More Than Meets The Eye

I went to the eye doctor and saw the inside of my eye! Wow! He also showed me where my brain was! This doctor was very very nice and explained how my eye works! The more I know, the more information I can use for my creativity!   -Shawn       Parent, Teacher and [...]
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Intercultural Connections!

My friends are from all over the world and give me many ways to think about my fun times! - Shawn CAFFE CREATIVE TIP Does your child’s library have books where the main characters are from various backgrounds? This is an important question because we now have neuroscience research that shows, the amount of intercultural [...]
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Sprinkle It!

Yay for sprinklers!! We love having new experiences.     I am so happy to the city of Buckeye for showing me how the sprinklers work at the park! I had a great time seeing new things. I even got to see the lake before it is done.   I can't wait till it's finished [...]
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Using All Of My Senses

Visiting my grandmother is packed with learning! I help her with her garden. I plant, smell and eat the leaves! Yummy mint, basil and thyme!   I like to use all of my senses to connect with nature!! My brain thanks me too! -Shawn   CAFFE Diamond Creativity Tip Each sense has its own 'cortical [...]
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Let Us Build

I love to take things apart and rebuild them. I see so many things.     -Shawn     NASA found out that many of their younger scientists weren’t thinking creatively and developing new innovations because they didn’t have a childhood of “putting things together”. The scientists of the 50s and 60s had a childhood [...]
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