Explorer Home Kit

Start here with Explorer

Use the physical kit first. This page is only your digital backup for reprints, quickstarts, and extra journal pages. If you are ready to begin, start with Session 1.

Open Explorer print center Open grown-up guide Open Quest Journal Print more pages Unlock or manage access

Do this first

Open the Grown-Up Guide. It is the short control sheet for the kit.
Keep the Quest Journal pages in one folder pocket and the badge sheet with the activity pages.
Pull out Session 1 only: Quest Journal, folded Sorting Mat, badge sheet, 12-20 cards, and a pencil or crayons.
Use the journal prompts. Stop after the reflection and matching session badge.
Use the extra stickers only as optional moment stickers when you notice effort, curiosity, helpfulness, patience, or kind play.
Put the opened cards back in the storage envelope or pouch.

Run one session at a time

Session	Open	Finish with
1. Card Detective	Journal, folded Sorting Mat, cards	Star Card Report and badge
2. Story Adventure	Journal, Story Prompt Cards, 8-10 cards	Story page and badge
3. Original Ally Studio	Journal, Ally sheet, Team Crest, Compliment Tokens page 1	Original ally, team symbol, and badge
4. Microplay Showcase	Journal, Explorer Microplay Challenge Cards, Compliment Tokens page 2, certificate	Final reflection, badge, certificate

Print or open only what you need

Explorer Start Here Insert - box insert and access-code card
Explorer Quest Journal Cover - folder front cover
Grown-Up Guide - read first
Session 1 Run Guide, Session 2 Run Guide, Session 3 Run Guide, and Session 4 Run Guide - timing, scripts, and facilitator prompts
Explorer Quest Journal - one per Explorer
Explorer Badge Sheet - four session badges plus optional moment stickers
CardSTEM Logo Sticker Sheet - optional box, folder, or envelope labels
Folded Sorting Mat - Session 1
Story Prompt Cards - Session 2
Original Ally Studio, Team Crest Canvas, and Compliment Tokens page 1 - Session 3
Compliment Tokens page 2, Explorer Microplay Challenge Cards, and Explorer Completion Certificate - Session 4
Card Care and Storage Guide - cleanup help

Only use this if your Explorer asks how to play

Pokemon quickstart

What success looks like

Short sessions 20-30 minutes is enough. Stop while energy is still good.

Light gameplay handoff Explorer is not a full learn-to-play box. Use microplay and quickstarts to keep the next step easy.

Visible progress Save the full-letter journal, art, challenge cards, and landscape certificate so the Explorer can see what they completed.

+ Print more pages anytime

Your kit's folder is refillable. Run out of journal room? Pick the page below — one tap opens a print dialog with just that page ready to go. Print it and slide it into the Quest Journal pocket.

Bonus pages — one per session

Session 1 bonus

Another Card Detective page — sort a new pile of cards, record three new things you notice, draw the weirdest card.

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Session 2 bonus

Another Story Adventure page — new Story Spark, fresh setting and challenge, roomy beginning-middle-end story map.

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Session 3 bonus

Another Ally Design page — design a second original ally with helper job, power, speed, and extra design notes.

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Session 4 bonus

Another Microplay Showcase page — round tracker, gallery notes, quick reflection prompts.

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Blank expansion pages

Extra Draw & Write

Big draw box plus a few lines. Good for any session that needs a do-over or a bigger sketch.

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Extra Notebook

All lines, no boxes. Print as many as your Explorer wants to keep going.

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Need a clean replacement journal? Open the full 21-page Quest Journal — use your browser's Print menu to print all pages.

Right-size help

Quest too tricky? Use fewer cards, let the Explorer draw or point, and ask one visible-feature question at a time.

Quest too easy? Add another sorting rule, a complete sentence, a mystery sort, or a longer story on an extra page.

Need a reset? Take a short break, swap to a new pile of cards, or move to a different room. Sessions work best when nobody feels stuck.