Animals​ Week

Explore the animal kingdom for ferocious fun!

Meet the incredible creatures we share the earth with, from birds you’d see in your backyard, to animals on a farm, to rare creatures around the world.

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  • Playful Penguin
    Lesson 402

    Playful Penguin

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Grab your paper and pen and float on down to the South Pole where we will draw an ice-skating penguin. You'll also get a lesson in the concepts of shape and fo…

  • Creatures
    Lesson 304

    Creatures

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    The episode discusses some potential careers, including some you may never have thought about, and talks about having the courage to participate in something t…

  • Exploring Raptors: Birds of Prey
    Lesson 201

    Exploring Raptors: Birds of Prey

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    Meet Kaitlyn Bohnet and her friend Vega, a Red-Tailed Hawk, from the North Sky Raptor Sanctuary. Kaitlyn reads us a book about birds of prey, also known as rap…

  • Movement Flow Teens #4
    Lesson 1089

    Movement Flow Teens #4

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, Kindergarten

    Build strength and muscle with movement and flow exercises.

  • At Home DIA: Make a Spiral Snake!
    Lesson 01

    At Home DIA: Make a Spiral Snake!

    Art1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten

    Inspired by the pre-Colombian Coiled Snake Idol in the DIA's collection — learn how to create your own spiral snake, using materials you may have at home.

  • Meet the Helpers: Paramedic
    Lesson 2

    Meet the Helpers: Paramedic

    Career ExplorationSocial Emotional Learning1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten

    Dive into a paramedic's career and find out how this Helper assists in emergency situations.

  • Bumble Bee
    Lesson 01

    Bumble Bee

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Follow along as staff from the Ann Arbor District Library make cute little animals with just a bit of polymer clay!

  • GreenBeats: Get Outside!
    Lesson 2

    GreenBeats: Get Outside!

    ArtScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    Hum along with a singing squirrel who prompts a young boy to "get outside" to observe and enjoy the wonders of nature's sights, sounds, and sensations. The boy…