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"The Selfish Crocodile"

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Students participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles. They identify descriptive words from the story, and write sentences describing how the crocodile behaves and looks.

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K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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