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Students study the New England colonies. In this colonies lesson plan, students use a directed reading-thinking method to learn about the New England colonies. Students follow the method to make predictions, read the text, and analyze the content.

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the new england colonies, colonial america, colonies

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colonies, new england colonies, United States History, english language arts
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Grade
5th - 6th
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English Language Arts
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