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Home in Place

ArtGeographySocial Studies3rd Grade

Learners collaboratively build a story map of their school or surrounding area.

Unit:Geographies of Home

Includes

Mapping activity sheets, Home in place slides

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A panel of tatreez — traditional Palestinian embroidery

We Went Looking for Home

ArtGeographySocial Studies3rd Grade

Learners begin to understand the idea of home is hard to contain. Learners brainstorm all the feelings, sensations, images, and memories that come up when they think of home.

Unit:Geographies of Home

Includes

We Went Looking for Home but We Found… (Al-Bustan camp multimedia book)

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