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| ==Purpose and target audience of article==
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| The target audience of this article is parents and teachers. The purpose of the cluster of articles and related articles is to provide information to the parents and teachers to aid them in the education of preschoolers. Although these articles are not intended to be read to children, some children may enjoy articles that are mostly sounds and images.
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| ==Curriculum==
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| The following is a sample of the major items that children learn during the preschool years.
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| ===Community Helpers===
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| * [[Bank teller]]
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| * [[Chef]]
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| * [[Construction worker]]
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| * [[Delivery person]]
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| * [[Dental hygienist]]
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| * [[Dentist]]
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| * [[Doctor]]
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| * [[Factory worker]]
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| * [[Farmer]]
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| * [[Firefighter]]
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| * [[Hairstylist]]
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| * [[Highway worker]]
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| * [[Judge]]
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| * [[Librarian]]
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| * [[Mail carrier]]
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| * [[Mechanic]]
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| * [[Military]]
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| * [[Nurse]]
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| * [[Paramedic]]
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| * [[Parmacist]]
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| * [[Pilot]]
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| * [[Police officer]]
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| * [[Religious leader]]
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| * [[Sales clerk]]
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| * [[Sanitation worker]]
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| * [[School bus driver]]
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| * [[Teacher]]
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| * [[Veterinarian]]
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| ===Colors===
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| * [[Red]]
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| * [[Orange]]
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| * [[Yellow]]
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| * [[Green]]
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| * [[Blue]]
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| * [[Purple]]
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| * [[Black]]
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| * [[White]]
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| * [[Brown]]
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| * [[Tan]]
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| * [[Pink]]
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| * [[Gray]]
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| ===Seasons and time===
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| ====Seasons====
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| * [[Fall]]
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| * [[Winter]]
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| * [[Spring]]
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| * [[Summer]]
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| ====Calendar====
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| * [[January]]
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| * [[February]]
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| * [[March]]
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| * [[April]]
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| * [[May]]
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| * [[June]]
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| * [[July]]
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| * [[August]]
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| * [[September]]
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| * [[October]]
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| * [[November]]
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| * [[December]]
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| ====Holidays====
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| * [[Christmas|Christmas Day]]
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| * [[Columbus Day]]
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| * [[Easter]]
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| * [[Election Day]]
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| * [[Father's Day]]
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| * [[Flag Day]]
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| * [[Groundhog Day]]
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| * [[Halloween]]
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| * [[Hanukkah]]
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| * [[Independence Day]]
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| * [[New Years Day]]
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| * [[Martin Luther King Day]]
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| * [[Memorial Day]]
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| * [[Mother's Day]]
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| * [[Labor Day]]
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| * [[Lincoln's Birthday]]
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| * [[Passover]]
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| * [[Purim]]
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| * [[President's Day]]
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| * [[Rosh Hashanna]]
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| * [[Saint Patrick's Day]]
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| * [[Tax Day]]
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| * [[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]]
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| * [[Valentine's Day]]
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| * [[Veteran's Day]]
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| * [[Yom Kippur]]
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| ===Directional and positional words and opposite words===
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| * [[same and different]]
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| * [[in and out]]
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| * [[up and down]]
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| * [[rough and smooth]]
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| * [[bottom and top]]
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| * [[small, medium, and large]]
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| * [[hard and soft]]
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| * [[over and under]]
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| * [[sink and float]]
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| * [[high and low]]
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| * [[empty and full]]
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| * [[first, middle, last]]
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| * [[long and short]]
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| * [[in front, behind, beside, and between]]
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| * [[more and less]]
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| * [[above and below]]
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| ===Shapes===
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| * [[Circle]]
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| * [[Diamond]]
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| * [[Heart shape]]
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| * [[Oval]]
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| * [[Octagon]]
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| * [[Pentagon]]
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| * [[Rectangle]]
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| * [[Square]]
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| * [[Triangle]]
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| * [[Shamrock shape]]
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| ===Vocabulary===
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| * [[School]]
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| * [[Body parts]]
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| * [[Fire prevention and fire safety]]
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| * [[Family]]
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| * [[Toys]]
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| * [[Instruments]]
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| * [[Pets]]
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| * [[Things that go together]]
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| * [[Dental health]]
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| * [[Housekeeping]]
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| * [[Transportation]]
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| * [[Machines]]
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| * [[Police officer and safety]]
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| ===Places===
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| * [[School]]
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| * [[Grocery store]]
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| * [[Library]]
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| * [[Pet store]]
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| * [[Rooms of a house]]
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| * [[Department store]]
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| * [[Music store]]
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| * [[Toy store]]
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| * [[Farmer's market]]
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| * [[Orchard]]
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| * [[Farm]]
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| * [[Train station]]
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| * [[Bus station]]
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| * [[Airport]]
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| * [[Dairy farm]]
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| * [[Plant nursery]]
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| * [[Forest preserve]]
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| * [[Zoo]]
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| * [[Factory]]
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| * [[Police station]]
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| * [[Fire station]]
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| ===Five senses===
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| * [[Sense of smell]]
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| * [[Sense of sound]]
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| * [[Sense of touch]]
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| * [[Sense of taste]]
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| * [[Sense of sight]]
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| ===Stories===
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| * [[Goldilocks and the Three Bears]]
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| * [[Little Engine That Could, The]]
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| * [[Three Little Kittens]]
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| * [[Three Pigs, The]]
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| * [[Gingerbread Man]]
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| * [[Mother Goose]]
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| * [[Nursery Rhymes]]
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| * [[Three Billy Goats Gruff, The]]
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| * [[Little Red Hen, The]]
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| ===Summer activities===
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| ====Places near your home====
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| * [[Parks]]
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| * [[Playground]]
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| * [[Sandbox]]
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| * [[Pools]]
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| * [[Lakes]]
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| * [[Beaches]]
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| * [[Picnics]]
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| * [[Forest preserve]]
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| * [[Nature center]]
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| * [[Fire station]]
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| * [[Police station]]
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| * [[Post office]]
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| * [[Hospital]]
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| * [[Zoo]]
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| * [[Farm]]
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| * [[Pet shop]]
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| * [[Museums]]
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| ====Sports and transportation====
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| * [[Swimming]]
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| * [[Miniature golf]]
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| * [[Bowling]]
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| * [[Boating]]
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| * [[Fishing]]
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| * [[Pony rides]]
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| * [[Baseball game]]
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| * [[Train ride]]
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| * [[Bus ride]]
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| * [[Airport]]
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| * [[Skyscrapers]]
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| ====Miscellaneous Activities====
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| * [[Restaurants]]
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| * [[Shopping centers]]
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| * [[Toy stores]]
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| * [[Community free concerts]]
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| * [[Children's theater productions]]
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| * [[Movies]]
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| * [[Circus]]
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| * [[Parades]]
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| * [[County fairs]]
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| * [[Local carnivals]]
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