"Start the day with a spark-because the best learning begins with curiosity." Designed for busy educators and homeschooling parents, Marvelous Moments: Morning Mysteries is a powerful literacy tool that transforms the first five minutes of the day into a high-engagement, high-impact learning experience. Perfect for grades 2-6, this classroom-ready resource helps students sharpen critical thinking, reading comprehension, and inference skills using short, fictional texts that ignite discussion and imagination. Each Morning Mystery includes a mini story, poem, fable, or dramatic snippet that contains a twist, clue, or hidden meaning. Students must read closely, observe details, predict outcomes, and make logical inferences-building essential reading and reasoning habits that align with state standards and the science of reading. Ideal for morning work, bell ringers, literacy warm-ups, or reading centers, Morning Mysteries are: ¿ Just 5-10 minutes per day ¿ Aligned to ELAR objectives and tested classroom routines ¿ Designed to increase student engagement and academic conversation ¿ Perfect for differentiated instruction, small groups, and independent thinking Whether you're a classroom teacher looking for fresh, easy-to-implement literacy starters, or a homeschooling parent wanting to build deeper reading habits, Morning Mysteries makes critical thinking fun, consistent, and effective. This book is part of the Marvelous Moments Series, which also includes: Lunch and Learn - nonfiction informational passages to grow academic vocabulary Afternoon Arguments - quick prompts for building writing, reasoning, and debate skills Perfect for: ¿ Morning routines ¿ Daily reading comprehension practice ¿ Homeschool language arts ¿ Literacy centers ¿ Sub plans and enrichment "One mystery a day builds a lifetime of thinkers.".