Raising Curious Minds

Helping families raise readers, thinkers, and lifelong learners.

Charles Ghigna

0 - 3 Years

A Few Haiku for You

Look around outside. What do you see? A bird? A flower? A sunset? A tree? Each one would make a great haiku — for you!   The Japanese haiku, one

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What We Learn From Nature
6 - 9 Years

What We Learn From Nature

Go outside. Look around. What do you see? A robin? A squirrel? A honeybee? A parade of busy ants beneath a shady tree?   What can our little outdoor friends

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Artwork by Troy Howell from the February 2016 cover of CRICKET Magazine
6 - 9 Years

Predicting Your Future

What if you had a crystal ball that you could look into to see your future?   You do.   It’s YOU! You are your own crystal ball.   In

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Anne Frank
9 and Up

The Art of Listening

We all have feelings and opinions. One of the best ways we have to understand each other’s feeling and opinions is to listen, to simply stop talking, open our minds

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Art by Valeri Gorbachev from the October 2007 Cover of Ladybug
6 - 9 Years

The Art of Letting Go

The creative process begins when the artist forgets himself and becomes the work. That is when the magic happens. It is an integral part of every artistic form of creation;

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