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Teaching With Aunty: I Want to Dance (Year 1)

Year Level:Year 1

Knowledge Area:Family Living

This is the Teaching with Aunty lesson for 'Family Living: Year 1'. The visual stimulus for this lesson is the 'I Want to Dance' eBook.

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