Home is Where the Heart is With Our “My Two Homes” Activity! 

My Two Homes is a thoughtful and engaging two-part worksheet activity designed to help students explore the concept of “home” through a personal and emotional lens. In the first worksheet, students use a visual brainstorming web to identify up to six places that feel like home—whether it’s where they sleep, feel safe, are surrounded by love, or simply belong.

The second worksheet invites students to choose the two most meaningful locations and expand on them with detailed drawings and reflective writing using the prompt “___ feels like home because…” This My Two Homes activity encourages social-emotional learning and fosters a deeper understanding of diverse family structures and experiences, making it a perfect addition to identity units, classroom community building, or SEL lessons.

Using Our My Home Activity

Preparing and using our my home activity is easy! Here is a simple guide to get you started:

Preparation:

1. Download the resource in the format of your choice and then print one copy of each worksheet for every student.
2. Consider printing on cardstock and providing crayons, markers, or colored pencils if you’d like students to create more vibrant illustrations.

Instructions:

Introduce the Concept
Begin with a story or class discussion about what “home” means. Emphasise that home isn’t always just a physical place—it can be anywhere a person feels safe, loved, or like they belong. Use guiding questions like:

• Where do you feel most comfortable?
• Where do you feel loved or accepted?
• Can a person have more than one home?

1. Worksheet 1 – “My Many Homes”
   Hand out the first worksheet. Ask students to brainstorm all of the places that feel like home to them, sharing their ideas through words or sketches in each of the circles.
2. Worksheet 2 – “Two Homes”
   After completing the web, have students choose the two places that feel the most like home to them. Then give them the second worksheet and instruct them to draw a more in-depth picture of each place and finish the sentence starter at the bottom, explaining their choices.

Extension Ideas for This “My Two Homes” Activity:

• Create a class book or display with the completed worksheets.
• Pair with writing assignments or personal narratives about belonging and identity.
• Use as part of a unit on family, community, or SEL (Social-Emotional Learning).

Download This My Home Worksheet Set

This my home worksheet set is available in both Google Slides and PDF formats. To download, click the drop-down arrow on the download button and choose the version that works best for you.

This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and a Teach Starter collaborator.

Additional My Home and My Family Activities 

If you are looking for more my home or my family activities, you have come to the right place. Check out the resources below!

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