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American Culture in a Musical Setting Lesson PlanAmerican Culture in a Musical Setting Lesson Plan
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American Culture in a Musical Setting

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Students discover the significance of similarities and contrasts of three separate cultures of the United States through music. They take out maps and trace the expedition of the Spanish along the coasts of Mexico and North and South America and the Caribbean Islands.

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latino culture

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african, and european culture, latino, social studies
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1st - 5th
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Social Studies & History
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