While teaching first-graders a lesson on life cycles, a child asks to teach the others a song about the life stages of butterflies that she learned at camp over the summer. How can the teacher best handle this request?
A) Suggest that the student teach the song to others during recess.
B) Ask the child to share the song with you individually and, if the song is scientifically accurate, allow the student to teach it to classmates.
C) Tell the student songs are for music class only and that singing is not part of the science curriculum.
D) Ignore the request to keep other children from wanting to bring songs into lessons.
B
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