KSPS & SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS KEEP LEARNING TEACHER LESSONS (GR K-5) ON KSPS WORLD:
Programming Schedule and Resources
Today’s resources will help kids create their own musical instruments, learn about an African-American female editor and publisher from Spokane, gain insight on the 2020 Census, dig deeper into the two-year expedition of Lewis and Clark, and explore why we have presidential elections in the United States.
Social Studies/Civics,Music/Dance
Craft Activity: Create a Music Maker
Discover the benefits of designing for function by creating musical instruments!
KSPS Women's Suffrage: Sandy Williams
Sandy Williams, editor and publisher of the Black Lens newspaper in Spokane, WA., talks about Women's suffrage from a black woman's perspective.
KSPS CENSUS 2020: WHAT IS THE 2020 CENSUS?
What is the 2020 Census? Watch this 30 second video which provides an overview of the 2020 Census.
KSPS Career Explore NW: Production Manager Q & A
In this extended interview, a production manager at Pyrotek in Spokane, WA provides a detailed overview of his position and discusses what he loves about his job.
Storybook: Dadblamed Union Army Cow
Larry Gross, Fulfillment Specialist at KSPS , reads the Dadblamed Union Army Cow by Susan Fletcher.
PreK-2: Robot Dance | Sesame Street
Teach kids to move their bodies and use their working memory by doing the robot dance!
Grades 3-5: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark | Explorers and Soldiers
In this lesson, students will explore the incredible two-year expedition of Lewis and Clark. After viewing a short video about their exploration of the American West, students will analyze a painting that shows the explorers meeting a group of Chinook natives and then read journal entries that Lewis and Clark wrote about their experiences. The lesson will conclude with students creating a map of their own neighborhood and writing their own writing journal entries.
Grades 6-12: Election Foundations
In this video, students are introduced to why we have presidential elections in the United States. They will learn what a constitutional democracy is and how the government gets its power from the consent of its citizens. They will understand the important principles of the U.S. Constitution, the foundations of government and the importance of civic participation.
This video is available in both English and Spanish audio, along with corresponding closed captions.
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