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Media Literacy Segments With Ms. Kara
Learn how planting milkweed can help save endangered Monarch butterflies, and discover how to identify credible sources in research.
Using a real-life example about voting ballots in Michigan, we’ll show you how to fact-check claims using reliable sources.
From headlines to bylines and quotes, we break down the key features of news articles while uncovering the mystery of a 1914 shipwreck.
We’ll show you how filmmakers use different techniques to create compelling digital stories, all while exploring a garden and talking about the importance of soil!
Core Segments With Ms. DeFauw
Discover how rain gardens protect our environment, and learn to paraphrase and quote while writing about important environmental topics.
Learn the power of transforming fragments into complex sentences while exploring the beauty of the Detroit Riverfront.
Learn about the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and how to write a paragraph using the WRITE mnemonic device.
Discover the power of intergenerational storytelling and learn how to preserve and share family stories for generations to come.
Enhance your writing with figurative language while exploring Michigan’s unique beaches and dunes.
Explore Michigan’s lumbering history from the perspective of both lumberjacks and towering trees, and learn how to craft engaging stories.
Miss Defauw shares a snowy memory and teaches students how to use dialogue to enhance storytelling and bring their writing to life.
Core Segments With Mr. Kass
Jeff Kass explains the structure of the blues poem and takes us on a journey through the lives of 19th-century lumberjacks.
From Detroit-style pizza to your favorite hoodie, learn how to express your love in the most exaggerated and poetic way possible.
Core Segments With Ms. Mask
Core Segments With Mr. Peterson
Mr. Peterson explains wind power and demonstrates how to write a strong opinion essay, highlighting the importance of renewable energy.
Core Segments With Ms. Rodgers
Soundscapes With Ms. Audra
Dive into the ocean with Miss Audra! Explore the sounds of whales, fish, and bubbles in this underwater sound-making adventure.
Decoding Words With Ms. Mora
Do you love tasty treats? So do we! Mrs. Mora helps us to understand how to use vowels to break words into parts and how to read and understand multisyllabic words all while learning about food related terms.
Take a trip with Mrs. Mora as she teaches us how prefixes and suffixes can help us understand challenging words related to travel.
Learn strategies to help decode words using prefixes and suffixes. Mrs. Mora teaches us how large words, like renewable, can be easily decoded by understanding word parts!
Learn bow to use word parts, like prefixes and suffixes, to break big words down into understandable word parts.
Learn how to use vowels to break words into parts to make them easier to read. Mrs. Mora shows us how to break apart an important word to learn about syrup farming.
21st Century Skills With Ms. Yarnell
Learn how to become a leader by guiding others, making wise choices, and working together.
What are ethics, and how do they guide us in making good choices?
Nature Writing With Mr. Paul
Join naturalist Paul Roose as he teaches you how to be a citizen scientist by observing birds, collecting data, and recording your findings.
Learn how to observe birds in your backyard and record their size, shape, color, and habitat like a true scientist. No fancy notebook required – just your curiosity and a love for nature!
Figurative Language With Ms. Meg
In this detective-themed video, Ms. Meg helps you crack the mystery of idioms!
Join Ms. Meg for an interactive lesson and game that will take your writing to the next level!
Restore! With Ms. AP
Join Ms. AP in this 2-minute movement snack that combines running in place with arm lifts. Warm up, lift, and cool down to restore energy and focus for the day.
Walking Burpee: Learn the fundamentals of burpees with Ms. AP in this 2-minute movement snack. Warm up with forward folds, practice basic burpee movements, and cool down to keep your energy high.
Powerful Pencil Jumps: Jump into action with Ms. AP in this 2-minute movement snack. After warming up, practice jumping with perfect form, and cool down to keep your energy high.
Standard Burpee: Take your burpees to the next level with Ms. AP in this 2-minute session. Warm up, add new moves to your burpees, and cool down to stay energized throughout the day.
Squats with a Twist: Energize yourself with Ms. AP’s 2-minute snack, adding an arm twist to your squats. Warm up, squat, twist, and cool down to keep your body moving and your mind sharp.
Jumping Jacks Energy Boost: Join Ms. AP in a quick 2-minute movement snack focused on jumping jacks to restore your energy. Warm up, follow along with 20 jumping jacks, and cool down with deep breaths to get ready for the rest of your day.
Squat Jump Challenge: Join Ms. AP for a 2-minute movement snack focusing on squat jumps. Warm up with jumping jacks, perform squat jumps, and cool down with deep breaths to keep your energy high
Full Body Jumping Fun: Ms. AP leads a dynamic 2-minute movement snack, focusing on jumps that engage your whole body. Warm up, jump, and cool down to stay active and ready to learn.
Lateral Lunge Workout: Boost your energy with Ms. AP’s 2-minute snack focused on lateral lunges. Start with a warm-up, lunge side to side, and cool down with deep breaths to keep your brain sharp.
Jumping Jacks Challenge: Take on the jumping jacks challenge with Ms. AP in this quick 2-minute session. Warm up, perform 20 jumping jacks, and cool down to stay energized all day long.
