Learn how color helps convey emotion.

The best way to learn is to practice!

Different tools provide different types of lines.

Finding inspiration in scribbles.

Guide learners through research-based strategies for active processing as they view, read, or experience something new.

Short-form lessons for 4th and 5th Grades.

Trey Devey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts, reads the book Gloria's Big Problem. The episode focuses on learning about being a performing arts star and about how "shooting for the stars" means believing you can do anything and then working really hard to achieve it.

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.

The episode explores the subject of plants, while also using plants and how they never sit still as a way to talk about how we keep our communities moving forward and help residents stay active and engaged in making the places they call home even better each and every day.

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.

Pediatrician and Chief Medical Officer for Munson Healthcare, Dr. Christine Nefcy, reads the book Community Helpers Then and Now. The episode focuses on learning about how everyday heroes worked in the past and how they continue to make our lives better today.

Michele Howard reads the book The Great Lakes. The episode's activity is led by Tara Gang, an elementary art teacher at Traverse City Area Public Schools, and focuses on researching some interesting facts about a favorite lake and then designing and building a map to represent the body of water.

Host Ben Whiting serves as guest reader in the season opening episode that explores concepts related to flight. The episode focuses on learning about the things that feathers do for birds beyond helping them to fly. The featured book is Feathers Not Just for Flying.

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make an octopus with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a parrot with just a bit of polymer clay!

Do you like cute little fun foods? Watch this video and see how we made one with just a bit of polymer clay.

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a lobster with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a bat with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a penguin with just a bit of polymer clay!

Follow along as Ann Arbor District Library staff make a whale with just a bit of polymer clay!

Introduce young children to important community helpers.

Cartoonist Joe Wos takes students through the creative steps of drawing cartoon characters.

 Have you ever heard of time capsules? Because of how architects have designed the world we live in, any building [...]

 How many different kinds of landmarks can you find in one neighborhood? Landmarks in a neighborhood act as an “anchor”. [...]

ArchiTreks get kids excited about architecture, science, engineering, and more through fun and educational adventures as they explore and discover their surroundings.

Follow along with the Ann Arbor District Library to make mini creations from polymer clay.

Use the number line to place, compare, and order decimals to the hundredths. Use estimation and an algorithm based on place value to add decimals to hundredths. Use the number line to place, compare, order, and add decimals to the hundredths.

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

Student host Arise helps us have fun with…math! We learn characteristics of triangles by making shapes with our bodies, discover [...]

Use visual models and equations to solve problems involving multiplying and dividing fractions. Use models & equations to solve problems involving multiplying and dividing fractions.

Student host Treasure helps us celebrate the incredible contributions women have made in science, math, literature, technology, and more.

Use visual models, repeated addition, and multiplication to solve problems with equal sized groups. Compare the strategies to see which one is most efficient. Use visual models, addition, & multiplication to solve problems with equal sized groups.

Dr. Rebecca Hasson of InPACT at Home joins Tara Hardy to discuss the importance of moving our bodies! Plus, we [...]

Use estimation and visual models to solve problems involving adding fractions with unlike denominators. Solve problems involving adding fractions with unlike denominators.

Explore the history, heritage, and culture of African-Americans.

Put together the fraction puzzle pieces by matching the visual model, expression, and fraction representations. Match visual models, expressions, and fractions to explore adding fractions.

Learn how to create your own spiral snake, see what it’s like to study with Broadway professionals, and more! Featuring Detroit School of the Arts student host, Brooke.

Use visual models and benchmark fractions to help compare and order fractions with unlike numerators and denominators. Use a number line and benchmark fractions to compare and order fractions.

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Content partners include U.S. National Park Service, Meet The Helpers, WUCF, American Black Journal, Detroit PBS Kids, and The Diatribe. Featuring student host, Brooke.

Explore comparing fractions with like numerators or like denominators to tell which is larger or smaller using benchmark fractions and visual representations like number lines. Explore comparing fractions with like numerators or like denominators.

Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator. Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator and solve problems.

Use visual models to solve problems with division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. Use visual models to solve problems with division of unit fractions & whole numbers.

Watch Story Pirate friends Lauren and Billy as they cast out common word “Said” and replace it with richer, more [...]

Use estimation and visual models to solve problems involving adding fractions with unlike denominators. Use visual models to solve problems involving adding fractions with unlike denominators.

Divide two- and three-digit numbers by a single-digit number using strategies based on place value (partial quotients). Divide multi-digit numbers by a single-digit number using strategies based on place value.

Mr. Lineberger loves playing games with dice. He needs your help to figure out how many each of his friends will get when they come over to play games. We can use division to help him figure it out.

Mr. Lineberger wants to plant a garden. Help him visualize and represent his garden. We can use division to help him plan how he'll use all the veggies he plans to grow.

Explore side length, area, and volume and apply the formulas V = l × w × h and V = B × h for rectangular prisms to solve problems. Explore side length, area, and volume and apply the formulas for volume to solve problems.

Understand concepts of volume measurement by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units. Solve problems involving volume. Understand concepts of volume measurement by counting unit cubes or calculating volume.

Use visual models, decompose shapes, and apply the area formula for rectangles to solve problems in real world contexts. Use visual models & the area formula for rectangles to solve problems.