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Learning Adventures

Stories That Inspire Learning Through Adventure

From maths quests and science discoveries to history adventures and life's biggest moments, StoryStar helps children learn through stories they love.

78 learning story worlds across 12 categories. Never worksheets, textbooks, tests or quizzes.

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78 learning adventures

Number Explorers

Counting adventures for the very youngest explorers, where every number found opens the next door in the story.

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  • The Missing Number Treasure Hunt

    Ages 35 · Golden Cove

    A treasure map is missing its numbers, and the chest will only open once every one is found again.

    • Counting
    • Number sense
    • Sequencing
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  • Count The Dinosaur Eggs

    Ages 35 · Fern Nest Valley

    A worried long-neck has lost count of her nest, and one small helper knows exactly what to do.

    • Counting
    • Number sense
    • Sequencing
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  • Space Station Number Rescue

    Ages 35 · Starlight Station

    The countdown has scattered across the station and the rocket cannot launch until it is put back in order.

    • Sequencing
    • Counting backwards
    • Number order
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  • Pirate Counting Adventure

    Ages 35 · The Salty Gull

    Gold coins, parrots and barrels — a friendly crew who cannot agree on how many of anything they have.

    • Counting
    • Number sense
    • Sequencing
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  • Rainbow Number Kingdom

    Ages 35 · The Rainbow Kingdom

    Each colour of the rainbow guards a number, and the kingdom's bridge needs every one to shine again.

    • Pattern recognition
    • More and less
    • Counting
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Alphabet Adventures

Rescue missions and magical forests where letters and sounds are characters your child helps along the way.

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  • Letter Land Rescue Mission

    Ages 35 · Letter Land

    Half the alphabet has wandered off, and Letter Land is going quiet without them.

    • Letter recognition
    • Phonics
    • Listening
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  • The Lost Alphabet Dragon

    Ages 35 · Emberleaf Hills

    A shy dragon has forgotten how to say her own name, and a new friend helps her remember, sound by sound.

    • Letter recognition
    • Phonics
    • Listening
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  • ABC Space Mission

    Ages 35 · The Alphabet Nebula

    Twenty-six star letters drift through the nebula, waiting to be gathered into a constellation.

    • Letter recognition
    • Phonics
    • Listening
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  • The Magical Letter Forest

    Ages 35 · Whisperwood

    The trees of Whisperwood whisper sounds, and only a careful listener can hear the word they are spelling.

    • Beginning sounds
    • Listening
    • Blending
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  • The Secret Sound Kingdom

    Ages 35 · The Sound Kingdom

    Every gate in the kingdom opens to a different sound, spoken out loud and just right.

    • Letter recognition
    • Phonics
    • Listening
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Colours, Shapes & Patterns

Detective quests and colourful kingdoms that sharpen the way little eyes notice, sort and match.

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  • Rainbow Kingdom Adventure

    Ages 35 · The Rainbow Kingdom

    The kingdom's colours have run away, and each one must be coaxed home in the right order.

    • Observation
    • Sorting
    • Matching
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  • Shape Detective Academy

    Ages 35 · The Detective Academy

    A brand-new detective, a magnifying glass and a mystery that only shapes can solve.

    • Observation
    • Sorting
    • Matching
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  • The Colour Monster Mystery

    Ages 35 · Muddlewood

    A friendly monster has mixed up all his colours and cannot tell how he feels anymore.

    • Colour recognition
    • Sorting
    • Naming feelings
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  • Pattern Planet

    Ages 35 · Planet Repeat

    Everything on this planet repeats — until one pattern breaks and needs putting right.

    • Observation
    • Sorting
    • Matching
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  • The Shape Castle Quest

    Ages 35 · Castle Cornerstone

    A castle built from every shape there is, with one missing stone holding up the tallest tower.

    • Observation
    • Sorting
    • Matching
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Maths Adventures

Quests where working something out is how the hero gets past the locked gate, the rising tide or the ticking clock.

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  • Treasure Island Maths Quest

    Ages 58 · Coral Skull Island

    Every step of the map is a calculation, and the tide is coming in fast.

    • Mental maths
    • Problem solving
    • Logical thinking
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  • The Fraction Pizza Mystery

    Ages 58 · Villa Buonanotte

    Slices keep disappearing from the village pizzeria, and only fair shares will reveal the culprit.

    • Fractions
    • Fair sharing
    • Reasoning
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  • Dinosaur Measurement Mission

    Ages 58 · Fern Valley

    A bridge must be built to exactly the right length, or the herd cannot cross.

    • Measurement
    • Estimation
    • Comparing length
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  • Time Travel Clock Challenge

    Ages 58 · The Clockwork Tower

    The great clock has stopped, and time itself is waiting for the hands to be set right.

    • Telling time
    • Sequencing
    • Problem solving
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  • Kingdom Of Numbers

    Ages 58 · Numeria

    A kingdom where every gate, guard and riddle runs on numbers — and one door has never been opened.

    • Mental maths
    • Problem solving
    • Logical thinking
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  • Mountain Of Multiplication

    Ages 58 · Mount Manyfold

    Each ledge of the mountain multiplies the last, and the summit belongs to whoever keeps climbing.

    • Multiplication
    • Times tables
    • Perseverance
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  • Pirate Gold Addition Challenge

    Ages 58 · The Salty Gull

    Two chests, one crew and a captain who needs the totals right before sunset.

    • Addition
    • Subtraction
    • Mental maths
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Science Explorers

Expeditions into plants, weather, oceans, space and the human body, where your child is the one who notices first.

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  • The Secret Life Of Plants

    Ages 59 · The Green Beneath

    Under the garden, roots talk to each other — and something down there needs help.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • Mission To The Human Body

    Ages 59 · The Inner Expedition

    A voyage through heartbeats, breath and bone in a tiny submarine built for one explorer.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • Weather Detectives

    Ages 59 · Stormwatch Point

    The clouds are behaving strangely, and the village festival depends on reading them right.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • Animal Adaptation Island

    Ages 59 · Isla Curiosa

    Every creature here has changed to survive — and one has changed in a way nobody has seen before.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • The Water Cycle Adventure

    Ages 59 · Cloud Nine Falls

    A raindrop's round trip from river to cloud to mountaintop, with a passenger along for the ride.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • Journey Through Space

    Ages 59 · The Long Orbit

    Eight planets, one small ship and a question that can only be answered out there.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • The Living Things Safari

    Ages 59 · The Wide Savannah

    Classifying, tracking and quietly watching, from the tallest giraffe to the smallest beetle.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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  • Volcano Discovery Mission

    Ages 59 · Mount Emberlight

    The mountain is rumbling, and the village needs someone brave enough to understand why.

    • Observation
    • Hypothesising
    • Curiosity
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World Explorer Passport

Journeys across continents, landmarks and cultures — collecting a passport stamp with every adventure.

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  • My World Passport

    Ages 59 · The Passport Office

    The very first stamp, the first flight and the beginning of a lifelong collection.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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  • Seven Wonders Expedition

    Ages 59 · The Wonder Trail

    Seven extraordinary places, one traveller and a riddle waiting at each.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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  • Safari Through Africa

    Ages 59 · The Great Plains

    Dust, drums and a herd of elephants leading the way to water.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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  • Arctic Explorer Mission

    Ages 59 · The White North

    Ice, northern lights and a community who know how to live where nothing should.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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  • Jungle Journey Across South America

    Ages 59 · The Green River

    A river that swallows the horizon, and a guide with feathers and a very loud opinion.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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  • Australian Adventure Trail

    Ages 59 · The Red Centre

    Red earth, reef water and creatures found nowhere else on the planet.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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  • Around The World In Seven Stories

    Ages 59 · The Long Way Round

    Seven continents, seven friends and one journey all the way back home.

    • Map reading
    • Cultural awareness
    • Comparing places
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History Time Machine

Step into ancient Egypt, Rome, the Viking seas and the Stone Age as a participant, not a spectator.

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  • Ancient Egypt Time Machine

    Ages 69 · The Nile Kingdom

    Pyramid builders, river boats and a scribe who needs a message delivered before nightfall.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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  • Roman Empire Adventure

    Ages 69 · The Forum

    Aqueducts, market stalls and a city that never stops building.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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  • Viking Voyage

    Ages 69 · The Northern Sea

    A longship, a cold horizon and a crew who navigate by stars and stubbornness.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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  • Medieval Castle Mystery

    Ages 69 · Greystone Keep

    Feast night, a missing key and a castle full of people with something to hide.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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  • Ancient Greece Quest

    Ages 69 · Olympia

    Philosophers, olive groves and the games that stopped a war.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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  • Stone Age Survival Story

    Ages 69 · The First Fire

    Before writing, before wheels — just a clan, a cave and the night coming in.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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  • The Explorer's Journal

    Ages 69 · The Ink & Compass

    A weathered journal whose pages pull the reader into every voyage it describes.

    • Chronology
    • Empathy with the past
    • Comparing then and now
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Inventors Workshop

STEM adventures where a wobbly first attempt is part of the story and the second try changes everything.

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  • Inventors Academy

    Ages 69 · The Brassworks

    First day at the workshop, a bench of your own and one impossible brief.

    • Design thinking
    • Iteration
    • Resilience
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  • Future Robot Builders

    Ages 69 · Cogtown

    A helper robot with a kind wobble and a job it cannot quite manage yet.

    • Design thinking
    • Iteration
    • Resilience
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  • Mission To Mars Lab

    Ages 69 · Red Base

    Growing food, making water and keeping a whole crew alive on another planet.

    • Design thinking
    • Iteration
    • Resilience
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  • Flying Machine Challenge

    Ages 69 · Windward Field

    Wings, wind and a competition where nothing flies on the first attempt.

    • Design thinking
    • Iteration
    • Resilience
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  • Young Engineer Quest

    Ages 69 · The Broken Bridge

    A village cut in half by a river and one young engineer with an idea.

    • Design thinking
    • Iteration
    • Resilience
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  • Amazing Invention Factory

    Ages 69 · The Whirligig Works

    A factory that builds whatever you can draw — as long as you can explain how it works.

    • Design thinking
    • Iteration
    • Resilience
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Language Adventures

Stories set where the language lives, so new words arrive through gelato, markets and market-day conversation.

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  • The Gelato Mystery

    Ages 49 · Piazza Dolce

    An Italian square, a missing recipe and a nonna who explains everything twice.

    • Vocabulary
    • Listening
    • Pronunciation confidence
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  • Fiesta Adventure

    Ages 49 · Plaza del Sol

    Music, paper flowers and a festival that cannot start until one thing is found.

    • Vocabulary
    • Listening
    • Pronunciation confidence
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  • Paris Bakery Mystery

    Ages 49 · Rue des Rêves

    A boulangerie at dawn, a baker in a panic and croissants that refuse to rise.

    • Vocabulary
    • Listening
    • Pronunciation confidence
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  • Desert Star Adventure

    Ages 49 · The Golden Dunes

    Lanterns, dates and a night sky navigated with Arabic words for every star.

    • Vocabulary
    • Listening
    • Pronunciation confidence
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  • Global Language Explorer

    Ages 49 · The Seven Doors

    Seven doors, seven languages and one word of greeting needed at each.

    • Vocabulary
    • Listening
    • Pronunciation confidence
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Nature Rangers

Ranger missions in rainforests, oceans and migration routes where a child's care makes the difference.

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  • Rainforest Rescue

    Ages 59 · The Emerald Canopy

    A canopy full of noise, one quiet corner and the reason why.

    • Ecological thinking
    • Care & responsibility
    • Observation
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  • Ocean Guardians

    Ages 59 · The Blue Deep

    A whale calf, a tangled net and a crew who refuse to give up.

    • Ecological thinking
    • Care & responsibility
    • Observation
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  • Great Migration Journey

    Ages 59 · The Long Way North

    Thousands of miles, one flock and a route that must be remembered.

    • Ecological thinking
    • Care & responsibility
    • Observation
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  • Wildlife Rangers Academy

    Ages 59 · Ranger Station Nine

    Boots, badge, radio — the first day of proper ranger training.

    • Ecological thinking
    • Care & responsibility
    • Observation
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  • Save The Coral Reef

    Ages 59 · Sunfire Reef

    A reef losing its colour and a plan to bring it back, piece by piece.

    • Ecological thinking
    • Care & responsibility
    • Observation
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  • Forest Protectors

    Ages 59 · Old Oakhollow

    An ancient wood, a young sapling and a promise made between them.

    • Ecological thinking
    • Care & responsibility
    • Observation
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Future Skills Academy

Teamwork, leadership, kindness and clear thinking, practised inside adventures that need all four.

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  • Teamwork Challenge

    Ages 69 · The Rope Bridge

    A crossing nobody can make alone, and a group who have not worked out why yet.

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    • Empathy
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  • Leadership Quest

    Ages 69 · Camp Northlight

    Someone has to decide which path to take, and today that someone is you.

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    • Empathy
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  • Communication Kingdom

    Ages 69 · The Quiet Court

    A kingdom where everyone talks and nobody listens — until one visitor changes that.

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    • Empathy
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  • Problem Solver's Club

    Ages 69 · The Back Room

    One puzzle a week, no grown-ups allowed and a rule that every idea gets heard.

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    • Empathy
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  • Creativity Lab

    Ages 69 · The Idea Greenhouse

    A place where wrong answers grow into better ones if you water them.

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    • Empathy
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  • Kindness Mission

    Ages 69 · The Small Street

    Seven small kindnesses, secretly delivered, and a street that slowly changes.

    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    • Empathy
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Life's Big Moments

The first day, the new sibling, the dentist chair, the first flight — rehearsed gently in a story before it happens for real.

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  • My First Day Of School

    Ages 36 · The School Gate

    The gate, the peg with their name on it, and the moment the hand lets go.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Making New Friends

    Ages 39 · The Playground Corner

    Standing at the edge, working out how to say the first word.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Welcoming A New Sibling

    Ages 39 · The Room With Two Beds

    Someone new is coming, and there is room for both of them.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Moving To A New Home

    Ages 39 · The Last Box

    Boxes, an empty bedroom and a new window with a different view.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • My First Flight

    Ages 39 · Gate 22

    Security, seatbelts, the rumble down the runway and the clouds from above.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • First Swimming Lesson

    Ages 39 · The Blue Pool

    Cold water, loud echoes and one brave step off the side.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Visiting The Dentist

    Ages 37 · The Big Chair

    The chair that leans back, the little mirror and the sticker at the end.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Starting A New Activity

    Ages 39 · The First Session

    New kit, new faces and the beginner's wobble that everybody has.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Meeting My New Teacher

    Ages 39 · The New Classroom

    A different door, a different name and someone who is glad they came.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • First Sleepover

    Ages 39 · The Other House

    A different ceiling, a torch under the covers and morning arriving on time.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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  • Joining A Sports Team

    Ages 39 · The Home Pitch

    A shirt with a number, a team who need you and a first pass that counts.

    • Emotional readiness
    • Self-regulation
    • Independence
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Learning Adventures sit alongside every other kind of StoryStar story