Learn about the structure and function of living organisms by drawing an imaginary animal in the Take the Stage game show, ANIMAL SURVIVAL! Viewers become contestants on a game show and are challenged to draw an imaginary animal that could live and survive in either the desert, ocean, or the arctic tundra. When drawing the imaginary animal, the contestants write out two distinct structures and a function for each of the structures that help it survive. Learning Objective: Compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and survive in a specific environment.

Learn about the physical characteristics of environments and act out the animals that live there!

You are the next contestant on the Take the Stage game show ANIMAL SURVIVAL where you will travel in a hot air balloon to the forest of North America, the savanna of Africa, and then take a submarine ride underwater in the ocean. To play the game, you will act out an animal that would live in each environment, and then write how the physical characteristics of each environment helps your animal survive.

Learning Objective: observe and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they support populations and communities of plants and animals within an ecosystem.

Find the theme of a story by acting it out!

Take out your magnifying glass detectives-in-training, because you’re about to solve The Case of the Missing Theme. By acting out a story with Carmen and Detective J, you will remember important clues. These clues will help you find the story’s theme!

Learning Objective: Infer the theme of a work, distinguishing theme from topic.

Become a detective to solve the case of the smelly backpack! Act out the clues and draw conclusions to solve the mystery.

When Detective Bentley cannot figure out why his backpack is smelly, he retraces the events in his day to find clues. Taking on the role of detectives, the viewers act out the events of Bentley’s day and use textual clues to solve the case.

Learning Objective:
Draw conclusions from the facts presented in text and support those assertions with textual evidence.

¡Aprende sobre la fuerza y el movimiento a través de una canción y un baile de los increíbles hermanos Gregory!

¡La Sra. Gravedad es la anfitriona del más increíble espectáculo de juegos en el patio de recreo de COMO SE MUEVEN LAS COSAS! Con un poco de ayuda de sus amigos musicales, los hermanos Gregory, aprenderás una canción sobre la fuerza y el movimiento que te ayudará a ganar el juego.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje: demuestre y observe cómo la posición y el movimiento pueden cambiar al empujar y jalar objetos.

Learn about the properties of solid, liquid, and gas while dancing with the famous music group, The Gregory Brothers!

To help understand how water changes states of matter, Scientist Sam brings in the musical group The Gregory Brothers to help teach about the states of matter through an interactive dance. The viewer dances like a solid, liquid and gas and learns that water can change states of matter when temperatures are below 0 degrees Celsius or above 100 degrees Celsius.

Learning Objective:
Classify matter by physical properties, including shape, relative mass, relative temperature, texture, flexibility, and whether material is a solid or liquid.

¡Encuentra el tema de una historia actuándolo!

Saca tu lupa de detectives en formación, porque estás a punto de resolver El Caso del Tema Perdido. Al representar una historia con Carmen y el Detective J, recordarás pistas importantes. ¡Estas pistas te ayudarán a encontrar el tema de la historia!

Objetivo de Aprendizaje: inferir el tema de una obra, distinguiendo el tema del asunto.

Conviértete en un detective para resolver el Caso de la Mochila con Mal Olor! Actúa las pistas y saca conclusiones para resolver el misterio.

Cuando el detective Bentley no puede entender por qué su mochila huele mal, recorre los acontecimientos de su día para encontrar pistas. Asumiendo el papel de detectives, los espectadores representan los eventos del día de Bentley y usan pistas textuales para resolver el caso.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje:
Sacar conclusiones de los hechos presentados en el texto y respaldar esas afirmaciones con evidencia textual.

¡Encuentra el propósito del autor de un texto y crea una obra de arte!

La maga Magdalena y su compañero, Marvin, están compartiendo los secretos de su maravilloso espectáculo de magia! Usando su método de “parar y apuntar”, revelan cómo encontrar el propósito del autor de un texto. ¡Luego te muestran cómo transformar el propósito de ese autor en una obra de arte gloriosa!

Objetivo de Aprendizaje: Explicar el propósito y el mensaje del autor dentro de un texto.

¡Aprende sobre los logros de George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. y Dolores Huerta actuandolos!

Sawyer, un estudiante de la clase de historia, se imagina que presenta un programa de entrevistas con los invitados George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. y Dolores Huerta. Cuando Sawyer entrevista a estas figuras históricas sobre sus logros, los espectadores actúan frases que representan cada uno de sus legados.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje:
Identificar las contribuciones de las figuras históricas George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. y Dolores Huerta.

Compare fractions (halves, quarters, eighths) that make up a whole by drawing toppings on pizzas and cutting the pizzas into slices!

Visit Gabby's pizza shop to help Adi take pizza orders from customers. Viewers learn fractions that make up a whole by drawing pizza toppings in halves and quarters and cutting the pizzas into one eighth slices.

Learning Objective:
To partition objects into equal parts and name the parts, including halves, fourths, and eighths, using words.

Learn about force and motion through a song and dance by the amazing Gregory Brothers!

Ms. Grava T. is the host of the most incredible game show on the playground HOW THINGS MOVE! With a little help from her musical friends The Gregory Brothers, you’ll learn a song about force and motion that will help you win the game.

Learning Objective: demonstrate and observe how position and motion can be changed by pushing and pulling objects.

¡Aprende sobre las propiedades del sólido, líquido y gas bailando junta al famoso grupo de música Los Hermanos Gregory!

Para ayudar a entender cómo el agua cambia los estados de la materia, el científico Sam trae al grupo musical Los Hermanos Gregory para ayudar a enseñar sobre los estados de la materia a través de una danza interactiva. El espectador baila como un sólido, líquido y gas y aprende que el agua puede cambiar los estados de la materia cuando las temperaturas son inferiores a 0 grados centígrados o superiores a 100 grados centígrados.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje:
Clasificar la materia por sus propiedades físicas, incluida la forma, la masa relativa, la temperatura relativa, la textura, la flexibilidad y si el material es sólido o líquido.

Find the author’s purpose for a text and create a work of art!

Magician Magdalena and her sidekick, Marvin, are sharing the secrets of their marvelous magic show! Using their "stop and jot” method, they reveal how to find the author's purpose for a text. They then show you how to transform that author’s purpose into glorious work of art!

Learning Objective: explain the author’s purpose and message within a text.

Actúa las etapas de dos ciclos de vida diferentes y compare cómo son similares y diferentes.

Su guía turístico que juega el ukelele, Greggory, está a punto de llevarle a una aventura salvaje y extraña en el parque. Ella le mostrará cómo actuar y comparar las etapas del ciclo de vida de una planta de tomate y un escarabajo dama.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje: Investigar y comparar cómo los animales y las plantas experiencian una serie de cambios ordenados en sus diversos ciclos de vida.

Learn about the achievements of George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Dolores Huerta by acting them out!

Sawyer, a student in history class, imagines himself hosting a talk show with guests George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Dolores Huerta. When Sawyer interviews these historical figures about their achievements, the viewers act out phrases that represent each of their legacies.

Learning Objective:
Identify contributions of the historical figures George Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Dolores Huerta.

Learn prepositions (on, under, next to, over and around) by singing a mariachi song with Sofia and Mr. Parrot!

Viewers sing and dance along with Sofia as she learns prepositions demonstrated by Mr. Parrot being on the sombrero, under the sombrero, next to the sombrero, over the sombrero, and around the sombrero.

Learning Objective:
Understand and use the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking (with adult assistance): prepositions and simple prepositional phrases appropriately when speaking or writing (e.g., in, on, under, over).

¡Aprende las preposiciones (sobre, debajo, al lado, arriba y alrededor) mientras cantas rancheras con Sofía y Sr. Perico!

Los espectadores cantan y bailan junto con Sofía mientras aprenden las preposiciones demostradas po Sr. Perico: sobre el sombrero, debajo del sombrero, al lado del sombrero, arriba del sombrero y alrededor del sombrero.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje:
Entender y usar las siguientes partes del habla en el contexto de leer, escribir y hablar (con ayuda de un adulto): preposiciones y frases preposicionales simples de manera apropiada al hablar o escribir (por ejemplo: en, sobre, debajo, arriba).

Learn how to write an expository essay with opinion, reason and evidence while creating your very own comic strip!
With superhero Captain Opinion and her sidekicks, Reason and Evidence, the viewer goes on a fun adventure into the world of opinions and the importance of supporting them with lots of reasons and evidence.
Learning Objective:
Have students write an expository essay that establishes a central idea in a topic sentence; includes supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations; and contains a concluding statement.

Identify the plot elements of a fiction story and create your very own comic strip!

The superhero Super Flip is flipping out of comic books and flying to your rescue. This time, she’s helping you name the plot elements of a fiction story: character, setting, conflict, and resolution. She’ll even reveal her super power of turning the plot elements of a story into a comic!

Learning Objective: analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution.