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Life Skill Communication

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Students use  digital camera to document the needs for daily living. In this life skills and visual arts lesson, students create class books that include photographs of everyday objects that they use in their home, school and personal lives.

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digital photography, life skills, social skills

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1st - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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