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What Makes Us Different?

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Students, after reading Tacky the Penguin, list at least ten ways they are different from each other.

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comparisons, same and different

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Grade
1st - 2nd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Year
1997
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