What to you is treasure?

If you look around your room, is there anything that counts as treasure for you?

Some kids hide their Halloween candy from their brothers and sisters—finding that candy counts as treasure hunting, for some.

But there are also kids who have come across different kinds of treasure: coins etc.

As much as we need to consider what counts as treasure, we also need to decide why it is treasure. Is something treasure because it’s valuable? Is it treasure because it links us to history or to something bigger than ourselves? Is it treasure because it has been handed down generations?

While below we will define a lot of terms for you, we also want you to take a moment before you go any further and decide how you would answer the questions above.

You could also begin with something you consider treasure—so you have a concrete thing in front of you—and from there you could explain how and why it’s treasure.

Sometimes treasure might be as simple as the chance to do something you like.

TREASURE AND EXPLORATION

TREASURE AND KNOWLEDGE

TREASURE AND ART

TREASURE AND EMOTION