Inclusive family colouring pages
Eleven family pictures to colour. Every family looks different, and that is the point.
Why a facilitator guide for a colouring page?
“Which one is skin colour?” “Why are there two mums?” This one-page PDF offers a colouring invitation, possible responses to students’ questions, ideas for trying, mixing and layering colours, and a short note from CARL’s co-founders.
Grandma and Grandpa colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: Grandma and Grandpa. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: Grandma and Grandpa with two grandchildren, Grandpa leaning on his cane. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
Reading Together colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: Reading Together. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: a caregiver and a child sitting on the floor reading a book together. The caregiver wears a hijab. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
Brothers and Sisters colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: Brothers and Sisters. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: brothers and sisters, four kids from a baby to the big kid in charge. One of the boys has a prosthetic. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
Story Time colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: Story Time. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: one caregiver, two kids on his lap, and story time. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
Three Generations colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: Three Generations. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: three generations on one bench, a grandfather in a turban, a caregiver and a child. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
My Two Dads colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: My Two Dads. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: two dads and their two kids, all together. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
My Two Mums colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: My Two Mums. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: two mums and their daughter, holding hands. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
My Family colouring page
A one-page colouring picture: My Family. Choose your colours and talk about what you notice.
Print the student sheet for your class. The teacher guide is a separate file.
Tips for this worksheet
On this sheet: A family colouring page: a caregiver who uses a wheelchair, another caregiver and their child. Try your colours in the six swatches, then colour the picture. Every family looks different and so does every person, and that is a good thing. We make these pages so students can see people who look like them, their auntie or uncle, their friends and their neighbours.
Our Blended Family
Try colours in the swatches, then colour the family scene.
The teacher guide is a separate file.
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Families in the Community Garden
Try colours in the swatches, then colour the family scene.
The teacher guide is a separate file.
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My Foster Family
Try colours in the swatches, then colour the family scene.
The teacher guide is a separate file.
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