On the first day of school, I have students draw and label a picture of their family on this simple page. This gives me a lot of information about them - how many siblings they have, whether they are the oldest or youngest, how many adults are in the picture, if extended family members live with them, etc.
for ETK, TK, K, or first grade, I might have a parent orientation, give this as a homework assignment (Directions are bilingual English/Spanish), and display the students' drawings in the clas