This is week one of our MLC Summer of Fun Program!

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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    Lesson 203

    Students will create a real scene at the farm. Incorporating a cow character, barn, and scenery, cartooning instructor Joe Wos will demonstrate how to pull together all the elements to set the stage. Students will also learn the basics of art composition.

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    Lesson 103

    Learn to draw one of the world’s most unusual animals, the platypus. Follow along step-by-step with cartoonist Joe Wos to create this unique Aussie mammal. He’ll draw in another Australian water creature, the crocodile. Students will also learn how similar features can be used to create completely different characters.

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    Lesson 301

    Learn to draw an adorable dog using letters, numbers, and simple shapes. Joe will also share tips on using props to set a scene.

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    Lesson 302

    In this episode we draw a hamster all dressed up in his top hat and tails. Students will see how costume can help transform a character.

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    Lesson 402

    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 form.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 304

    The episode discusses some potential careers, including some you may never have thought about, and talks about having the courage to participate in something that others may not like, or worse, may make fun of you for and about how we can grow to our individual, unique and special potential.

  • Learn the patterns and rules used to help predict outcomes. Then, while preparing lunch, find patterns and predict what will come next.

  • In this step-by-step activity video, we learn to identify and create patterns before creating a simple loom from popsicle sticks and twine. The loom can be used to create endless patterns for hours of math related fun. This video is included as part of PBS SoCal’s Family Math initiative, which provides math tools and support for families of young learners.

  • Lesson 121

    Wimee and friends sing a rhyming song about a great big bear; Wimee writes a story about a chipmunk's forest adventure and Nia creates a Wimage for it; Ms. Stephanie teaches us how to say our key story words in ASL; Wimee's friend Rose Johnson tells us a Native American story from Michigan about a bear and his tail

  • Math Mights - Kindergarten

    Lesson 206

    Warm up with a Mystery Math Mistake to order numbers. Explore 4 shapes: triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles. Go on a Shape Hunt to see how many shapes you can find in a picture. Use attributes of shapes to help reveal a mystery shape.