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Teaching Language Skills Using the Phone Book

Grades	3 – 5
Lesson Plan Type	Unit
Estimated Time	Thirteen 45-minute sessions
Lesson Author	Lisa Storm Fink Urbana, Illinois
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

Multiple copies of the local phone book
Student phone numbers (if available)

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