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

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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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  • Preservation
    Lesson 4

    Preservation

    ArchitectureMathScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

     Have you ever heard of time capsules? Because of how architects have designed the world we live in, any building or structure we come across can be a time cap…

  • Spatial Sense

    Spatial Sense

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Kids must develop a spatial sense to communicate with others about the world around them. To do so, it’s important that families use vocabulary related to posi…

  • Make a Newspaper City to Develop Spatial Sense

    Make a Newspaper City to Develop Spatial Sense

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    In this step-by-step activity video, which requires little other than some newspaper and tape, we learn about the vocabulary of location and position (over, un…

  • Fractions as Decimals
    Lesson 23

    Fractions as Decimals

    Math4th Grade, 5th Grade

    Match visual models to the numbers they represent in fraction and decimal format. Solve problems with decimal fractions. Match visual models to the numbers the…

  • Winter Fun and the Letter T
    Lesson 214

    Winter Fun and the Letter T

    EnglishKindergarten

    Learn all about the letter T and read a book about winter.

  • St- for Star and More S-Blends
    Lesson 214

    St- for Star and More S-Blends

    English1st Grade

    Learn about adjectives and descriptive sentences.

  • Comparing Texts and Making Words
    Lesson 214

    Comparing Texts and Making Words

    English2nd Grade

    Create a word ladder and listen to two stories in order to compare and contrast them.

  • Closed, open, and V-C-E Syllables Part 2
    Lesson 214

    Closed, open, and V-C-E Syllables Part 2

    English3rd Grade

    Read words with more than one syllable and read a story in two languages!