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Negative Space People
Learning about negative space can help kids see things in a whole new way. They use negative space and bright, primary colors to create an image of people in action. Each of the four squares will contain a single negative-space person...
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Write Sentences
These short sentences will give your budding writers practice printing whole words and leaving space between them. They copy two short sentences and are instructed to leave a finger space between words. Learners illustrate the first...
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Design Space
Students will develop an understanding design space. The arrangement of shapes is taught to create simple perspective. The differences in the size of shapes is shown in order to help learners see how they should be arranged in...
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A Turning Point in the Space Shuttle Program
Students study about the Columbia crew and their mission, how space shuttles work, and explore the history of the shuttle program. By accessing many websites imbedded in this plan, students gain a deep understanding of the Space Shuttle...
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Moving and Working in Space
Students complete four tasks with certain restrictions. In this astronomy lesson, students explore different ways that astronauts can anchor and maneuver in space. They recognize the challenges they face from day to day.
Keynotes Education
The Recorder - B
Make some beautiful music with a lesson about playing the recorder! After learning some of the basic fingering positions and notes, have kids practice their skills with two easy songs.
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Practice Sentences
This sentence uses every letter in the alphabet! What a perfect way to practice printing with your budding writers. They copy the words, remembering to leave space between them. Because there is no dotted middle line to guide their...
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NASA Robots
Students investigate how robots are used in space. In this space science lesson, students participate in an experiment using a blindfold and complete assigned tasks. The students demonstrate how robots are "thinking" machines.
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Red Light, Green Light Dribble
Students respect others personal space while playing a basketball version of "Red light, Green Light." students improve dribbling skills with this physical education activity.
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NASA Robots
Students discuss the needs for robots in space discovery, and take turns simulating a robot and controller to demonstrate the difficulties of programming a robot to successfully complete simple tasks.
Space Awareness
What is Time?
Does it ever seem like time is slipping through your fingers? Model the passing of time with an hourglass activity in which individuals determine whether hourglasses are the most efficient way to measure time.
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NASA Robots
Students explore the world of robotics. In this robotics lesson, students discover what a robot is and work with partners to find out how hard it is to accurately guide robots through simple tasks.
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Bingo Worksheet, Number 2
In this "Bingo" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and fill in the blanks with the correct finger numbers in the 37 spaces provided.
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Old McDonald Had a Farm
In this "Old McDonald Had a Farm" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and fill in the blanks with the correct finger numbers in the 55 spaces provided.
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When the Saints Come Marching In
In this "When the Saints Come Marching In" sheet music instructional activity, students read the sheet music and fill in the blanks with the correct finger numbers in the 30 spaces provided.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmenting, The Phoneme Game
Early readers play a board game to practice segmenting phonemes. Players determine how many spaces to move by choosing a picture, saying the object's name on the card, then counting the phonemes they say.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Cloze Procedure
Use this cloze procedure to determine if the reading (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) is at an appropriate level for your readers. They read the included selection through once, and then they attempt to fill in the empty spaces on the...
Lincoln Public Schools
Developmental Strokes: Pre-Writing Worksheet
Young writers develop their fine motor skills one stroke at a time with this simple tracing worksheet. Looking at pictures of eight basic figures ranging from horizontal and vertical lines to circles and triangles, children practice...
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g and q
Give printing practice a creative spin as young writers become familiar with the lowercase letters g and q. They trace each letter four times before printing a set on their own in the space provided. The fun twist is that scholars use...
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h and m
Make printing practice fun as scholars take on lowercase letters h and m in an artistic way. They connect the dots to trace the letters before copying them in the space provided. There is a scene they complete by tracing sets of each...
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p and b
Give your beginning printers some kid-friendly practice with the letters p and b that will ignite their artistic side. They connect the dots to trace the lowercase letters before copying them in the space provided. There are two pictures...
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r and n
Here is some kid-friendly practice with the letters r and n that will ignite your scholars' artistic sides. They connect the dots to trace the lowercase letters before copying them in the space provided. There are two pictures they...
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x and z
Move to the end of the alphabet with some kid-friendly practice focused on the letters x and z that will inspire your scholars' artistic side. They connect the dots to trace the lowercase letters before copying them in the space...
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Pastel Landscape
A horizon line is one that helps artists establish space and dimension in their pictures. Young artists use pastels (chalks) to draw landscapes that use a horizon line. They draw the image with black chalk fist, color it in, and finally...