My Family History · Learning goals
Your family has a history! Learn about generations, how grandparents' childhoods were different, and how to put the events of a life in order on a timeline.
Why it matters
Family history helps kids understand that everyone has a past and a story.
Ordering events builds sequencing skills used across subjects.
Asking relatives about the past strengthens bonds between generations.
Inside My Family History
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Think
Why is it good to learn our family's stories?
Step 3 · Timeline game
Put each life story in order from first to last.
Step 4 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
History is the story of the past. Your family has a history too!
A generation is a group of people born around the same time: you, your parents, your grandparents.
Ask a grandparent: What games did you play? What was school like?
Photos, letters and old objects help us learn about the past.
A timeline shows events in the order they happened.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Make a timeline of your child's life with photos: birth, first steps, first day of school. Add a grandparent's timeline beside it.
Why is it good to learn our family's stories?
Practice
Real questions from My Family History. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Past
Question 2
Generations
Question 3
Old photos
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
My Family History · Questions from parents
My Family History is a grade 2 social studies course for kids ages 7–8. That is Year 3 social studies in the UK and Year 2 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Your family has a history! Learn about generations, how grandparents' childhoods were different, and how to put the events of a life in order on a timeline. Along the way they practice: Life Timelines.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
My Family History is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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