heating centers and declared a state of emergency.

Local authorities linked the heating problems to the fact that the town is heated by a boiler plant owned by the Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant, a private ammunition factory and one of the largest weapon cartridge production enterprises in the country.

“The facility is under tight security conditions, which limits our ability to oversee winter preparations,” the Moscow region’s Vice Governor Yevgeny Khromushin said last week. “We were unaware of the problem for nearly a day.”

An unidentified Moscow region official and two senior executives at the plant were arrested on suspicion of providing unsafe services, Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said in a statement Tuesday.

Investigators said that Podolsk’s deputy mayor was accused of misusing authority by issuing a readiness certificate for the boiler house at the plant.

In the neighboring Tver region, the authorities opened a criminal case over the laundering of over 84 million rubles ($938,993) in heating bills paid by residents, the Astra Telegram channel reported this week, citing unidentified sources. According to investigators, the heads of the local water intake and boiler house misappropriated the heating payments for personal use.

Reacting to the heating failures, Putin on Tuesday asked Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov to provide heat and electricity to the affected residents.

The outages appear to be the latest effect of several decades of crumbling infrastructure in Russia which have been linked to endemic corruption and mismanagement.

The overall decay of Russia's municipal infrastructure surpassed 70% in 2022, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reported .

According to Sergei Pakhomov, head of the State Duma’s Construction, Housing and Utilities Committee, water pipes that were 90 years old or even older were still in use as recently as two years ago in some cases.

Housing, utilities and communal services are a common source of problems for Russians during the winter.

In St. Petersburg, residents regularly complain about extensive ice coverage on city streets and sidewalks, with many people ending up in the hospital over the years due to slipping and falling accidents.

In the Siberian republic of Khakassia, two villages were left without electricity last month due to apparent issues with outdated communication systems.

In the winter of 2020, five people in the Perm region were killed after a pipe burst.

When asked about the latest heating outages, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged the problems and linked them to poor municipal infrastructure, saying that people “had to endure a lot of inconvenience in the cold and without electricity.”

"Despite all the titanic efforts to update all housing and communal services systems, there's still a certain part that remains considerably deteriorated. These programs will continue, but it is impossible to update all pipes and all housing and communal services systems in 10-15 years,” Peskov said.

As for now, residents affected by heating issues appear to lack optimism that the problems will be solved efficiently.

"It's been a week since we've had heating, and the temperature in my apartment is around 11 degrees Celsius,” Podolsk resident Lidiya told The Moscow Times.

“Unfortunately, no one knows when it will be repaired,” she added.