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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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

Videos in This Week's Activity Book

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

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  • US Fire Management Officer

    US Fire Management Officer

    Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Janellyn explores the benefits of prescribed burns and how they relate to convection with United States Fire Management Officer Persephone Whelen. Janellyn als…

  • Athletic Turf Manager

    Athletic Turf Manager

    Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Michigan State University Athletic Turf Manager Amy Fouty shares the science behind creating athletic fields with kid investigator Genesis! Amy teaches Genesis…

  • Koala and a Kooky Kookaburra
    Lesson 102

    Koala and a Kooky Kookaburra

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Award-winning cartoonist, Joe Wos, takes to the trees of Australia where we learn to draw a Koala and Kookaburra. Students will also learn about using line to …

  • Rooster on the Roof
    Lesson 202

    Rooster on the Roof

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    High up on the barn roof, a rooster wakes up early and waits for someone to draw him. Cartoonist Joe Wos will teach students how to draw that barnyard alarm cl…

  • Great Outdoors
    Lesson 306

    Great Outdoors

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    The episode explores the subject of plants, while also using plants and how they never sit still as a way to talk about how we keep our communities moving forw…

  • Sorting and Collecting

    Sorting and Collecting

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Learn how children can sort, collect, and group objects they see in the real-world A simple chore, like laundry, can be an opportunity to discuss math with you…

  • Patterns

    Patterns

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Learn the patterns and rules used to help predict outcomes. Then, while preparing lunch, find patterns and predict what will come next.

  • Blizzards and the Letter Z
    Lesson 212

    Blizzards and the Letter Z

    EnglishKindergarten

    Learn about the letter Z and practice building words.