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Family Structures Word Search

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This 11-word family structures word search introduces elementary and middle school students to different household and family types. Hidden words include nuclear, blended, adoptive, extended, and same-sex couple, reflecting diverse family configurations. Use it in a social studies lesson on families, as a warm-up for a unit on household diversity, or as a sub-plan activity.

Subject:: Social Studies
Topic:: Sociology
Grade Level:: 4th – 6th Grades
Updated August 2024

Word List

NUCLEAR
ADOPTIVE
BLENDED
COMMUNAL
EXTENDED
DEFACTO
SOLEPARENT
CHILDLESS
FOSTER
SAMESEXCOUPLE
KINSHIP

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