Family History Interview Booklet- Past, Present & Future- 1st–2nd Grade

Turn your students into Family History Detectives with this engaging interview project! Perfect for 1st and 2nd grade social studies AND ELA standards, this activity helps students explore the past, present, and future while building listening, speaking, and writing skills.

Students will:

• Learn the difference between the past, present, and future.
  
• Interview a family member using simple, guided questions.
  
• Record answers with short words or phrases and illustrate their discoveries.
  
• Cut, staple, and assemble the pages into a personal keepsake booklet.
  

This project encourages meaningful family conversations while practicing sequencing, writing, and communication skills. It’s hands-on, cross-curricular, and memorable for young learners.

Standards Alignment:
✔ Social Studies

• 1st Grade Standard 1.1 – Understand past, present, and future through family and personal history
  
• 2nd Grade Standard 2.1 – Explore how individuals and families lived in earlier times
  
  

✔ ELA Common Core

• SL.1.1 / SL.2.1 – Participate in collaborative conversations
  
• SL.1.2 / SL.2.2 – Ask and answer questions about details from a conversation
  
• SL.1.4 / SL.2.4 – Describe people, places, and events with relevant details
  
• W.1.2 / W.2.2 – Write informative/explanatory texts with facts and closure
  
• W.1.8 / W.2.8 – Recall and record information from experiences or sources
  
  

What’s Included:

• Teacher directions & student introduction: “Be a Family History Detective!”
  
• Guided interview question pages
  
• Printable writing & drawing templates
  
• Booklet assembly instructions
  

Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, or family projects, this activity makes history come alive while reinforcing key literacy skills!

*This is an individual worksheet from Stories in History's 1st and 2nd grade social studies curriculum called My World, My Story, coming out Spring 2026.