August 5-11: When I Grow Up Week

All summer we’ll learn about different careers—this week, think about all the exciting possibilities in your future!

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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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  • Roary’s Lower Body Workout
    Lesson 1129

    Roary’s Lower Body Workout

    Health & Fitness6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    For this movement activity, we’re going to be doing a lower body workout using a chair.

  • Roary’s Upper Body Workout
    Lesson 1128

    Roary’s Upper Body Workout

    Health & Fitness6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    For this movement activity, we’re going to be doing an upper body workout using a chair.

  • Musician
    Lesson 3

    Musician

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

    Genesis “jams” with musician Jen Sygit and discovers how music is based on science! They play a variety of instruments to see how STEM integrates with music th…

  • BeLEAF It or Not: How to Identify Trees Part 2

    BeLEAF It or Not: How to Identify Trees Part 2

    Science1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Kindergarten

    https://youtu.be/lTbNWcxedYMTree identification is a popular hobby and one of the first steps in better understanding our forests. Part 2 of "How to Identify T…

  • Teamwork: Dealing with Disagreements
    Lesson 01

    Teamwork: Dealing with Disagreements

    Computer ScienceSocial Emotional Learning3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    The creators of Minecraft Education Edition discuss the rules they use to work as a team.

  • Family Activities
    Lesson 1011

    Family Activities

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

    Play a sock toss game with your friends or family members and get moving with this easy living room fitness activity.

  • 10-Frames and More
    Lesson 401

    10-Frames and More

    MathKindergarten

    Join Mrs. Gray for a Numeracy Talk with Dotson working on the double ten frame. We compose numbers 11-19 using 10 ones and some more ones.

  • Numbers 11-19
    Lesson 402

    Numbers 11-19

    MathKindergarten

    Join Mrs. Gray for a Numeracy Talk with Dotson working on the Counting Buddy Senior. We represent numbers with ten frames and dots or counters.