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PBS Kids Go Buster- A City View, Home Sweet Homes Lesson PlanPBS Kids Go Buster- A City View, Home Sweet Homes Lesson Plan
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PBS Kids Go Buster- A City View, Home Sweet Homes

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Student accompany Buster to a bat mitzvah party in Manhattan. They watch the video before discussing rituals and rules that exist in their own families. They watch a second episode about a young girl in Miami, Florida that introduces them to her family culture and home.

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cultural awareness

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bat mitzvah, culture, shabbas, english language arts
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2nd - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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