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A Child's Daily Life in South Africa Lesson PlanA Child's Daily Life in South Africa Lesson Plan
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A Child's Daily Life in South Africa

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Students listen to the book, Not So Fast Songololo, and locate South Africa on a map. They identify similarities between the daily life of a child in South Africa and America, and write a letter and draw a picture to a child in South Africa.

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1st - 3rd
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Social Studies & History
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