Extended Family: Aunts, Uncles, Cousins

🌍Mission Brief #84

Your extended family is big.

🎯 Your mission

Understand before you compare.

⚡ The twist

What feels weird to you is normal to someone else — and that's the point.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 In Iceland, almost everyone is related to everyone else.

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Then & Now

🤝 You probably know someone whose story includes this.

Your extended family is big. It includes aunts, uncles, and cousins. Aunts are your parents' sisters. Uncles are your parents' brothers. Cousins are like friends that are family.

Key Facts

Extended family is larger.

Aunts and uncles are your family.

Cousins are fun to play with.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Who are your aunts?

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

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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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