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Activity Plan 5-6: Book-Character Homes

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Learners use their creativity to build character homes. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop creative-thinking, social, language, math, and motor skills as they work together to create buildings for characters from favorite books.

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hobbies, shapes

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block play, hobbies and recreation, math about sharks, shapes, english language arts
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Grade
Pre-K - K
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2002
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