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What My Grandma Taught Me

The things your family does that other families don't.

Those things came from somewhere. That somewhere is yours.

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For the child noticing that their family does things other families don't and beginning to understand that those differences are inheritance, not mistakes.

You'll produce:your Your What My Grandma Taught Me Page

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Maybe your family makes a certain dish for a certain day. Maybe there are words you use at home that do not translate. In Your What My Grandma Taught Me Page, you follow those things — where they came from, what they mean, and what happens when you bring them into the world. A story for children who are beginning to understand that the things their family does are heritage.

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Sample questions

  1. What is something your family does that you've noticed other families don't do?
  2. Where do you think that thing came from — who taught it, and who taught them?
  3. What is one thing your family has given you that you want to carry with you when you grow up?

Research basis

Rogoff (2003) cultural nature of human development applied to family knowledge transmission / Vygotsky zone of proximal development applied to elder-child teaching / Phinney (1992) ethnic identity development in children / Berry acculturation applied to heritage navigation

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