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Get Your Kicks on Route 66

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Students research when and why Route 66 was started and how mom and pop businesses fit in with Route 66. Students associate what they've learned with the song.

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united states route 66

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route 66, us history, social studies
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Grade
K - Higher Ed
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
1999

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