These kits are designed for families to use together to learn about STEM and phonics concepts. They range in ages from pre-K to 4th grade and up. They can be checked out from any Scenic Regional Library branch for 2 weeks. If your local branch does not have the kit you are interested in, you can place a hold and it will be delivered to that branch. Themes and contents are listed below.
Click here to see all the kits in the catalog and place a hold.
Or click on an individual title to place that kit on hold.
| All About Dinosaurs – Ages 6+ Learning Resources Jumbo Dinosaurs Mommas and Babies Peaceable Kingdom Dinosaur Escape Game What If You Had T. Rex Teeth? book by Markle |
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All About Magnets – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Magnets! Activity Set Learning Resources Magnet Movers Set Magnets Push Magnets Pull book by Adler |
| Animal Games – Grades 4+ Mindware Animal Trivia Challenge Thinkfun Cat Crimes Mindware BrainBox Spot the Difference In The Wild 125 Animals That Changed the World book by Maloney |
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Arts and Crafts Creative Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Educational Insights Spindoodle Melissa and Doug Rainbow Cord Picture and Pattern Maker Fun and Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials book by McLeod |
| Berenstain Bears Phonics – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Sight Words Swat Learning Resources Phonics Cubes Set Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book Berenstain Bears Phonics Fun 12 Book Set Berenstain Bears Big Track Meet book |
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Biscuit Phonics – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Reading Rods Word for Word Game Learning Resources Snap It Up Card Game Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book Biscuit Phonics Fun 12 Book Set Biscuit and the Little Llamas book |
| Building and Design – Grades 4+ Learning Resources City Engineering and Design Building Set KEVA Brain Builders From an Idea to Lego book by Sichol |
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Castles and Dragons – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Engineering & Design Castle Building Set Coding Robot Can I Have a Dragon? book by Dale |
| Construction and Building – Grades PreK to 3rd Melissa and Doug 100 Wooden Blocks Melissa and Doug Construction Set Ninja on the job book by Luke Flowers |
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Electronics, Coding & Bots – Grades 4+ Snap Circuits Jr. Select Artie 3000 Coding Robot Electronics projects for beginners book by Enz |
| Emotions and Empathy Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Peaceable Kingdom Friends and Neighbors the Helping Game Learning Resources Let’s Talk Cubes Learning Resources Big Feelings Pineapple Friends Make Me Feel Razzmatazz book by Gallo |
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Engineering Gears and Mazes – Grades PreK to 3rd Q-BA-Maze 2.0 Rails Learning Resources Machines in Motion building set National Geographic Kids Make This! book by Schwartz |
| Estimation and Patterns – Grades 4+ Learning Resources Make a Splash 120 Mat Floor Game Learning Resources Centimeter Cubes How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane? book by Overdeck Greater Estimations book by Goldstone |
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Everyday Science – Grades 4+ Nancy B’s Science Club Stir-It-Up Chemistry Lab Nancy B’s Science Club Bug Discovery Lab Learning Resources Color Safety Goggles Learning Resources Dual Lens Magnifiers DC Super Hero Science book |
| Examine Science and Nature – Ages 6+ Edu-Toys Handheld Mini Field Microscope Edu-Toys Prepared Micro-Slides BrainBox Science and Nature Smithsonian 10-Minute Science Experiments book by Spangler |
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Explore Circuits – Grades 4+ Educational Insights Circuit Explorer Rocket Mindware Marble Circuit Technology is Awesome book by Alice Harman |
| Explore the Outdoors – Grades 4+ Educational Insights GeoSafari SeaScope Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Explorer Scope Watching Animals in Nature book by Colich |
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Fancy Nancy Phonics – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Sight Words Swat Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun Set Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book 12 Book Fancy Nancy Phonics Set Fancy Nancy Nancy Takes the Case book |
| Flowers and Unicorns – Grades PreK to 3rd Coding Critters Magicoders: Skye the Unicorn Build and Bloom Building Set Uni and the Butterfly book by Rosenthal |
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Food and Nutrition – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Farmer’s Market Color Sorting Set Learning Resources Grow It! Garden Set Learning Resources Healthy Helpings MyPlate Game Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems book by Lin |
| Green Energy – Grades 4+ Snap Circuits Green Energy Wind Power STEM Experiment Kit The Future of Energy book by Ebook |
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I Love Animals – Grades PreK to 3rd Melissa and Doug Examine and Treat Pet Vet Play Set Mindware Zoo on the Loose game Pets book by Korynn Freels |
| Lace, Stack, and Sort – PreK Melissa and Doug Primary Lacing Beads Melissa and Doug Geometric Stacker Melissa and Doug Shape Sorting Cube Baby Einstein – Little First Look and Find Activity Book |
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Learn to Measure – Grades PreK to 3rd Measure Activity Set Hexagon Metric Weight Set Simple Tape Measure Measuring at Home book |
| Learn to Move and Play – Grades PreK to 3rd Duck Duck Dance Game Get Up for Pup Game Jump book |
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Let’s Explore Space – Grades 4+ Moonscope and Sky Gazer Constellation and Solar System Explorer X-treme Facts Space: Stars and Galaxies book |
| Letters and Numbers – Grades PreK to 3rd Design and Drill Melissa and Doug Self Correcting 1-20 Number Puzzles Alphabet Bingo Game Dr. Seuss ABC book |
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Little Critter Phonics – Grades PreK to 3rd Little Critter I Can Read Phonics Fun Book Set Snap it Up Word Game Hot Dots JR Phonics Fun Just my Best Friends Book Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics |
| Machines and Contraptions – Grades 4+ Keva Contraptions Plank Set Learning Resources Simple Machines Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonard da Vinci book |
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Marvel Phonics – Grades PreK to 3rd Educational Insights Phonics Dominoes Learning Resources Phonics Cubes Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book 12 Book Marvel Meet the Super Heroes! Phonics Set Heroes to the Core book |
| Math Games Kit – Grades 4+ Head Full of Numbers Game Snap it Up Math Game Let’s Estimate book |
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Math Patterns and Tactile Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Teaching Tac Tiles MindWare Imagination Patterns How Many? book |
| Mechanical Advantage Kit – Grades 4+ Discovering Stem Mechanics Pulley Drives Discovering Stem Mechanics Wheels, Axles, and Inclined Planes Discovering Stem Mechanics Simple Machines 10 Minute Engineering Projects book |
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Money, Math, and Economics Kit – Grades 4+ Buy It Right Game Teaching ATM Bank Prices, Prices, Prices book |
| My Amazing Body Kit – Grades 4+ Double Sided Magnetic Human Body Learning Resources Cross Section Brain Model Learning Resources Cross Section Heart Model Me and My Amazing Body Book |
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Outdoor Adventures Pretend Play – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Pretend and Play Fishing Set Learning Resources Pretend and Play Camping Set Learning Resources New Sprouts Camp Out Princess Truly I Am Brave book |
| Paw Patrol Phonics Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Soft Foam Alphabet Cubes Set Learning Resources Slam Ships! Sight Word Game Paw Patrol Phonics 12 Book Kit Paw Patrol Step into Reading Save the Dinosaurs book Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book |
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Peppa Pig Phonics Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Peppa Pig Phonics Book Kit Word for Word Game Snap it Up Word Game Peppa Pig Super Peppa book Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book |
| Pete the Cat Loves Preschool Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Hot Dots JR Pete the Cat I Love Preschool Hot Dots JR Pete the Cat Preschool Rocks Pete the Cat Family Road Trip book Pete the Cat Super Pete book |
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Phonics Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Hot Dots JR Phonics Fun Word for Word Game Phonics Dominoes Owly the Way Home book |
| Pinkalicious Phonics Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd I Can Read Pinkalicious Phonics Book Set Phonics Dominoes Learning Resources Slam Ship Sight Word Game Pinkalicious and the Pinkadorable Pony book Highlights Let’s Practice Phonics book |
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Police and Firefighter Play Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Design and Drill Bolt Buddies Fire Truck Design and Drill Bolt Buddies Police Motorcycle Melissa and Doug Keys and Cars Rescue Garage A Trip to the Fire Station with Sesame Street book |
| Ready, Set, Kindergarten Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Time Activity Kit Learning Resources All Ready for Kindergarten Kit Tiny Diamond’s My First Day of School book |
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Robotics and Coding Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Coding Critters: Ranger and Zip Learning Resources Let’s Go Code Activity Kit Robots Can’t Dance and Other Fun Facts book |
| Rocks and Fossil Kit – Grades 4+ Geosafari Stereoscope Educational Insights Mineral Collection Educational Insights Fossil Collection Rocks and Fossils book by Annabel Griffin |
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The Shape of Things Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Geometric Shapes Learning Resources Geometric Shapes Building Set Learning Resources Primary Shapes Template Set A Trapezoid is not a Dinosaur book |
| Starting to Spell Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources 3-Letter Word Puzzle Cards Learning Resources Spelling Puzzle Cards Melissa and Doug See and Spell Puzzle You can Read Pout Pout Fish book |
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STEM in Motion Kit – Grades 1st to 3rd Learning Resources Marble Runners Learning Resources Motioneering Roller Coaster Challenge Game Thud: Wile E. Coyote, experiments with forces and motion book |
| Tot Time Game Night Kit – Grades PreK to K World of Eric Carle Matching Game Snail’s Pace Game Heads Talk Tails Walk Game Family Game Night book by Suzanne Francis |
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Trucks and Tools Kit – Grades 4+ Design and Drill Bolt Buddies Pick it Up Truck Melissa and Doug Big Rig Building Set Ripley’s Readers Trucks! book |
| Understanding Our Universe Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Primary Science Stars Projection Kit Planets balls and information cards Planets and Moons book by Catherine C. Finan |
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World of Colors Kit – Grades PreK to 3rd Learning Resources Avalanche Fruit Stand Learning Resources Splash of Color Magnetic Sorting Set Chugga Choo The Colorful Puzzle Game ZigZag Zooborns book |
| Yoga for Mindfulness Kit – Grades 4+ Thinkfun Yoga Spinner Game Thinkfun Yoga Dice Yoga for Kids book by Hoffman |
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This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
