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Create a Book About Your Town

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Students explore how to create books about their towns. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow to identify how it relates to their community. They identify environmental print and its importance in early readers. They create books about their communities and share their books.

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book making, Community, early literacy, english language arts
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Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Project-Based Learning
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