July 22-28: Engineering Week

Meet the people who design bridges, cars, and video games and learn how to think like an engineer.

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Events

curious crew elephant toothpaste roadshow

Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew

Virtual Event in partnership with WKAR on June 22 at 10am

Watch Recording
Detroit Zoo Penguins event with Michigan Learning Channel

Behind the Scenes with the Penguins from the Detroit Zoo

Online Event on June 24 at 10am

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This Week's Lessons

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  • B is for Builders!
    Lesson 205

    B is for Builders!

    EnglishPre-K

    Learn about the people who make the buildings in our communities...construction workers. Learn about the tools they use and even practice building on your own!

  • Stories Without Words

    Stories Without Words

    English1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    Join the Ann Arbor District Library's crew of puppet pals as they recommend and talk about new and interesting picture books found at your local library. This …

  • Engineering
    Lesson 305

    Engineering

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    The co-founder of GoSili, which makes environmentally-friendly cups and straws, Stacey Feeley visits City Opera House to read the book Garbage or Recycling. Th…

  • Tornadoes and the Letter I
    Lesson 210

    Tornadoes and the Letter I

    EnglishKindergarten

    Learn about the letter I and read about predicting the weather.

  • Traveling Through Space
    Lesson 210

    Traveling Through Space

    English1st Grade

    Read a poem and search for high-frequency words in the poem.

  • Repurposing Plastic and -ough- Words
    Lesson 210

    Repurposing Plastic and -ough- Words

    English2nd Grade

    Read and write words with the -ough- spelling and learn how to help prevent pollution.

  • Closed and Open Syllables
    Lesson 210

    Closed and Open Syllables

    English3rd Grade

    Work with words that have open syllables and organize ideas for an opinion writing.

  • Floods and the Letter F
    Lesson 209

    Floods and the Letter F

    EnglishKindergarten

    Learn about the letter F and floods, then practice building words.