Last updated: June 3, 2021
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Family Trees
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s family members were some of his biggest inspirations. He lived at 105 Brattle Street in Cambridge, MA – now Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site with his wife Fanny, sons Charley and Erny, and daughters Alice, Edith and Anne. They inspired his poetry, like “The Children’s Hour,” “The Castle Builder,” and “To a Child.”
Who are the members of your family? Write the names of your family members on the leaves and add them to your own family tree!
Who are the members of your family? Write the names of your family members on the leaves and add them to your own family tree!
Supplies:
- Coloring utensils
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Green construction paper for leaves
- Brown construction paper for a tree
- Optional: Download our Family Tree template
Steps:
- Write the names of each of your family members on a different leaf and cut it out.
- Glue the leaves onto the bare tree.
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