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  • 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.

  • The Beauty of Water
    Lesson 213

    The Beauty of Water

    English2nd Grade

    Practice dividing words into syllables and listen to a story about water.

  • New Frontiers: Out of this World Adventures in Space
    Lesson 208

    New Frontiers: Out of this World Adventures in Space

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    Former NASA Astronaut Jerry Linenger will read to us from his book all about his time on the MIR space station, Letters from MIR: An Astronaut's Letters to His…

  • Spend an AniMinute with Jabari the Giraffe

    Spend an AniMinute with Jabari the Giraffe

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

    https://youtu.be/pI3ms_Pu4XgEnjoy the Detroit Zoo’s AniMinute series where we introduce you to individual animals living at the Detroit Zoo. In this episode, A…

  • 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.

  • Structures
    Lesson 2

    Structures

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

    How come a bench is able to support your weight and resist the gravity pulling it towards the earth? How do buildings manage to stay upright? And how do all of…

  • At Home DIA: Make a Cylinder Seal
    Lesson 2

    At Home DIA: Make a Cylinder Seal

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

    Cylinder seals are tiny stone artifacts that were first created in the 4th millennium B.C.E., in tandem with the advent of writing. Traditionally the size of l…

  • Cardio Kickboxing 1
    Lesson 1036

    Cardio Kickboxing 1

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, Kindergarten

    Cardio kickboxing is a fantastic way to get your blood flowing and body moving. By the end of this video, you'll be performing a series of basic punches and ki…