Highlights:
The Storytime Inventing Book Collection includes 36 carefully selected children’s books that connect reading with hands-on STEM exploration. Designed to be used alongside the Early Inventors STEM Lab, these books serve as the foundation for Storytime Inventing lessons, where students read, explore ideas, and then build and invent using Kid Spark engineering materials.
Books arrive organized and stored in a durable classroom container for easy access and repeated use in classroom and afterschool settings.
Note: While classrooms often use multiple Early Inventors STEM Labs to serve students in small groups, typically one book collection is sufficient per site or classroom.
Curriculum or Lesson Topics:
Key Features:
• Curated for Early Learners
Age- and grade-appropriate for Pre-K through 1st grade, with engaging stories designed for classroom read-alouds.
• A Well-Rounded Book Collection
Includes a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles featuring diverse characters and perspectives.
• Sports-Themed Lessons
Twelve books support sports-themed Storytime Inventing lessons developed in collaboration with Special Olympics Washington.
Storybooks Included in This Collection
The complete Storytime Inventing Book Collection includes the following 36 titles:
• Are You a Spider? — Judy Allen
• The Bear Ate Your Sandwich — Julia Sarcone-Roach
• Birds Make Nests — Michael Garland
• Boy and Bot — Ame Dyckman
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
• Curious George Goes Bowling — H. A. Rey
• Frances in the Country — Liz Garton Scanlon
• The Girl Who Figured It Out — Minda Dentler
• Girls on Wheels — Srividhya Venkat
• Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? — Patrice McLaurin
• How to Say Hello to a Worm — Kari Percival
• Inky’s Amazing Escape — Sy Montgomery
• Jabari Jumps — Gaia Cornwall
• Jabari Tries — Gaia Cornwall
• Kick It, Mo! — David A. Adler
• Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee — Chris Van Dusen
• The Little Aces: A Golf Story — Rose Ostrow
• Lucy Tries Hockey — Lisa Bowes
• Mae Among the Stars — Roda Ahmed
• Make Way for Animals! A World of Wildlife Crossings — Meeg Pincus
• Moses Goes to a Concert — Isaac Millman
• The Most Magnificent Thing — Ashley Spires
• One Hot Summer Day — Nina Crews
• Pete the Cat: Out of This World — James Dean
• Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach — James Dean
• Peter’s Chair — Ezra Jack Keats
• The Riding Lesson — Jennifer K. Mann
• Rosie Revere, Engineer — Andrea Beaty
• Rylee’s Rover Goes to Mars — JoAnn M. Dickinson
• Sky, the Deaf Home Run Hero — Mickey Carolan
• The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats
• Stellaluna — Janell Cannon
• Stuck — Oliver Jeers
• The Very Last Castle — Travis Jonker
• Violet’s Music — Angela Johnson
• The Way Champs Play — Naomi Osaka
Early Inventors STEM Lab
The Early Inventors STEM Lab is the hands-on component of Kid Spark’s Early Childhood STEM & Literacy Program and is designed to be used alongside the Storytime Inventing Book Collection. While the books introduce ideas and context through read-alouds, the STEM Lab gives students the materials they need to explore, build, and bring those ideas to life.
Each lab includes more than 80 durable, reusable engineering materials specifically designed for young learners. Students use these components to design, build, and problem-solve as they work through program lessons.
Labs are built to support small groups of learners and are ideal for use in classrooms and afterschool settings. The materials are durable and reusable, allowing programs to be implemented year after year without ongoing replacement costs.
Here are links to all grade-level units and lessons for this program.
What’s Included:
Specifications:
• Number of Books Included: 36
• Shipping Dimensions: 20” x 17” x 15”
• Shipping Weight: 29lbs
