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Naming Traditions Lesson Plan

Naming Traditions Lesson Plan

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Naming Traditions

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Young scholars get to know each other better and research their family and community history. After students research their own and their parents' names, they notice names in literature, history, and other studies and know more about these names.

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family traditions, families, family history

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family traditions, surname, social studies

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3rd - 6th

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Social Studies & History

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