Grades

  • Visual Thinking Strategies cover image

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

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 308

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 307

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 306

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 305

    The co-founder of GoSili, which makes environmentally-friendly cups and straws, Stacey Feeley visits City Opera House to read the book Garbage or Recycling. The episode explores engineering and how engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses for scientific discoveries.

  • 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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 303

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 302

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 301

    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.

  • performers duting the Romeo and Juliet ballet

    Originally performed by the Interlochen Arts Academy for Valentines Day, this ballet adaptation of the famous play is now available [...]

  • "Five Senses" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 127

    Wimee and team sing, wonder, and play about our five senses!

  • "Pink" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 126

    Wimee and team explore things that are pink through songs, stories, and games!

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 310

    Learn all about the letter X and learn two new high-frequency words.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 310

    Learn about communities and citizenship and learn some new high frequency words.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 310

    Spelling with the -ed suffix and lunar eclipses.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 310

    Learn more about how you can be a world changer, and more about syllables.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 309

    The letter Q and the qualities of a good leader.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 309

    Doing word work and "How do citizens shape our community? "

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 309

    Learn about the -ed suffix and about our round world.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 309

    Read words with many different syllable types and learn how to be a world changer.

  • "Robots" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 213

    Wimee learns all about a robotics club with Kammi; Language Explorers teach us that “robot” is very similar in six languages; and Ms. Lisa from Kent District Library shares a book about making a friend.

  • Lesson 212

    Wimee powers up with Miss Jessica and learns the benefits of laughter; on Kid Chat, Kareem tells us about his essay contest experience; Miss Sienna with Ventura County Library shares a book that makes her laugh; and Language Explorers translate laughter into six languages.

  • Lesson 211

    Wimee and friends share things they are proud of; Brody interviews his grandpa about wheelchair basketball; Ms. Joyanne from Kent District Library shares a book about learning to whistle; and on Kid Chat, Elias shares his miniature skateboard park.

  • Lesson 210

    Wimee’s friend Nancy at FitKids360 shows us how to make a feelings bottle using sand; Ms. Heidi at Muskegon Area District Library shares information about the different colors of sand; and Ms. Lisa from Kent District Library shares a book about the ocean and sandcastles.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 308

    Learn all about the letter U and read a story about a wolf mom and her pups.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 308

    Read a fun story about a girl who is called Mean Jean the Recess Queen. Then try a word ladder with long and short a and i words.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 308

    Learn about timelines and spelling words with -ing endings.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 308

    Read words with the -le ending, and read about inventing the stoplight.

  • Lesson 209

    Wimee and friends write a Three Sentence Story, illustrated by Brody on the Wimage board; ScribbleJim and Sparky play a learning game with locks and keys; Ms. Basya from Los Angeles Public Library shares a book about the zoo; and Nikhil teaches us how to make an oversized shiny key!

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 307

    Learn all about the letter M and practice building words.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 307

    Learn about community helpers and how to be an active citizen in your community. Then, write an opinion piece.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 307

    Learn about schools of the past and today, and learn about the -ing ending.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 307

    Read words with the -le ending.

  • Lesson 208

    Wimee shares a book about Michigan and a dream about Spaghetti Pickle Pie; Moby teaches us about pickling; Language Explorers translate pickle into six languages; and ScribbleJim sings a song about the imaginary grocery store with help from Wimee and friends.

  • Lesson 207

    Wimee sings about animal sounds; Language Explorers translate cat into six languages; ScribbleJim and Baby Bumblebee sing a silly song about cat food; Mr. Phillip from Ventura County Library shares a book about cats; and Ms. Joyanne from Kent District Library introduces Cocoa and Fifi.

  • "Potluck" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 206

    Wimee’s friends, Vivian and Queenie, sing about potluck; Brody shares secret recipes; Language Explorers share potluck in six languages; Cailynn bakes cookies for her birthday; Wimee and friends play Number Crunching; and Ms. Donna from Los Angeles Public Library shares a book about dumpling day.

  • Lesson 205

    Wimee sings a song and writes a story with help from his friends; Lucy translates words into Spanish; ScribbleJim sings a song about yellow things; Miss Cherry from Ventura County Library shares a book about the sun; and our friend 123 Andres sings a song in Spanish about the color yellow!

  • Graphic of a hand holding a microphone next to the words "Beyond English Class: The Power of Poetry"

    Travel with host Justin Rogers as we meet young people throughout Michigan who use poetry to empower themselves and their communities.

  • Lesson 204

    Wimee sings a song about twos; Mr. Brad from Kent District Library teaches us numbers in Swahili; Ms. Joanna from Los Angeles Public Library shares a book about being “two-gether”; and in our Math Moment we find pairs with Karsen.

  • Lesson 203

    Wimee learns about clapping and circulation with Miss Jessica; Ms. Stephanie teaches us how to sign “applause” in ASL; Ms. Joyanne from Kent District Library shares a book about clapping; and during That’s So Cool, Wimee’s friends share an igloo they made!

  • Lesson 202

    Wimee learns to sign “soup” in ASL with Ms. Stephanie; Nancy from FitKids360 teaches us about My Plate; Ms. Lisa from Kent District Library shares a book about vegetable soup; Wimee and friends play the Number Crunching game; and Wimee gets ideas from his friends to write a soup song!

  • Lesson 201

    Wimee and friends write a story about a chair; Ms. Stephanie signs “chair” in ASL; ScribbleJim, Sparky, Laina and Baby Bumblebee play musical chairs; Ms. Sharon from Ventura County Library shares a book about chairs; and Cailynn interviews Wimee’s Neighbor, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Hamilton.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 306

    Learn all about the letter K and learn about being an active citizen in your community.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 306

    Read a new informational book about how you can be an active citizen in your community, and learn some new high frequency words.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 306

    Learn about verbs and the -es ending.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 306

    Practice words with the -le ending and read a biography.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 305

    Learn all about the letter H and about different types of homes.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 305

    Get out and about in the community to learn about community helpers.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 305

    Learn about using the -es ending to make words plural.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 305

    Hunt for a mystery word and read a biography.

Grades

  • Visual Thinking Strategies cover image

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

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 308

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 307

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 306

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 305

    The co-founder of GoSili, which makes environmentally-friendly cups and straws, Stacey Feeley visits City Opera House to read the book Garbage or Recycling. The episode explores engineering and how engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses for scientific discoveries.

  • 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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 303

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 302

    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.

  • Live from the Opera House Traverse City

    Lesson 301

    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.

  • performers duting the Romeo and Juliet ballet

    Originally performed by the Interlochen Arts Academy for Valentines Day, this ballet adaptation of the famous play is now available [...]

  • "Five Senses" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 127

    Wimee and team sing, wonder, and play about our five senses!

  • "Pink" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 126

    Wimee and team explore things that are pink through songs, stories, and games!

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 310

    Learn all about the letter X and learn two new high-frequency words.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 310

    Learn about communities and citizenship and learn some new high frequency words.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 310

    Spelling with the -ed suffix and lunar eclipses.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 310

    Learn more about how you can be a world changer, and more about syllables.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 309

    The letter Q and the qualities of a good leader.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 309

    Doing word work and "How do citizens shape our community? "

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 309

    Learn about the -ed suffix and about our round world.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 309

    Read words with many different syllable types and learn how to be a world changer.

  • "Robots" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 213

    Wimee learns all about a robotics club with Kammi; Language Explorers teach us that “robot” is very similar in six languages; and Ms. Lisa from Kent District Library shares a book about making a friend.

  • Lesson 212

    Wimee powers up with Miss Jessica and learns the benefits of laughter; on Kid Chat, Kareem tells us about his essay contest experience; Miss Sienna with Ventura County Library shares a book that makes her laugh; and Language Explorers translate laughter into six languages.

  • Lesson 211

    Wimee and friends share things they are proud of; Brody interviews his grandpa about wheelchair basketball; Ms. Joyanne from Kent District Library shares a book about learning to whistle; and on Kid Chat, Elias shares his miniature skateboard park.

  • Lesson 210

    Wimee’s friend Nancy at FitKids360 shows us how to make a feelings bottle using sand; Ms. Heidi at Muskegon Area District Library shares information about the different colors of sand; and Ms. Lisa from Kent District Library shares a book about the ocean and sandcastles.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 308

    Learn all about the letter U and read a story about a wolf mom and her pups.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 308

    Read a fun story about a girl who is called Mean Jean the Recess Queen. Then try a word ladder with long and short a and i words.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 308

    Learn about timelines and spelling words with -ing endings.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 308

    Read words with the -le ending, and read about inventing the stoplight.

  • Lesson 209

    Wimee and friends write a Three Sentence Story, illustrated by Brody on the Wimage board; ScribbleJim and Sparky play a learning game with locks and keys; Ms. Basya from Los Angeles Public Library shares a book about the zoo; and Nikhil teaches us how to make an oversized shiny key!

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 307

    Learn all about the letter M and practice building words.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 307

    Learn about community helpers and how to be an active citizen in your community. Then, write an opinion piece.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 307

    Learn about schools of the past and today, and learn about the -ing ending.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 307

    Read words with the -le ending.

  • Lesson 208

    Wimee shares a book about Michigan and a dream about Spaghetti Pickle Pie; Moby teaches us about pickling; Language Explorers translate pickle into six languages; and ScribbleJim sings a song about the imaginary grocery store with help from Wimee and friends.

  • Lesson 207

    Wimee sings about animal sounds; Language Explorers translate cat into six languages; ScribbleJim and Baby Bumblebee sing a silly song about cat food; Mr. Phillip from Ventura County Library shares a book about cats; and Ms. Joyanne from Kent District Library introduces Cocoa and Fifi.

  • "Potluck" Wimee's Words title card

    Lesson 206

    Wimee’s friends, Vivian and Queenie, sing about potluck; Brody shares secret recipes; Language Explorers share potluck in six languages; Cailynn bakes cookies for her birthday; Wimee and friends play Number Crunching; and Ms. Donna from Los Angeles Public Library shares a book about dumpling day.

  • Lesson 205

    Wimee sings a song and writes a story with help from his friends; Lucy translates words into Spanish; ScribbleJim sings a song about yellow things; Miss Cherry from Ventura County Library shares a book about the sun; and our friend 123 Andres sings a song in Spanish about the color yellow!

  • Graphic of a hand holding a microphone next to the words "Beyond English Class: The Power of Poetry"

    Travel with host Justin Rogers as we meet young people throughout Michigan who use poetry to empower themselves and their communities.

  • Lesson 204

    Wimee sings a song about twos; Mr. Brad from Kent District Library teaches us numbers in Swahili; Ms. Joanna from Los Angeles Public Library shares a book about being “two-gether”; and in our Math Moment we find pairs with Karsen.

  • Lesson 203

    Wimee learns about clapping and circulation with Miss Jessica; Ms. Stephanie teaches us how to sign “applause” in ASL; Ms. Joyanne from Kent District Library shares a book about clapping; and during That’s So Cool, Wimee’s friends share an igloo they made!

  • Lesson 202

    Wimee learns to sign “soup” in ASL with Ms. Stephanie; Nancy from FitKids360 teaches us about My Plate; Ms. Lisa from Kent District Library shares a book about vegetable soup; Wimee and friends play the Number Crunching game; and Wimee gets ideas from his friends to write a soup song!

  • Lesson 201

    Wimee and friends write a story about a chair; Ms. Stephanie signs “chair” in ASL; ScribbleJim, Sparky, Laina and Baby Bumblebee play musical chairs; Ms. Sharon from Ventura County Library shares a book about chairs; and Cailynn interviews Wimee’s Neighbor, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Hamilton.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 306

    Learn all about the letter K and learn about being an active citizen in your community.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 306

    Read a new informational book about how you can be an active citizen in your community, and learn some new high frequency words.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 306

    Learn about verbs and the -es ending.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 306

    Practice words with the -le ending and read a biography.

  • read write roar kindergarten

    Lesson 305

    Learn all about the letter H and about different types of homes.

  • Read, Write, ROAR! - 1st Grade Lesson

    Lesson 305

    Get out and about in the community to learn about community helpers.

  • Read write roar 2nd grade

    Lesson 305

    Learn about using the -es ending to make words plural.

  • read write roar 3rd grade

    Lesson 305

    Hunt for a mystery word and read a biography.