Explore how family stories can help students connect personal memories with broader history.
In this lesson you will find:
- A lesson plan by Hungarian teacher Márta Mária Szabó combining creative writing and collaborative work to help students collect family stories.
- A short video showing how conversations with relatives can reveal the past while strengthening intergenerational relationships.
- The Handy Questions Deck: a set of open-ended prompts and practical tips that encourage meaningful family conversations about childhood, work, values, historical events and treasured objects, helping preserve memories and link personal experiences to larger historical processes.
