JoJo and Gran Gran Make a Family Tree
In JoJo and Gran Gran Make a Family Tree, JoJo and her grandmother use family photos to make a family tree. A real-life family uses handprints and paint to create their family tree. This video is excerpted from BBC’s JoJo & Gran Gran, a children's animated television series following JoJo, an inquisitive and cheerful 4-and-a-half-year-old girl and her loving Gran Gran, who always has something new to teach her.
Lesson Express
Q: What do you notice about how JoJo and Gran Gran organized the family tree?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may mention that parents go above children and siblings are put next to each other.
Q: What does JoJo learn about her family?
A: She learns she was named for a relative.
Q: What questions do you have about your family? Do you think a family tree could answer them?
A: Student responses will vary.
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