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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Tweens

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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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  • GreenBeats: Paper, Bottles, & Cans
    Lesson 3

    GreenBeats: Paper, Bottles, & Cans

    ArtScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

     There’s too much trash, but you can help. Learn about what types of things can be recycled (and which things can’t) and how best to prepare them before their …

  • Soccer Lessons 1
    Lesson 1041

    Soccer Lessons 1

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

    This movement activity works on your soccer drills with a fun ab workout routine to close it out.

  • Ocean Stories with Allison
    Lesson 104

    Ocean Stories with Allison

    Pre-K

    Join Allison for a storytime from her house!

  • Air Pressure
    Lesson 108

    Air Pressure

    Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Mister C and the Science Crew build a barometer to measure air pressure.

  • Count with 10 and Some More
    Lesson 317

    Count with 10 and Some More

    MathKindergarten

    Join Mrs. Gray for a Mystery Math Mistake with D.C. He needs your help with his number bonds. We will be counting pictures with ten and some more to answer the…

  • Represent Numbers 11-19
    Lesson 318

    Represent Numbers 11-19

    MathKindergarten

    Join Mrs. Gray for a Mystery Math Mistake with D.C. He needs help figuring out the missing parts in his number bonds. We represent numbers 11-19 in more than o…

  • Compare Fractions
    Lesson 317

    Compare Fractions

    Math3rd Grade

    Join Ms. Askew for a Mystery Math Mistake. Can you find her division mistake? We'll compare fractions with number lines!

  • Compare Fractions with the Same Numerator
    Lesson 318

    Compare Fractions with the Same Numerator

    Math3rd Grade

    Join Ms. Askew for a Mystery Math Mistake. Can you find her division mistake? We'll compare fractions that have the same numerator.