Extended Family: Aunts, Uncles, Cousins

🌍Mission Brief #20

Your family can be big.

🎯 Your mission

Notice what's the same. Celebrate what's different.

⚡ The twist

Family means something different in every country.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 There are over 7,000 living languages right now — but one dies every two weeks.

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Then & Now

🤝 You probably know someone whose story includes this.

Your family can be big. You may have aunts, uncles, and cousins. Aunts and uncles are your mom's or dad's siblings. Cousins are your aunts' or uncles' kids. They are all part of your family.

Key Facts

Aunts and uncles help your family.

Cousins can be fun to play with.

Family can be big or small.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Who are your cousins?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

Walk through your neighborhood — every house has a different story.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Learn how to say hello in three new languages.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about a tradition in our family — and where you think it came from.”

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