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Directions: | . Ploce eoch strip of ribbon in o filloble egg/corrof. Ploce ribbonsin bosketo. bog. 2. Discrssmeoning 1eng+h".Selecton 19 ond explointhai fhere is something hidden in the "f egg thof will help us leorn obouf length. 3. Ho,r. siudentspr"di"t whqt is in the egg. T. Hove one studentselecton egg ond open his/herTg os you open yours. Showthe ribbonsto fhe closs. 5. Discuss which is longer, how th.y con tell, whol con b. don. to check. 6. Te# the ideosof the students. Use comporofivelongrog". 7. Gi,re eoch studenton egg. Horr. them compore their ribbon with their neighbor's. 8. Hove poirs shore fhein results. Discusshow th.y loid ouf the ribbon pieces. 9. Moke sure longer,some/eqruol, ond shorfer ore oll discussed.

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Dirccfions: I . Rcod chss Goldiloch ond the Thrce Bcqrs. 2. Houe siudenls plocethe beorsin orde. b1'height.Then ploy ihe MissingPiecegome. Remoueone of ihe beors o.'d the volunteer hore to guess w,ll whe.e if belongs. Push fhe remoin'ngbeors bocL togetherso thot the spocewhe.e lhe m,ss,ng beor belongs doesn'lshow.Whrle the volunfeels lookrng the correctspot,verbolize for whal needs fo be done to emphosrze vocobulory. 3 . Afte. you {inrshwrth fhe beors, rnlroducethe occessories,Discuss rdeool orde.,ng the the beds,bowls,ond choirs. Ll. D,scuss olher itemsthst co.t be orde.ed by sire.

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