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Carnival of the Animals and Aquarium and Magic Fish

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Engage little learners in this moderately developed three-lesson unit on the composer Camille Saint-Saens and his piece "The Carnival of Animals." Each lesson includes a listening, discussion, and an art project to engage your class in understanding the music and the composer, while working on descriptive vocabulary and creative thinking skills. 

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carnival of the animals, descriptive language, listening skills, music literacy, visual literacy, art project, class discussion, compare across media, aquarium and magic fish, english language arts
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1st
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English Language Arts
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