Transportation Pack

Title: Transportation Pack
Subtitle: Engineering & Design Module - Ages 5+
Release Date: 07/01/25
ISBN: 9798331702564
Sku#: LP003544
Brand(s): Beat Bugs, Doggyland, Dreamscape Media: Flowerpot Press, FarFaria, HOMER, Learny Land, Smithsonian, Tonka
Type: STEAM Academy [Subject-Based]
Audience: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Launchpad Description: The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity.

STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day.

This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Beat Bugs Sing-Along: Yellow Submarine (app)
With the classic song "Yellow Submarine" made famous by the Beatles, five friendly bugs learn big lessons about the world around them -- all from the safety of their own backyard. Join them in a heartwarming story about friendship, exploration, and problem-solving.

Bus Buddies (app)
Looking for a fun and educational story to introduce your child to the world of transportation? A diverse range of community helpers introduce the vehicles that help them keep their communities safe. Children will discover an assortment of vehicles including police cars, fire trucks, coast guard cutters, ambulances, and rescue helicopters.

Car Maker for Kids (App)
Design your dream car! Choose from many different vehicle types, paint colors, and stickers to make your own unique creation.

Friendly Fliers (app)
Looking for a fun and educational story to introduce your child to the world of transportation? Read along to Bus Buddies from the Finn's Fun Trucks series! Written by teen truck enthusiast Finn Coyle, this video features a diverse range of pilot characters who introduce the vehicles that they fly. Children will discover an assortment of vehicles, including a jumbo jet, seaplane, glider, helicopter, and space plane.

Heavy Haulers (app)
Looking for a fun and educational story to introduce your child to the world of transportation? Read along to Heavy Haulers from the Finn's Fun Trucks series! Vehicles covered include: a tanker truck, refrigerator truck, auto hauler, and bull hauler.

How Do Things Fly? (app)
Explore the science of flight with planes, helicopters, drones, and hot air balloons through fun, interactive scenarios. Kids can learn about physics, forces, and aviation while developing their scientific thinking.

Smithsonian: Trains Then and Now (app)
Learn all about trains and railways with Smithsonian Kids. Watch, read and discover facts about trains designed for curious little readers. Kids will love learning all about the history of trains, the models used today, and see what the inside of passenger train cars look like.

The Little Yellow Train (App)
Young readers will love following this little train on his adventures!

Tonka: Trucks Around Town (App)
This app allows the little TONKA driver discover the exciting world of TONKA trucks in a whole new way! A combination of "physics fun" and problem solving situations makes each "job" a TONKA adventure. Drive and discover different parts of the town with five of the most popular TONKA vehicles, each highly detailed with workable features.

Tractor Crew Operation Cleanup (App)
Tractor Crew is an exciting tractor game, brought to you by Kurius Games! If you enjoy games like Construction City and Tractor Digger, then you will love Tractor Crew: Operation Cleanup! With a realistic physics-based movements, you can control several different tractors and trucks to help clean up the environment.

Truck Stuck (App)
The big truck is stuck. Traffic is growing, TV cameras are pushing through, police officers are directing cars, and the crowd doesn’t know what to do. With the help of one creative, out-of-the-box thinker, this big truck could get unstuck! Speakaboos’ parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children, complete with this story and others like this!

Wheels on the Bus-DL (app)
Get ready to join Bow Wizzle (played by Snoop Dogg) and a group of high-spirited puppies as they all sing and rap while riding the bus to school!