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A Year Down Yonder Discussion Questions Use these discussion questions to check your students' comprehension of A Year Down Yonder.		Dynamite! Increase social studies skills with an activity that has students writing a poem about being an...
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Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...		Daily Journal Topics: Hooray for the U.S.A.! Assign one of seven journal topics for students on the subject of Hooray for the U.S.A.
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Distant Enemy Use the activities in this guide before, during, and after reading the book.		Hurricane Song Discussion Guide Thought-provoking discussion questions for Hurricane Song will deepen students'...
A Year Down Yonder Curriculum Connections This list of suggestions will help you to integrate A Year Down Yonder with other subjects such...