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Social Studies: Getting to Know You

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Students in kindergarten and college students engage in dialogue designed to help them get to know each other. They meet at three discussion centers, where the students express what makes them happy, how they are seen, and how they are unique. Students make puppets and draw pictures and discuss their uniqueness with the college students.

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friendship, diversity

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diversity, friendship, understanding, social studies
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Grade
K
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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