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Texas Symbols

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Second graders identify the Texas symbols, collect information from the Internet about one of the state's symbols, and present the information they collected in KidPix. Can be adapted to any state.

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kid pix, the 50 states

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kidpix, states, texas symbols, social studies
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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