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

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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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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.

  • Secret Greenspaces (Secret Zoo)

    Secret Greenspaces (Secret Zoo)

    EnglishSocial Studies1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    When people visit the Detroit Zoo, they often head straight for our many animal habitats. These habitats and their animal inhabitants are amazing, but they are…

  • Ask the Authors: What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream?

    Ask the Authors: What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream?

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    PBS Books asked your favorite authors a very important question: What's your favorite ice cream flavor?

  • 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 …

  • Great Outdoors
    Lesson 306

    Great Outdoors

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd 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…

  • Blizzards and the Letter Z
    Lesson 212

    Blizzards and the Letter Z

    EnglishKindergarten

    Learn about the letter Z and practice building words.

  • Sky Writing
    Lesson 212

    Sky Writing

    English1st Grade

    Use your senses to start writing your own book about the sky.

  • Persuasive Writing and Simple Compound Words
    Lesson 212

    Persuasive Writing and Simple Compound Words

    English2nd Grade

    Work with simple compound words and write a persuasive letter about our environment.