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- 21st Century Skills
- 30 Days of Clay
- AADL Storytimes
- ArchiTREKS
- Career Chats
- Career Girls
- Cartoon Academy
- Classroom Connection
- Classroom Connection ELA
- Curious About Careers
- Curious Crew
- Cyberchase
- DIY Science Time
- Extra Credit
- Family Math
- Free Writes
- Future of Me
- Future of Work Collections
- Great Lakes Now
- Illustrative Math
- InPACT at Home
- Let's Learn
- Live from the Opera House
- Math Mights
- Math Mysteries
- Math Park
- Meet the Helpers
- Mindfulness Moments
- On Location With MLC
- Partner Content
- POP Check
- Read With Me At Home
- Read, Write, ROAR for Parents
- Read, Write, ROAR!
- Reading ELD
- RWR Preschool
- Simple Gift Series
- Special Programs
- Story Pirates
- The Career Center
- The Good Eggs
- The Nap Time Show
- Visual Thinking Strategies
- Wild Hope
- Wild Hope Shorts
- Wimees Words
- Urban Forest Hydrologist
Urban Forest Hydrologist
Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeJanellyn’s knowledge about forest hydrology grows with Asia Dowtin! They venture into the forest to collect and analyze precipitation samples to calculate wate…
- Water Chemist
Water Chemist
Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeWater Chemist Daveda Quinn shows investigator Genesis the importance of chemistry in keeping our water clean and safe! Daveda gives her a tour of the Wastewate…
- Cast Out Common Words: Said
Cast Out Common Words: Said
English4th Grade, 5th GradeWatch Story Pirate friends Lauren and Billy as they cast out common word “Said” and replace it with richer, more descriptive words.Each episode of SPTV include…
- Show Not Tell: The Five SensesLesson 3
Show Not Tell: The Five Senses
English4th Grade, 5th GradeIn today's episode, Lauren and Eric show us how Show Not Tell applies to emotions. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons. Catch full e…
- Hero Stories 9: Heroic Dialogue WordsLesson 109
Hero Stories 9: Heroic Dialogue Words
English4th Grade, 5th GradeIn this episode, we'll use some unique dialoge descriptors. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons. Catch full episodes of Story Pirate…
- Hero Stories 7: Heroic DialogueLesson 107
Hero Stories 7: Heroic Dialogue
English4th Grade, 5th GradeIn this episode, we'll decide how out hero should speak. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons. Catch full episodes of Story Pirates o…
- Always Ready: USCG Helicopter Pilots and Rescue DiversLesson 206
Always Ready: USCG Helicopter Pilots and Rescue Divers
English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th GradeUS Coast Guard Air Station Commander Charles E. Webb joins us to read us a story about Onyx the miracle dog, who helped the Coast Guard rescue a mother and dau…
- The Great Lakes Part 2Lesson 112
The Great Lakes Part 2
Exploring Michigan4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th GradeOn today's episode of Extra Credit we visit some of Michigan's most interesting locations, learn about the hog-nosed snake, and so much more!
