{"id":1518,"date":"2026-04-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:22:38","slug":"how-to-teach-ma-famille-in-french-without-overcomplicating-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1518","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach \u201cMa Famille\u201d in French (Without Overcomplicating It)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1518\" class=\"elementor elementor-1518\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca5003 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ca5003\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71027e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f71027e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"439\">Teaching a French unit like <em data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"364\">Ma famille<\/em> can feel like a lot, especially if French isn\u2019t your strongest subject.<\/p><p data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"571\">I\u2019ve found that this is one of those units where teachers feel pressure to \u201cdo it right\u201d\u2026 but in reality, simple works best.<\/p><p data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"750\">You don\u2019t need complicated grammar or perfectly structured lessons. You just need a way to help students see, hear, and use the language in a way that makes sense to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ef1cb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53ef1cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77b7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d77b7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794c40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"794c40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5771cfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5771cfb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e4b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79e4b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep It Simple<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5889a81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5889a81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ff44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ff44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"871\">When I think about teaching family vocabulary, I always come back to a few key things:<\/p><ul data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1015\"><li data-section-id=\"s48ss9\" data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"917\">Keep the vocabulary clear and manageable<\/li><li data-section-id=\"17ovio2\" data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"953\">Use visuals as much as possible<\/li><li data-section-id=\"17p2o43\" data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1015\">Give students lots of chances to repeat and use the words<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1029\">That\u2019s it.<\/p><p data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1142\">Students don\u2019t need a long explanation of sentence structure right away. They need exposure and practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2473594 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2473594\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8425dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8425dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What This Looks Like in the Classroom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c901dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c901dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce791d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce791d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1286\">In a Basic or Core French classroom (especially Grades 4\u20136), this might look like:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1540\"><li data-section-id=\"qhhsm3\" data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1343\">Practicing vocabulary with simple cards and visuals<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1xa69hz\" data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1378\">Matching or sorting activities<\/li><li data-section-id=\"nzporu\" data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1428\">Games like \u201croll and say\u201d or partner practice<\/li><li data-section-id=\"eunfv0\" data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1481\">Building simple sentences like <em data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1479\">\u201cVoici ma m\u00e8re\u201d<\/em><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1w6rexy\" data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1540\">Talking about their own families in a low-pressure way<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1653\">These kinds of activities keep students engaged, but more importantly, they help the language actually stick.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f7508 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8f7508\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c978e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c978e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Hands-On and Repetition Matter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21d7d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f21d7d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced5434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ced5434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1792\">Students need to interact with the language multiple times before it feels comfortable.<\/p><p data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1810\">When they are:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1884\"><li data-section-id=\"xpwtyf\" data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1831\">Saying the words<\/li><li data-section-id=\"uf6vfz\" data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1847\">Seeing them<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1tbn064\" data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1884\">Using them in small, simple ways<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1919\">they start to build confidence.<\/p><p data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"2031\">And once that confidence is there, participation goes up \u2014 especially for students who are usually hesitant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e66f9f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e66f9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13d33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e13d33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059f556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"059f556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b31add e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b31add\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71faef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e71faef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Don\u2019t Need to Be Fluent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedf0ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eedf0ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f1b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1f1b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2126\">This is something I always want teachers to feel:<\/p><p data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2181\"><strong data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2179\">You don\u2019t need perfect French to teach it well.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2183\" data-end=\"2193\">You can:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2311\"><li data-section-id=\"1si5zaf\" data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2227\">Learn alongside your students<\/li><li data-section-id=\"7lkj7n\" data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2255\">Model simple vocabulary<\/li><li data-section-id=\"93i978\" data-start=\"2256\" data-end=\"2311\">Use visuals and repetition to support understanding<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2399\">What matters most is creating an environment where students feel comfortable trying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7012f13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7012f13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b85352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b85352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support When You Need It<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cd6e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25cd6e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b503e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b503e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2585\">If you\u2019re looking for a structured way to teach this unit, my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/BasicCore-French-Unit-My-Family-Ma-Famille-Manitoba-14819911\"><em data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2514\">Ma famille<\/em> <\/a>unit is available in my <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">La Petite Classe<\/span><\/span> store.<\/p><p data-start=\"2587\" data-end=\"2606\">It\u2019s designed to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2752\"><li data-section-id=\"120k7he\" data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2645\">Support Basic\/Core French teachers<\/li><li data-section-id=\"elv9ta\" data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2675\">Work well with Grades 4\u20136<\/li><li data-section-id=\"187djp7\" data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"2717\">Keep learning hands-on and manageable<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1hbqjvh\" data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2752\">Take the pressure off planning<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516513f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"516513f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e797359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e797359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9beb405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9beb405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba65bc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba65bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb0bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebb0bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Takeaway<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8824d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8824d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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