August 12-18: Shoot for the Stars Week

Look up at the night sky and into outer space and meet people who risked everything to follow their dreams.

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Get this week’s activities for Preschool – Kindergarten learners. (20 pages)

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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

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

This Week's Lessons

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  • Art Bytes: Ik-Joong Kang

    Art Bytes: Ik-Joong Kang

    Art1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Kindergarten

    Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) gallery teacher Andrea Del Rio  discusses "Happy World" by Ik-Joong Kang.

  • Eyes on the Stars

    Eyes on the Stars

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McN…

  • Shoot for the Stars
    Lesson 308

    Shoot for the Stars

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    Trey Devey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts, reads the book Gloria's Big Problem. The episode focuses on learning about being a performing arts st…

  • Our Round, Round World and Plurals
    Lesson 216

    Our Round, Round World and Plurals

    English1st Grade

    Learn about how to make words plural.

  • Ending Blends and Facts About Space
    Lesson 215

    Ending Blends and Facts About Space

    English1st Grade

    Learn how to make words plural and read a book about stars.

  • StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound
    Lesson 01

    StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound

    EnglishScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    “You’re my favorite person to talk about space to.”Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA, talks with his outer space-obsessed six-year-old neph…

  • Total Body Exercise
    Lesson 1005

    Total Body Exercise

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, Kindergarten

    Get a head to toe workout in just 8 minutes.

  • HIIT
    Lesson 1010

    HIIT

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten

    Discover how HIIT (HIgh Intensity Interval Training) can help you improve your fitness goals. Exercises include flutter kicks, crunches, and more.