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Jhansi Ravikumar has created the project "My Family Roots" in Class2Class.org

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My Family Roots

What is this project about?

Students draw a simple three-generation family tree with symbols and colours, then share one family tradition with an international partner class. They compare how family roots look in different homes and point out what traditions they have in common...
Age of Students
6-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-15 years
Project Duration
4 weeks
Starting Month
October 2026

This project contributes to the following global goals

This project promotes and protects these children's rights

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to describe their family tree across three generations and identify one family tradition, value, or celebration shared with an international partner class.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to use respectful intercultural communication and empathy to compare their family roots with partner classmates and demonstrate shared values in a joint family tree.
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Skills to develop

Intercultural Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Global Awareness

Project Activities

1

Meet the Partner Class and Share Family Tree Symbols

Students meet their partner class by video call, learn a simple shared way to show family relationships, and introduce themselves with a few family facts.

Duration: 45 minutes
2

Draw Our Three-Generation Family Tree

Students draw their family tree across three generations using relationship labels, symbols, and colours, then write a short note on one family tradition, celebration, or value passed down.

Duration: 120 minutes
Delivery: Drawing or Collage
3

Exchange Family Stories with the Partner Class

Students share their family tree and one tradition with partner classmates through short recorded videos or pair exchanges, listen to theirs, and note what they have in common.

Duration: 120 minutes
Delivery: Video
4

Build the Shared Family Tree Mural

Working together across both classes, students combine their drawings into one shared family tree mural that highlights common values and celebrates cultural differences.

Duration: 90 minutes
Delivery: Collaborative Mural
5

Showcase Our Family Roots Together

Both classes present the shared mural by video call, students reflect on what they learned about their partners and themselves, and they celebrate the connections built.

Duration: 105 minutes
Delivery: Exhibition or Showcase