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Around-The-World Storytellers

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Students examine what daily life is like for children living in other countries around the world. They read different books in the "Maya's World" series of books by Maya Angelou, write and illustrate an original story about a child in another country, and create a clay figure of their main character.

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maya angelou, cultural awareness

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children around the world, culture, maya angelou, maya's world, english language arts
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1st - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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