My Family House: Adoption-Friendly Family Tree
A colored family tree shaped as a house, written for adopted, foster and kinship families and for any child whose family does not fit a branching chart. A heart window in the roof is for a self-portrait, and four rooms ask for the people who live with me, the people who take care of me, family in my heart near or far, and pets and special friends. No box says mom, dad or birth parent; the child decides who goes where.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- Vector, prints razor-sharp at any size
- Level
- Kindergarten
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A colored family tree shaped as a house, written for adopted, foster and kinship families and for any child whose family does not fit a branching chart. A heart window in the roof is for a self-portrait, and four rooms ask for the people who live with me, the people who take care of me, family in my heart near or far, and pets and special friends. No box says mom, dad or birth parent; the child decides who goes where. Kindergartners can draw instead of write, so it works before children can spell the names.
Tips for using it
- Fill in what you know in pencil first, then call a grandparent or older relative with your list of blanks. One phone call often fills a whole generation.
- Write women under their birth surname as well as their married name; it makes records much easier to find later.
- Use full dates in the form 12 Mar 1948 instead of 3/12/48, so nobody mixes up the day and the month.
- For a school project, ask the teacher whether pets, step-parents or guardians may be included. Most teachers say yes.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). It is a vector file, so the lines stay sharp on any printer. This page is free for personal, family and classroom use.
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