Shoot for the Stars

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

Download This Week's Packet

Don’t have a printer? Visit our MLC in the Community page to see when we’ll be distributing free books in your area.

Early Learners

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

Elementary

Get this week’s activities for 1st – 3rd Grade learners. (31 pages)

Tweens

Get this week’s activities for 4th – 6th Grade learners. (23 pages)

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

Submit site search
  • 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…

  • Yes! It’s the Letter Y!
    Lesson 216

    Yes! It’s the Letter Y!

    EnglishKindergarten

    Read a book to help learn the letter Y and learn some new words along the way.

  • Our Round, Round World and Plurals
    Lesson 216

    Our Round, Round World and Plurals

    English1st Grade

    Learn about how to make words plural.

  • Going Green
    Lesson 216

    Going Green

    English2nd Grade

    Find a mystery word and learn how to write a type of poem called a limerick.

  • Closed, Open, and V-C-E Syllables Part 4
    Lesson 216

    Closed, Open, and V-C-E Syllables Part 4

    English3rd Grade

    Sort words that have open, closed, and vowel-consonant-e syllables, and ask important questions about a text.

  • Under the Snow and the Letter V
    Lesson 215

    Under the Snow and the Letter V

    EnglishKindergarten

    Learn all about the letter V and find out what lives under the snow.

  • 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.