August 12-18: Shoot for the Stars Week

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

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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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  • 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.

  • Protecting Our Planet
    Lesson 215

    Protecting Our Planet

    English2nd Grade

    Learn about complex compounds and meet someone who recycles t-shirts!

  • Closed, Open, and V-C-E Syllables Part 3
    Lesson 215

    Closed, Open, and V-C-E Syllables Part 3

    English3rd Grade

    Work with words that have open, closed, and vowel-consonant-e syllables.

  • More Decimal Fun: Tenths and Hundredths
    Lesson 308

    More Decimal Fun: Tenths and Hundredths

    Math4th Grade

    Represent fractions as parts of a set using the decimal fraction one-hundredth (0.01). Practice reading and writing decimals. Explore mixed fractions and decim…

  • Hero Stories 12: Conclusions
    Lesson 112

    Hero Stories 12: Conclusions

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade

    In this episode, we'll figure out how to wrap up a story after the hero-sized problem is solved. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons…

  • StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound
    Lesson 01

    StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound

    EnglishScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    “You’re my favorite person to talk about space to.”Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA, talks with his outer space-obsessed six-year-old neph…

  • Total Body Exercise
    Lesson 1005

    Total Body Exercise

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, Kindergarten

    Get a head to toe workout in just 8 minutes.