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  • Suffixes and Saving the Salmon
    Lesson 203

    Suffixes and Saving the Salmon

    English3rd Grade

    Learn about the -ous and -en suffixes, read a nonfiction text about salmon, and brainstorm ideas for narrative writing.

  • Architectural Designer

    Architectural Designer

    Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Architectural Designer Tiffany Brown “builds” Janellyn’s knowledge about architecture! Janellyn learns the science and art that goes into the process of creati…

  • Preservation
    Lesson 4

    Preservation

    ArchitectureMathScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

     Have you ever heard of time capsules? Because of how architects have designed the world we live in, any building or structure we come across can be a time cap…

  • Landmarks
    Lesson 3

    Landmarks

    ArchitectureMathScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

     How many different kinds of landmarks can you find in one neighborhood? Landmarks in a neighborhood act as an “anchor”. Just like how an anchor on a ship hold…

  • Thankful for Veterans
    Lesson 120

    Thankful for Veterans

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    Wimee and friends sing a song about things they're thankful for; Moby takes a road trip to an art exhibit at Veterans' Park in Grand Rapids, MI; Wimee and frie…

  • Word Webs and Saving the Salmon
    Lesson 204

    Word Webs and Saving the Salmon

    English3rd Grade

    Learn about the -ous and -en suffixes and examine an exemplar for narrative writing.

  • The Land You Live On: Local Culture and Traditions
    Lesson 202

    The Land You Live On: Local Culture and Traditions

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    https://youtu.be/hbcSr-7EJVUToday’s special guest is Doris Winslow from The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. She reads us Bow Wow Pow Wow, a…

  • Top 20 Earth Images of 2020
    Lesson 01

    Top 20 Earth Images of 2020

    Science3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    The men and women who live and work on the International Space Station take thousands of photographs of their home planet every year, and we asked the folks at…