July 1-7: Under Water Week

Dive deep into oceans, rivers, and our own Great Lakes to discover what it takes to live beneath the waves.

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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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  • Myths and Misconceptions about Frogs and Toads

    Myths and Misconceptions about Frogs and Toads

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    When it comes to fairytales not all amphibians are treated equally. Join Zahraa, education specialist for the Detroit Zoological Society, to separate the myths…

  • 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 …

  • Under Water
    Lesson 302

    Under Water

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Michele Howard reads the book The Great Lakes. The episode's activity is led by Tara Gang, an elementary art teacher at Traverse City Area Public Schools, and …

  • Earthquakes, Eruptions and -thr- Words
    Lesson 204

    Earthquakes, Eruptions and -thr- Words

    English2nd Grade

    Practice ‌words‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ -thr- word part ‌and‌ ‌read ‌a‌ ‌book‌ ‌about‌ earthquakes.

  • Word Webs and Saving the Salmon
    Lesson 204

    Word Webs and Saving the Salmon

    English3rd Grade

    Learn about the -ous and -en suffixes and examine an exemplar for narrative writing.

  • Show Not Tell: Emotions
    Lesson 2

    Show Not Tell: Emotions

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade

    In today's episode, Lauren and Eric show us how Show Not Tell applies to emotions.

  • Why Turtles Live in Water

    Why Turtles Live in Water

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

    https://youtu.be/7br-LSLZvMYJoin David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of “Why Turtles Live in Water” through visual storytelling.

  • Under Water
    Lesson 402

    Under Water

    ArtEnglishHealth & FitnessMath4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Dive deep into oceans, rivers, and our own Great Lakes with host Amelia to discover what it takes to live beneath the waves.Special thanks to our content partn…