Building a family tree

This is based on an exercise from Hot Line discussed in the workshop of Peach Richmond.

Clues
Sally's mother is called Kate.
Sheila and Alec have got two sons.
Kate is Edward's wife.
Harry and Edith have got three grandsons: Stephen, David and Vince .
Vince and Sue's parents are John and Mary.
Peter is Claire's uncle.
Sally isn't wearing a tie like David but earrings.
Hints
Drag the mouse / cursor from here to the bottom of the box.

Harry and Edith are at the top, they have grandsons.
Where are the two sons?
Vince and Sue are boy and girl.
David is wearing a tie and Sally earrings.

Drag it to here.

Vocabulary

This is a lousy list. It is of no help to anyone. Stupid question.

Look at these words. Do you know any of them?
mother husband son daughter wife
grandmother grandson parents cousin
uncle aunt

Better would be a layout such as these for vertical and horizontal lines, if you are graphically oriented. Better would be to place the relationships in the context of the diagram or of the student's own family.

A chant would also be a simple method to ensure learning. And since family relationships are universal, this is one time when I feel that a translations would not be out of place. There could even be cultural enrichment, as some languages contain different words for older and younger siblings and for the different grades of cousins. Or for instance mother-in-law - Schwiegermutter - belle-mére - suocera. You can compare translations in different languages - you can find this from the logos dictionary.

Practice

Complete these sentences
Kate is _________ wife.
Vince is _________ son.
Harry is Claire's _________
Edith is Peter's _________
David is _________ brother.
Alec is _________ husband.
Sally is Stephen's _________
John is Claire's _________
Sheila is Vince and Sue's_________

Further Exercises (from Graham Tritt)

Two men were looking at an old photo. "Who is it" asked one. The other replied "Sisters and brothers I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." What was his relationship to the man in the photo.
Mary's mother had three daughters. Named after the month in which they were born, two of them were called April and May. What was the name of the daughter born in June? Answer by dragging the cursor over (Mary, of course.) here.
The Relatives Challenge suitable for primary students
I am twice as old as Peter. But ten years ago I was three times as old. How old am now? Answer ( x=2p and x-10=3(p-10) so x=40 and p=20 ) here.
Personal Questions jazz chant from C. Graham (1978). Jazz Chants. New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press in course of Larry Davies.