On Read, Write, ROAR! Discover the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge while learning how to write a strong paragraph using [...]

Dive into the importance of perspective in documentary filmmaking. Learn how including different viewpoints helps tell a complete and truthful [...]

Learn about the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and how to write a paragraph using the WRITE mnemonic device.

Explore the fascinating world of wetlands! Learn how they prevent floods, clean water, and provide homes for animals. Practice your [...]

Take a deep breath and join Miss Audra at the opera! Create beautiful high notes, hear the crowd, and explore [...]

Dive into the meaning behind "environment" and "government" with Mrs. Mora! Learn to break down complex words and uncover their [...]

On Read, Write, ROAR! Discover the power of renewable energy. Learn how diagrams work as we explore how energy from [...]

Learn how verbal, nonverbal, and written communication help us connect with others. Miss Yarnell guides students through the different forms [...]

Join Miss Audra on a fun birdwatching adventure! Use your imagination to explore bird sounds and movements. Let’s take a [...]

Dive into the differences between hydropower and solar power! Mrs. Mask uses a Venn Diagram to compare the reliability, environmental [...]

On Read, Write, ROAR! Learn about how farmers in Michigan grow some sweet crops.... sugarbeats. Then, learn all about the [...]

Do you know how sugarbeets help make the sugar we enjoy? Join Mrs. DeFauw as she takes us through the [...]

Learn how planting milkweed can help save endangered Monarch butterflies, and discover how to identify credible sources in research.

Head to the farm with Miss Audra! Think about the sounds cows, horses, chickens, and roosters make, and use your [...]

Learn how to make your sentences more descriptive and engaging with Mrs. Mask! Using a farm-themed example, explore techniques to [...]

On Read, Write, ROAR! Learn about how chemicals that make plants grow can cause problems from Algal Blooms on our [...]

Buzz into the world of bugs with Miss Audra! Let’s explore the sounds of crickets, cicadas, and other insects while [...]

Discover how to use research, imagination, and personification to bring a shipwreck’s story to life with poet and educator Jeff [...]

Welcome to UMS Performance Playground! This collection is full of great resources about the performing arts for students in [...]

On Read, Write, ROAR! Explore Michigan’s state tree, the White Pine, through poetry, and learn how to choose the perfect [...]

Learn how to turn everyday moments into vivid, captivating prose! Jeff Kass shows us how to capture the "feel of [...]

Explore Michigan’s state tree, the White Pine, through poetry! Learn how to enhance your writing by choosing the perfect words [...]

Visit a nature preserve and discover the amazing world of the Great Blue Heron. Learn how preserves protect wildlife and [...]

Take a stroll through the garden with Miss Audra! Hear bees buzzing, frogs croaking, and leaves rustling as you explore [...]

Discover how to decode multisyllabic words like "linear" and "popular" using prefixes, suffixes, and root words! Join Mrs. Mora as [...]

On Read, Write, ROAR! Learn how to create a "found poem" by discovering powerful words in existing texts and transforming [...]

What if you could write a poem without using your own words? Jeff Kass shows you how to create a [...]

Explore how background sounds enhance the storytelling experience by creating mood and realism in this fun lesson on sound design [...]

Explore the dangers of air pollution and learn how to advocate for clean air by writing formal letters to Michigan’s [...]

Blast off to outer space with Miss Audra! Create the sounds of spaceships, mission control, and your own heartbeat in [...]

Explore the secrets of words like "pollutant" and "susceptible" with Mrs. Mora. This episode links word decoding to air quality [...]

On Read, Write, ROAR! Discover how tiny goldfish can threaten the Great Lakes ecosystem and learn about cause and effect [...]

Discover how invasive species threaten Michigan’s rivers and lakes. Learn how to identify and prevent the spread of aquatic invaders [...]

Head to the frozen tundra with Miss Audra! Imagine the sounds of avalanches, polar bears, and the icy wind as [...]

Explore the surprising wildlife of Detroit with Ms. Rodgers! From beavers to raccoons, learn why wild animals call this busy [...]

What do "adaptable" and "favorable" have in common? Mrs. Mora shows how to decode these words while connecting them to [...]

A magic ping-pong ball, invisible soda and floating eggs? Explore the concept of molecular density, and an object's ability to [...]

Rubber band boogie, space phones and magic spoons? Explore the concept of sound energy resulting from vibrations. Investigate sound's ability [...]

A can crusher, sipping races and an egg-citing bottle? Explore the power of air pressure and the fact that air [...]

A balloon in a bottle, building a lung and bubbles? Explore the positive properties of air, namely gases take up [...]

An unpoppable balloon, spinning soda and a simple steamboat? Explore thermal energy and how different materials conduct heat. STEM Challenge: [...]

Rock vs. paper, accelerating washers and drop it, don't break it. Explore gravity and how an object's mass determines its [...]

A slow-poke magnet, chaotic pendulum and opposing grapes? Explore magnetic fields and the characteristics that make ferromagnetic and diamagnetic materials, [...]

Color-changing breath, chemical goo and elephant toothpaste? Explore chemical reactions and discover how hydrogen molecules break and fuse to create [...]

Floating finger, hole in my hand, bulls-eye drop? Explore the complexity of vision, and how the eye and the brain [...]

Trebuchet trials, magic paper, lift your parent? Explore the concept of levers, how they work, and how they’re used. STEM [...]

Light energy travels in straight lines and in waves. When light strikes a plane or a flat surface, it reflects [...]

Eating is a complex process. Learn about how your mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines work to make food digest. STEM [...]

Explore how air affects things, and how Bernoulli explains how we can fly. STEM Challenge: make a hoop glider.

Dancing droplets, milk mayhem, and tire treads? Explore the characteristics of liquids and how they work in our daily lives. [...]