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A Sense of Community

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First graders engage in this interesting series of lessons about community. They view images of communities of people working and playing together, and come up with their own piece of artwork that reflects their sense of community at school, or in their town. A very good lesson for young learners.

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communities, social groups, monotype printing, english language arts
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Grade
1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Project-Based Learning
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