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Do you want to live the biggest, brightest,best life possible? Do you want to create things never seen before? Do you want to do things never done before? Do you want your life to mean something and make a difference? In other words, do you want to feel and be awesome? If so, this book is for you!

Dream It! is chock full of activities, games, and brainstorming questions tohelp you discover your passions, identify your strengths and values, createbrand-new, unique-to-you dreams… and ultimately open the door to a life full of possibilities!

So get ready—with this playbook as your guide, not even the sky’s the limit.

Life SkillsAges 8–12

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Chapter 1:

Dream BasicsWould you believe that when Scott was a kid, he didn’t even know the basics of how to dream?

When Scott was fi ve, his great-grandmother asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. “An archaeologist,” he said. And she said, “You’ll change your mind. Trust me.” After that, Scott stumbled through a lot of ideas because he lost his confi dence that his dreams would come true. Finally, after 25 years, Scott found the courage to really dream and asked himself, “If I weren’t afraid and if I could do anything, what would I do?” That question changed his life. You already know the answer—he rode a bicycle around the world. When Scott returned home and met Sara, they both agreed that kids shouldn’t have to wait 25 years before they really learn how to dream. That’s why they wrote this book—to teach kids how to dream. So let’s get started!

Have you ever heard of the Five Ws? It stands for who, what, when, where, why, and sometimes people add the question how. It is a process that a journalist or a detective uses to fi gure out a mystery. In this chapter, we are going to ask these who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to learn the basics about dreams. And of course, we’ll have fun doing it by playing games and puzzles. In the following chapters, we’ll break down how to dream into tiny, easy steps.

Instructions: So if you are ready and willing to begin your adventure and explore undiscovered dreams, then answer Scott’s question: if you could do anything, what would you do? Give it your best try. At the end of the book, it will be fun to compare this dream to your new dreams and see how you’ve changed.

If you’ve fi nished answering the question, get ready, pack your bags—we’re about to leave on the most important journey of your life. Your personalized journey to dream big (and small) begins… NOW!

Draw or write your answer to Scott’s question here.Get Messy

Don’t be afraid to mess up this book. We recommend that you use this Playbook like a journal or scrapbook: write, draw, doodle, color, cut and paste souvenirs that you collect from your explorations—do whatever it takes to make your dreams feel alive. You can even sing and dance. Now is the time to experiment. Have fun! Let your imagination go wild.

If you could do anything,

what would you do?~ Scott

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Instructions: Draw yourself, and fi ll in the slogan on the T-shirt.

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What Is a Dream?There are two types of dreams. ➊ Have you ever gone to sleep and dreamed of fantastic places and awesome things, like fl ying through the clouds or performing a magic trick with just a wink? These are sleeping dreams, when your mind plays with possibilities. ➋ Have you ever woken up and wished the things you dreamed about would come true? This is the other type of dream, when you discover new possibilities in yourself and the world and imagine doing awesome things. Only this time you are awake! These are waking dreams or daydreams. You could also call them wishes, desires, or hopes.

This book is about learning how to use your imagination to discover a waking, real-life dream so awesome and inspiring that you can’t wait to do it. Remember this important point: Dreams are not real. Not yet anyway. You aren’t living your dream until you take at least one step of action. And your dream doesn’t become real without taking a lot of steps.

What awesome sleeping dream do you wish would come true?

ChallengeFollow these trophy icons to fi nd fun extra

challenges. Don’t worry if you can’t do everything. Come back when you are ready to try again.

Now for your fi rst challenge: We’ve used some big words. Find a word that you do NOT

know, and look it up in a dictionary.



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When Should I Start Dreaming?As the saying goes, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” In other words, you can start dreaming at any time! You don’t have to dream big; in fact, it can be better to start small. If you get stuck, start with the smallest dream you can imagine. Then just take little steps to keep moving forward. Your dream is guaranteed to grow and change in fun and surprising ways. And if you do it with passion, everyone around you will feel that excitement and want to help.

Example: You are camping with your family. You feel cold, and you imagine that building a campfi re will make you warm. So you make a plan and gather all the

supplies and take the steps of action to light the fi re. Your dream has come true! But does it stop there?

Now imagine another camper sees the light of your fi re. They ask if they can join you and your family. You are glad they are inspired and want to share your dream, so you accept. The surprise is that they have marshmallows in their backpack! Soon, another person arrives with chocolate! And another with graham crackers! Suddenly, everyone is enjoying the new and bigger dream of eating s’mores.

So you see: One dream leads to some more dreams. Do you get it? S’more dreams!

Even S’more DreamsInstructions: Can you imagine the next dream? Example: If a campfi re leads to eating s’mores, does that lead to some more s’mores? Or scary campfi re ghost stories? Or maybe between you and your new friends, you all have the skills and passion to open a s’mores factory. Draw your dream in the bubble.



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Where Do Dreams Come From? Some say dreams are your destiny, meaning something you were born to do. Others say you create your own dreams. Fortunately, it is a bit of both. That’s the mystery and the magic of what we call inspiration—the fl ash of creativity when a dream pops into your head. We will talk a lot more about that on page 34, but for now, tell us:

Where do you think dreams come from?

Instructions: Below are some of the most famous dreams and dreamers of all time. Can you match the dream to the person it came from? We’ve given you two examples. When you’re fi nished, turn the page upside down to see the answers. Extra credit: Can you add a ninth example?

Answer Key: 1. Design a telescope to observe objects in the sky = Galileo2. Make new discoveries in chemistry = Marie Curie3. Advance civil rights in America = Martin Luther King, Jr.4. Write a scary story = Mary Shelley5. Send someone to the moon = John F. Kennedy

6. Figure out the rules of space and time = Albert Einstein7. Create a device to talk to people around the world

= Alexander Graham Bell8. Use peaceful protest to help India achieve independence

= Mahatma Gandhi

1. Design a telescope to observe objects in the sky

2. Make new discoveries in chemistry

3. Advance civil rights in America

4. Write a scary story

5. Send someone to the moon

6. Figure out the rules of space and time

7. Create a device to talk to people around the world

8. Use peaceful protest to help India achieve independence

9.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Galileo

Alexander Graham Bell

John F. Kennedy

Marie Curie

Mary Shelley

Albert Einstein

Mahatma Gandhi



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Why Are Dreams Important?

Your life is like an artistic masterpiece, and your dream provides the frame. A frame separates artwork from the noisy background. It tells

the viewer, “Look here. Ignore all that other stuff.” Likewise, a dream is what gives your life focus. It says, “This is what is important to me.” In other words, having a dream provides meaning to your life. Some kids want to learn a foreign language so they can travel the world. Other

kids say their dream is the reason they go to school—so they can learn to read, write, and do arithmetic, which will help them achieve their

dream or anything they put their minds to! Now you tell us:

Why are dreams important to you?



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How Do I Catch a Dream?You may have heard of some ways to make a dream come true: You can throw a coin in a wishing well, daydream on a passing cloud, wish upon a falling star, or pray for a miracle. These are based on the magic of believing—the idea that if you want something badly enough, you just need to wish often enough and hard enough to make it come true.

But is magic real? Does wishful thinking work? Perhaps, but usually it is not enough. You’ll also need to take lots of steps of action. This book focuses on the fi rst and most important step of making dreams come true—creating a dream that matters to you! After all, you can’t make dreams come true if you don’t have a dream. So, if you’re ready, let’s go fi sh for a wish.

A Secret TipThe secret tip for fi nding the perfect dream is… To be continued on page 29.



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Do you want to live the biggest, brightest, best life possible? Do you want to create things never seen before? Do you want to do things never done before? Do you want your life to mean something and make a difference? In other words, do you want to feel and be awesome? If so, this book is for you!

Dream It! is chock full of activities, games, and brainstorming questions to help you discover your passions, identify your strengths and values, create brand-new, unique-to-you dreams… and ultimately open the door to a life full of possibilities!

So get ready—with this playbook as your guide, not even the sky’s the limit.

Life SkillsAges 8–12

8279527814339

ISBN 978143382795290000 >

Published by the American Psychological Association

www.apa.org/pubs/magination

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