Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using the Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence.
Packs on the Music & Creativity path teach children to:
- Explore imagination and pretend play
- Interpret music through movement
- Draw with lines & shapes
- Sing and express emotion creatively
Beat Bugs: Penny Lane
Read and Sing-Along to the song "Penny Lane", 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.
Dance with Me
A little girl wants someone to dance with so she asks the animals outside to dance with her. Highlights Storybook Animations bring stories to life with colorful animation and highlighted, read-along text that lights up as it’s spoken, helping kids connect the words they hear with the words they see so they can grow as confident readers.
DNA Play - Create Monsters
Push the boundaries of DNA and create your own monster! Kids will learn the basics of DNA while experimenting with crazy combinations.
Duckie Deck Family Photo
Designed with toddlers and preschoolers in mind, Family Photo allows children to create a set of colorful and expressive characters to bring together in a group photo. They will capture a personalized impression of family and friends and learn how to appreciate these relationships.
Family Picnic
Leo uses his new camera to take photos of his whole family at a picnic. Highlights Storybook Animations bring stories to life with colorful animation and highlighted, read-along text that lights up as it’s spoken, helping kids connect the words they hear with the words they see so they can grow as confident readers.
Happy Quokka Smile
Sing along and learn all about a marsupial called Quokka! Quokka’s sleep during the day and play around during the night!
Kids Connect the Dots
Children will enjoy the friendly themes, bright illustrations and the encouraging clues while they practice number and letter recognition skills. Dots are displayed in upper and lower case alphabet letters, and odd or even numbers. Once the dots are connected, the outline is delightfully transformed into a color graphic.
Lullaby
After a wonderful day everyone is ready to fall asleep under the moon light. Oh no! The moon isn't shining tonight! Mr. Zoink sings a lovely lullaby about the moon to help everyone fall asleep.
Marvie Creates a New Animal
Marvie made her own unique animal! She combined a snuggly kitty, a flying bird, and a swimming fish! What kind of animal would you make? Let Marvie know in the comments below!
Pango Bakery
Help the Pango Bakery open its doors! Follow the extaordinary journey of each recipe and jump, flip and slide, through the bakery obstacle course and 5 themed worlds of coordination and creativity.
The Fish Who Swam in Circles
It's time for Marvie's Puppet Theater! Today's story is about Phil the fish, or the fish who swam in circles. What kind of stories do you like to tell?
Upside Down
Follow Ava as she helps every one get ready for a show and figure out all their problems by turning them upside down!
