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Naming Roads

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Students investigate the aspects of a historic map of roads and trails in the Southeastern United States. They explore reasons for giving roads certain names and decide on names for other roads themselves.

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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