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EDUCATION - K-4 Program - Grades 1 & 2

Cassini K-4 Literacy Program: Grades 1 & 2
The lessons are in Adobe's Acrobat Reader format. If you don't have the program, you can download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website, free of charge.

Download the entire ten-lesson set (6.2 MB), or choose to browse the lesson list below.

Lesson Format
Reading, Writing, and Rings Teacher Introduction
  • Information on Reading, Writing, and Rings, using science notebooks throughout the lessons, student assessment, student growth indicators, and a wealth of invaluable information to make your journey more exciting.
Cover - PDF
568 KB

Intro - PDF
1.6 MB
  1. What Do You Know About Saturn?
  • Language Arts Focus: Descriptive Writing
  • Science Focus: Assessment through Writing and Illustration
PDF
517 KB
  1. Where Is Saturn in the Solar System? Where Am I in the Solar System?
  • Language Arts Focus: Nonfiction Texts: Listening and Structured Writing
  • Science Focus: Learning About the Structure of the Solar System
PDF
229 KB
  1. Wow, Saturn Is Much Bigger than Earth!
  • Language Arts Focus: Scientific Captions and Labels
  • Science Focus: Creating an Earth-Saturn Model
PDF
367 KB
  1. "Amazing-Saturn Is So Far, Far Away!"
  • Language Arts Focus: Writing an Informational Postcard
  • Science Focus: Using a Playground Model to Explore Distance
PDF
327 KB
  1. My Spacecraft Model
  • Language Arts Focus: Written Reporting and Oral Peer Presentations
  • Science Focus: Planning, Building, and Explaining a Spacecraft Model
PDF
262 KB
  1. Earth to Saturn, Earth to Saturn!
  • Language Arts Focus: Descriptive Analogies
  • Science Focus: Understanding the Attributes of Earth and Saturn
PDF
235 KB
  1. Rotating Rings of Ice
  • Language Arts Focus: Drafting and Writing a Paragraph
  • Science Focus: Modeling Saturn's Icy Ring System
PDF
504 KB
  1. Titan and the Other Moons of Saturn
  • Language Arts Focus: Descriptive Scientific Language
  • Science Focus: Sorting by Scientific Attributes
PDF
789 KB
  1. Focus on Saturn's Fascinating Features
  • Language Arts Focus: Writing and Illustrating Expository Texts
  • Science Focus: Creating Saturn Books - Rings, Moons, and other Features
PDF
549 KB
  1. Awesome Saturn
  • Language Arts Focus: Using Poetry to Describe Saturn
  • Science Focus: Summative Reflections on Saturn
PDF
276 KB

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