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Mural Mania Lesson Plan

Mural Mania Lesson Plan

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Mural Mania

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Students create a mural that displays symbols for their home state. They complete worksheets and read a book about their state. They collect images of the state flower, tree and bird for the mural. There are 5 other lesson plans included in this unit.

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murals, the 50 states, quarters, coins, money

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mural, quarters, states, social studies

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Grade

K - 1st

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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For Teacher Use

Duration

2 hrs

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Project-Based Learning

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