WHAT IS IMAGINATION?

Nico’s Big Questions: What Is Imagination?

What is imagination, and why is it one of humanity’s most powerful abilities?

In this engaging animated documentary, students join Nico, a curious young jaguar from the Amazon rainforest, on a journey to discover how imagination helps people create stories, invent new technologies, solve problems, and dream about the future. Through colorful animation, thought-provoking questions, and real-world examples, students explore the role imagination plays in creativity, innovation, empathy, and learning.

The companion resource includes discussion questions, creative activities, writing prompts, and critical thinking exercises designed to help students connect the documentary’s ideas to their own lives. Perfect for classroom discussions, enrichment activities, gifted learners, creative writing lessons, and social-emotional learning.

Grades: 4–12

Ages: 9–17

Subjects: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Enrichment, Gifted Education

Students will explore:

What imagination is and how it works
How imagination helps people create and innovate
The connection between imagination, storytelling, and problem-solving
Why imagination is important for the future
How imagination can help us understand ourselves and others
Join Nico as he explores one of life’s biggest questions and inspires students to wonder, create, and think beyond what they can see.
Video Youtube: Wonder Train Studios: WHAT IS IMAGINATION?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F8DSXOSPD0