Children are born with a sense of wonder. Everything is new to them. And all they look for are opportunities to learn about the world around them.
Kids who have seen the latest Marvel movie with Thor, the god of thunder, will wonder who those characters, Odin, Loki, and Thor, originally were—and may end up reading Norse mythology in books such as Myths of the Norsemen by Roger Lancelyn Green.
March break is a great time to get a break from the daily grind of school work. Those who travel will wonder about the new places and people. Reading up on a place you are going to visit—its history and customs—can make a trip much more enjoyable.
Science is all around us, from playing sports to cooking food. Kids wonder about how nature works and wish to find out how objects move or how heat can transform food.
Only if adults could keep that sense of wonder as well.