School Readiness
The museum’s School Readiness projects are made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Kindergarten Mixer
Please Touch Museum’s Kindergarten Mixer (a part of the city-wide School Readiness Intiative) is an event that celebrates the very important occasion of entering Kindergarten! This event helps families to prepare their young children for a successful transition from pre-k, preschool or Head Start classrooms into kindergarten.
For more information, please contact:
- Gigi McGraw
- Community Programs Coordinator – Early Learning Environments
- 215-581-5161
- gmcgraw@pleasetouchmusuem.org
Books to Know Books to Grow
Sponsored by the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation and Target
This literature based program helps preschoolers, ages 3 to 5 build their literacy, math and art skills by reading. Working with both teachers and students this program helps to increase preschooler’s vocabulary, supply teachers with activities that strengthen their students’ basic skills and builds and interest and excitement for learning and getting them ready for kindergarten. All of the activities in this program correlate with the School District of Philadelphia’s pre-kindergarten curriculum.
For more information, please contact:
- Gigi McGraw
- Community Programs Coordinator – Early Learning Environments
- 215-581-5161
- gmcgraw@pleasetouchmusuem.org
Project Play
The goal of Project Play is to promote quality childcare and school readiness to an often overlooked segment of Philadelphia’s early childhood community – family daycare home providers and the children and parents they serve. Through a series of professional development trainings and family play sessions, this program works to demonstrate the museum’s messages of learning through play.
For more information, please contact:
- Gigi McGraw
- Community Programs Coordinator – Early Learning Environments
- 215-581-5161
- gmcgraw@pleasetouchmusuem.org