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West Central In-Service

A two-point perspective colored pencil drawing by Dick Termes.
Buddy Newsletters for Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers.

Welcome to the 2025 Conference; during these sessions, you will learn about resources available from SDPB. (Example Newsletter)

— Session: Fine Arts Resources from SDPB & PBS —

Logo - How To Draw Using Perspective - There is a drawing by Dick Termes on the right of a room from the viewpoint below the floor. Four students are shown playing catch with a ball in a room.

Drawing with Dick Termes

  • SDPB Drawing Website
  • This series presents a very logical approach to drawing: Artist Dick Termes explains, step-by-step, what perspective drawing is—from one-point to six-point perspective.
  • The collection includes videos, drawing grids, and a lesson plan for classroom or home use.
  • Drawing Resources (Elementary-HS)
PBS Parents Crafts for Kids.

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Crafts for Kids (Website): Are you looking for fun crafts to do with the kids in your care? Look no further! Here's a searchable collection of fun activities that every child will enjoy. (PreK-Elementary) Examples below:

- Salty Glue Art (Activity/ Related Activity)
- DIY Nature Suncatcher (Activity/ Related Video)
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Closeup of a paint pallet with all the colors mixed together.

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PBS LearningMedia (Website): A free service for educators and parents in PreK-12 that provides access to educational resources. Examples below:

- Class Winter Count (Lesson Plan; Elem-HS)
- Tatanka: A Way of Life (Resource; Elem-HS)
- Cartoon Academy: Household Pets (Resource; K-8)
- City Island: Visiting Art Museum (Resource; Prek-2)
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— Session: Science Resources from SDPB & PBS —

A man's hand is holding a white and green round container.
Archival drawing of a cross-section of a brain. Corpus callosum is written on it.
Closeup of a sandwich with two olives as eyes.
Photo of a coffee vacuum canister, five large marshmallows, a can of shaving cream, a small yellow balloon, and a pop bottle with tiny marshmallows in it.

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PBS LearningMedia: PBS LearningMedia offers FREE educational resources for PreK–12 educators and students.) Senses Examples below:

- The Senses: Smell, Touch, Hearing and More! (Activity)

- Sense of Taste and Smell (Activity)

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Dissection 101: The Dissection 101 series includes educational videos, lesson plans, quizzes, and other materials for many dissections — crayfish, clams, and more!

- NEW: Sheep Brain Dissection Resources Coming Soon!

Example Resource - Corpus Callosum - An interesting activity used to test if the corpus callosum (the part of the brain that connects the right and left hemispheres) is connected.
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Announcement - NEW Science Demo Series

Inertia, Impulse, Friction, or 3rd Class Lever The classic and magical "pull the tablecloth from under the food demo."

- Tablecloth Mission (Activity)
- Stagecoach Travel: 1st Law of Motion (Lesson Plan)
- Newton's First Law of Motion (Video)
- Curious Crew: Levers (Activities)
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Increased Surface Area and the Respiratory System

- The Respiratory System: Iron Lung (Activity)

- Increased Surface Area (Activity)

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For more information about SDPB's Educational Resources,

Contact Steven Rokusek at [email protected]

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