This is week one of our MLC Summer of Fun Program!

Meet the incredible creatures we share the earth with, from birds you’d see in your backyard, to animals on a farm, to rare creatures around the world.

Download The Activity Book

Don’t have a printer? No problem! Visit one of our local events to see where you can get free copies from our Engagement Coordinators.

Early Learners

Download the Early Learners Summer Activity Book for Preschool – Kindergarten Learners.

Lower Elementary

Download the Lower Elementary Summer Activity Book for 1st Grade – 3rd Grade Learners.

Upper Elementary

Download the Upper Elementary Summer Activity Book for 4th Grade – 5th Grade Learners.

Bonus Activities

For more summer exploration, try these bonus activities curated for Animals Week.

Wild Kratts Creature Power Card Generator

Play mini games to unlock animal cards to build your collection!

Turn Your Handprint Into Birds and Jellyfish

Use paper cutouts of your hands to create cool creatures!

Go Birdwatching

Look for feathered friends in your neighborhood or on a nature walk. For extra fun, download a bird identification app like Merlin to see what species you can hear!

Lessons in this Week’s Activity Book

All Animals Week Lessons

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    Lesson 110

    Come learn & sing with Miss Linda! Marty the Music Man tells us about theme & variations. Miss Linette shows us more of her farm friends in the Curiosity Corner. Betty the Bookworm reads "Why Does the Hummingbird Hum?" Miss Linda gets a special gift.

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    Lesson 101

    Learn about painting and drawing, read a book, and meet a local artist! This lesson is for Kindergarten and 1st graders with beginning English skills.

  • Math Mights - 3rd Grade

    Lesson 308

    Join Ms. Askew for a division word problem with her friend Professor Barble. Next, to see if you use fraction language to describe fractions (partition, equal parts halves, thirds). Then we are going to create fraction strips together so you have a tool to use while learning fractions!

  • Math Mights - 3rd Grade

    Lesson 307

    Join Ms. Askew for a division word problem with her friend Professor Barble. Next, get ready to start to explore fractions by learning about partitioning parts of a whole!

  • Math Mights - 2nd Grade

    Lesson 302

    Join Mrs. McCartney to talk about numbers with Springling! Then be ready to take on the challenge of representing numbers in different ways to show off your learning with place value!

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    Lesson 301

    Join Mrs. McCartney to talk about numbers with Springling! Then watch out for the Value Pak as we have fun with putting numbers together and taking them apart with the expanded form!