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

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

Describe the type of assignments and projects you like to do. Why do you enjoy them?

Write about a time when you set a goal for yourself. What were the results?

Describe the perfect day for a new student at your school.

Write about a time when you felt safe and/or respected at school.

Write everything you love about yourself.

Imagine you are appointed principal for a month. What rules would you change? What new policies would you create?

Write about a time when you had a conflict with someone at school.

Learn all about the letter H, play with sounds, learn two new high-frequency words, and read part of a story.

Learn the diagraph sound -ch- and some new high frequency words with diagraphs -ch- and -sh-.

Learn about different ways to spell the sound /er/ and answer the big questions: What are the parts of a map and how can a map help me describe where I live?

What is special about Michigan? Learn about the re- and un- prefixes, read a hybrid text about a Michigan turtle, and work on some informational writing.

Learn all about the letter I, play with sounds, learn a new high-frequency word, and read a story.

Build words, write a sound poem and learn more about schools of the past and today.

Draw a map of your neighborhood, then read and match homophones with the /air/ sound.

Learn more about the prefixes re- and un-, and work on some informational writing.

Learn all about the letter L, review the alphabet, learn two new high-frequency words, read a book about families and write a sentence.

Practice the -th- sound and learn about names.

Learn about your town and about the /ear/ sound.

Help answer the big question: what makes you a Michigan kid? Learn about the -ful and -less suffixes and practice narrative, writing.

Learn all about the letter M, learn a new high frequency word, read a poem and listen for rhyming words, and build a sentence.

Sort words with the -th- sound and solve a word mystery.

Make maps of your country and your continent and learn about spelling words with the /oy/ sound.

Learn how base words change when we add a prefix or a suffix, and work on some narrative writing.

Learn all about the letter P, play with sounds, learn two new high-frequency words, discover letters all around us and read a story.

Learn about special patterns called blends for -bl-, -cl-, and -fl-. Then review the -sh-, -ch-, and -th- sounds.

Make a book about the world we live in and learn about words with the /aw/ sound.

Answer the big question: what is special about my community? Learn about the -able and -er suffixes, read a text about a powwow, and practice narrative writing.

Learn all about the letter O, play with sounds, learn two new high-frequency words, and read a story.

Learn about -gl-, -sl-, and -pl- blends and write a type of poem called an acrostic.

Bite-sized literary lessons from award-winning comedians, authors, and teachers.

Learn about community and read words with the /ow/ sound.

Practice narrative writing, learn more about how base words change when we add a prefix or suffix, and read more about a powwow.

Learn all about the letter S, read a book about our feelings, and write a sentence.

Learn about blends with the letter R, and learn about how a school is a community.

Learn about Detroit, the Motor City, and compare it to where you live. Then learn about words with the /f/ sound that are spelled with the letter combination -ph-.

Learn about the over- and mis- prefixes, read a text about a special name, and work on some narrative writing.

Learn all about the letter R, learn two new high frequency words, and read a book about being angry.

Build a mystery word, then write about schools and communities.

Learn about the Great Lakes State, Michigan. Then, help solve a mystery word.

Learn more about the prefixes over- and mis-, and work on narrative writing.

Learn about the letter A and read a nursery rhyme about the weather.

Work with words that have beginning blends and plan a story about the sky.

Practice ‌words‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ -tch- sound and‌ ‌learn about landforms and bodies of water.

Learn the fore- and trans- prefixes, read about trout, and learn about narrative writing.

Learn about the letter P and learn about the different types of precipitation.

Learn some new words, read a story, and think about your sky story.

Practice ‌words‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ -tch- sound and‌ ‌read ‌a‌ ‌tall tale about Paul Bunyan.

Learn the fore- and trans- prefixes and learn more about narrative writing.