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Oh! The Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes Unit PlanOh! The Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes Unit Plan
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Oh! The Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes

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Students investigate the games that children used to play to nursery rhymes. They explore the role of illustrators and illustrate their own book of rhymes in this unit.

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historical aspects, nursery rhymes, english language arts
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Grade
K
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2003
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