July 29 – August 7: Great Outdoors Week

Explore the world outside your door and the incredible parks and waters that belong to us all.

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Early Learners

Get this week’s activities for Preschool – Kindergarten learners. (22 pages)

Elementary

Get this week’s activities for 1st – 3rd Grade learners. (29 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

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  • Mail Time!
    Lesson 206

    Mail Time!

    EnglishPre-K

    How do packages and letters make it to our homes? They are delivered by community helpers called mail carriers. Learn how to write your own letters to a friend.

  • Winter Wonderland

    Winter Wonderland

    English1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    https://youtu.be/xi0zewvxWnQJoin the Ann Arbor District Library’s crew of puppet pals as they recommend and talk about new and interesting picture books found …

  • Shapes

    Shapes

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Look at the world and identify shapes, while discussing the attributes that define them. Then continue the conversation at home while putting groceries away.

  • Shape Mobile

    Shape Mobile

    Math1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    How many shapes can your child think of? Ask them to draw one shape per a piece of colored paper and say the names as they do so. Then, create and decorate the…

  • Ocean Stories with Allison
    Lesson 104

    Ocean Stories with Allison

    Pre-K

    Join Allison for a storytime from her house!

  • Racket Skills
    Lesson 5

    Racket Skills

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    Work on your racket skills and pratice different strokes and swings that you can do in your living with our without equipment.