Good-By, Many, Match, Why

Asking why?

Introduce a child to their brain, an organ located inside their head.  Every time we learn something our brain grows "bigger" by making new connections inside our heads.  When we try to learn something that is difficult to learn, our brain even grows bigger yet.  A skill that makes our brain bigger is to become a good teacher or explainer.  When you teach someone a new skill, your brain expands.  Think of a skill a child can teach: how to play the card game "War", or how to help a younger child learn how to dress themselves. Encourage a child to teach a skill to a family member, neighbor, or friend. 

Read/Listen to the book "Rocket Writes A Story" by Tad Hills to encourage thinking.

Why do we ask questions? Help a child brainstorm to answer that question: to learn something new, to learn more about a subject, to understand what you heard or read, etc.  Instead of using why perhaps ask a child to say "I wonder..." Asking thoughtful questions is an important lifeskill.

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

 Do you think becoming a teacher would be a good job? Why?

What is something you would like to learn that no one has taught you about yet?