Read, Write, ROAR! Upper Elementary offers engaging videos and activities designed for 4th and 5th graders to enhance their reading and writing skills. Hosted by experienced teachers and educators from across the state, these videos encourage deep thinking about literacy. Students will explore metacognition, decoding strategies, genre identification, figurative language, and media literacy all while about Michigan’s unique history, science, and culture.
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Squat & Stretch Routine: Energize your body with Ms. AP’s 2-minute movement snack, combining squats and stretches. Warm up with jumping jacks, perform squats with arm lifts, and cool down to feel refreshed and ready to learn.
Basketball Jump Shots: Energize your body with Ms. AP in a fun 2-minute session practicing basketball jump shots. Warm up, shoot some hoops, and cool down to stay active throughout the day
Bird Dog Balance: Enhance your balance with Ms. AP in this 2-minute session focused on the bird dog pose. Warm up, practice the pose, and cool down to stay steady and energized
Burpee Jacks: Push your limits with Ms. AP in this 2-minute burpee challenge. Start with a warm-up, incorporate new burpee moves, and cool down to keep your body active all day long.
Child's Pose Relaxation: Learn the relaxing child's pose with Ms. AP in this 2-minute movement snack. Start with a warm-up, practice the child's pose, and cool down to feel refreshed and ready to continue learning
Cobra Pose Introduction: Join Ms. AP to learn the cobra pose in this 2-minute movement snack. Warm up, stretch into the cobra pose, and cool down to restore your energy and prepare for the rest of the day
Crocodile Pose Yoga: Learn the crocodile pose with Ms. AP in this 2-minute movement snack. Warm up with squats, practice the pose, and cool down to restore your energy and stay active throughout the day.
Forearm Plank Challenge: Challenge yourself with the forearm plank in this 2-minute movement snack with Ms. AP. Warm up, hold the plank, and cool down to maintain your energy and strength
Restore your energy with Ms. AP as she guides you through a forward fold stretch in this 2-minute movement snack. Warm up, fold, and cool down to keep your body flexible and energized
Full Burpee: Join Ms. AP in a dynamic 2-minute movement snack focusing on jumping burpees. Warm up, perform jumping burpees, and cool down with deep breaths to maintain your energy.
Halfway Lift Yoga: Ms. AP teaches you the halfway lift yoga pose in this 2-minute movement snack. Begin with a warm-up, move through the pose, and cool down to stay centered and focused
High Plank Hold: Build strength with Ms. AP as she leads you through the high plank hold in this 2-minute movement snack. Warm up, hold your plank, and cool down to stay strong and focused
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.
Legs In Motion: Ms. AP guides you through a fun 2-minute movement snack focusing on leg movements. Step side to side, warm up with a light run, and cool down to stay energized throughout the day.
Arm & Leg Jumping Jacks: Get moving with Ms. AP as she leads you through a 2-minute workout combining arm and leg movements in a jumping jack routine. Warm up, jump, and cool down to stay focused.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Did you know that tiny goldfish can become a menace to the Great Lakes? Join Mr. Peterson as he explores how invasive goldfish impact our ecosystem and teaches a valuable literacy lesson on cause and effect. Learn to create a cause and effect chart to enhance your reading and writing skills!
Did you know the North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years? Join Mr. Peterson and Dr. John Hartig as they explore the otters' return and what it means for the environment. Plus, learn how to write from a first-person point of view in a fun, otter-inspired writing lesson!
Join Mr. Peterson as he dives into the world of algae and explores how human actions cause harmful algal blooms. Learn about eutrophication, the impact on wildlife, and how you can make a positive environmental change!
Dive into our reliance on electricity and its sources. Explore renewable and non-renewable energy, with a focus on solar power.
See how this video models descriptive writing with a vivid paragraph from an 1800s miner's perspective, using sensory details to bring the pasty and the mining experience to life.
Have you heard all the buzz about bees lately? Join Mr. Peterson as he explores two native Michigan bees and their role in pollination. Plus, learn how a Venn diagram can help organize your thoughts and improve your writing skills when comparing and contrasting!
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.
Farmers use a lot of challenging words as part of their work growing and harvesting our food. Mrs. Mora teaches us how to use prefixes and suffixes to decode words related to farming.