Early Learning Discovery Kits

Our Discovery Kits are designed to enhance and promote interest in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) through hands-on interaction and creative learning. STEAM activities and programs are an excellent opportunity to introduce concepts and promote skills that can set you up for creative, scientific, and collaborative thinking now and in the future. Our kits are available for a range of ages for a three-week checkout period. Each kit focuses on a theme and contains:

  • Explorative, hands-on items
  • Non-fiction books
  • Instruction booklet

Place a hold or come to library to see what we have on the shelves. Kits must be picked up from and returned to the Kenai Community Library. Kits must be returned to the service desk or via curbside pickup. One kit per family please.

Sponsor a kit! The initial round of kits was sponsored by the Friends of the Kenai Community Library. If you are an organization, company or individual who is interested in sponsoring a kit, they range from $100 -$250. Please contact us at kenailibrary@kenai.city for more information.

Available Kits:
Emotions and Empathy: link leads to Library catalog search for the Emotions and Empathy Discovery Kit

Emotions and Empathy

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: Friends and Neighbors board game, Let's Talk cubes, Nesting Fruit Friends, book
Feelings: link leads to Library catalog search for the Feelings Discovery Kit

Feelings

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: See My Feelings mirror, Feelings & Emotions puzzle, Feelings Family hand puppets, Phoneme phone, book
Lace, Stack, & Sort: link leads to Library catalog search for the Lace, Stack, & Sort Discovery Kit

Lace, Stack, & Sort

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: geometric stacker, lacing beads, shape-sorting cube, book
Letters & Numbers: link leads to Library catalog search for the Letters & Numbers Discovery Kit

Letters & Numbers

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: Design & Drill letters and numbers learning toy, Alphabet Bingo game, wooden number puzzles, book
Phonics: link leads to Library catalog search for the Phonics Discovery Kit

Phonics

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: Hot Dots® Jr. Phonics Fun activity cards and pen, word-building game, phonics dominoes, book
The Shape of Things: link leads to Library catalog search for The Shape of Things Discovery Kit

The Shape of Things

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: folding geometric shape set, geometric shapes building set, primary shapes template set, book
Time to Get Ticking: link leads to Library catalog search for the Time to Get Ticking Discovery Kit

Time to Get Ticking

  • Guide
  • Age 3-8+
  • Includes: Time to Fly board game, Turn & Tell wooden clock, book

 

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