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5 Ways Literature Can Teach Global Lessons in Elementary Classes

Source: Edutopia

Guest blogger Becky Morales, creator of Kid World Citizen, offers five ideas for using literature about children and families in other parts of the world to broaden the minds of U.S. elementary students.

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