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How do you spell crescent?
crescent
C-R-E-S-C-E-N-T
In your language
Русский
месяц
Español
luna creciente
العربية
هلال
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This is a crescent.
I can draw a crescent.
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Use it in class
- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with C!” The first child to point at the crescent card and name it spies next.
- Shape huntDraw a crescent in the air together, then hunt for one in the room. Whoever finds one first says “I found a crescent!”
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the crescent card. As they search, the class chants “crescent, crescent”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell crescent?
- C-R-E-S-C-E-N-T. Crescent has 8 letters and starts with C.
- What is crescent in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: месяц. In Spanish: luna creciente. In Arabic: هلال.
- What is the plural of crescent?
- Crescents: one crescent, two crescents.
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