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TITLE: Unlocking Inquiry in the Social Studies Classroom through Mexican Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

AUTHOR AND TEACHER: James Longbotham<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Longbotham<\/strong> is a third grade teacher at Lenape Elementary School in New Paltz, NY.<\/p>\n

ARTIST COLLABORATOR: Pulso de Barro\u2013 Maria Puentes Flores and Mateo Cano<\/strong><\/p>\n

LENGTH: Five one-hour class sessions and one grade-level assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find the complete lesson plans in the sidebar under \u201cDownloads.\u201d<\/p>\n

NEW YORK STANDARDS ADDRESSED<\/strong><\/p>\n

NYS Next Gen ELA Standards 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

3W4: Create a response to a text, author, theme, or personal experience (e.g., poem, play, story, artwork, or other).<\/p>\n

NYS Next Gen Social Studies Standards 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.2 The location of world communities can be described using geographic tools and vocabulary.<\/p>\n

3.4 Each community or culture has a unique history, including heroic figures, traditions, and holidays.<\/p>\n

3.5 Communities share cultural similarities and differences across the world.<\/p>\n

3.6 Communities from around the world interact with other people and communities and exchange cultural ideas and practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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