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The skills behind this build
The build looks like a project — underneath, it trains these exact reading, writing & math reps. Run them in Skills alongside the expedition.
Why Bridges Stand UpReading · Every strong thing people build hides a clever idea inside it — and you can find those ideas.FoundationThe Invention NotebookReading · Great builders are not people who never fail — they are people who keep a record and try again.FoundationBuild a ParagraphWriting · A paragraph is a tiny team of sentences working together on one idea.On gradeA Story With TalkingWriting · When your characters talk, your story comes to life on the page.StretchTwo-Step StoriesMath · Big problems are just small steps stacked up — take them one at a time and you can solve anything.Foundation
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The sessions
1
Wonder“What do you really want to know?”
She picks one true thing in the world she genuinely wonders about — big enough to matter, small enough to explore.
2
Two Sources“Ask the page.”
She does real research — reads two sources about her wonder and catches what each one says.
3
Find the Heart“Say it in one line.”
She finds the big idea across both sources — the heart of what she'll teach.
4
Shape the Story“Beginning, middle, end.”
She plans her story/explainer — who it's for and how it goes from start to finish.
5
Tell It“Let them talk.”
She writes the story/explainer — with a real voice and a bit of dialogue.
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Teach It“If they get it, you got it.”
She teaches a real person her wonder using her story — the deepest test of understanding.
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Name Your Power“Foresight or Respond?”
The capstone move — she looks at all four expeditions and names her thinking.
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Demo Day“Name your smartest thought.”
She presents her wonder story and the whole year — four builds, both superpowers — and names her own smartest thinking.