Learning Across Five Lakes and Two Peninsulas
Find hidden gems across Michigan and learn what makes our home state a great place to live and learn!
All of our content is free to use for everyone. Educators use our videos in the classroom to introduce or reinforce topics, as plans for substitute teachers, and for students looking for extra practice in target areas. Families use lessons as an opportunity to learn together, covering the same things as the classroom with the ability to pause and rewind for important points.
Video segment from 3rd – 12th grade series On Location With the Michigan Learning Channel
Videos that Explore Michigan
- Michigan and a Mystery WordLesson 110
Michigan and a Mystery Word
EnglishExploring Michigan2nd GradeLearn about the Great Lakes State, Michigan. Then, help solve a mystery word.
- Being a Michigan Kid and a Word WebLesson 106
Being a Michigan Kid and a Word Web
EnglishExploring Michigan3rd GradeLearn how base words change when we add a prefix or a suffix, and work on some narrative writing.
- Being a Michigan Kid and -ful and -less SuffixesLesson 105
Being a Michigan Kid and -ful and -less Suffixes
EnglishExploring Michigan3rd GradeHelp answer the big question: what makes you a Michigan kid? Learn about the -ful and -less suffixes and practice narrative, writing.
- Prefixes re- and un-, and Adventures in MichiganLesson 103
Prefixes re- and un-, and Adventures in Michigan
EnglishExploring Michigan3rd GradeWhat is special about Michigan? Learn about the re- and un- prefixes, read a hybrid text about a Michigan turtle, and work on some informational writing.
- More about Michigan and Sorting Compound WordsLesson 102
More about Michigan and Sorting Compound Words
EnglishExploring Michigan3rd GradeLearn about compound words, read about Michigan, and write an informational text.
- Meet Michigan and Compound WordsLesson 101
Meet Michigan and Compound Words
EnglishExploring Michigan3rd GradeHelp answer the question: What is special about Michigan? Then work on compound words and read some facts about Michigan, and RACE to write an informational te…
- Superior SalamandersLesson 2207
Superior Salamanders
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeThis lesson will explore the phenomenon of salamander migration — across a main road — in Presque Isle Park near Lake Superior and the efforts to protect the p…
- The Great Lakes “Vampire”Lesson 2206
The Great Lakes “Vampire”
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeThis lesson will explore the phenomenon of invasive species in the Great Lakes, specifically the sea lamprey, to help students learn how predator-prey relation…