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Toy Making and Resourcefulness

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Students demonstrate their understanding of resourcefulness by making a toy and describing how they were resourceful. They find Malawi on a map and tell the interesting things about the book Galimoto.

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resourceful, resourcefulness, toy making, toys, social studies
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Grade
K - 3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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1 hr
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