Why Do We Dream?

Why Do We Dream? | FREE Questions Kids Ask Mini-Study | Ages 2–9

What is your brain doing while you sleep? 🌙🧠

In this FREE 6-page Little Roots Learning mini-study, young learners will explore the fascinating science of sleep and dreams—including what happens in the brain after we fall asleep, what REM sleep is, and one of the biggest questions of all:

Why do we dream?

Inside, children will explore:

🌙 NREM and REM sleep

🧠 How the brain stays active while we sleep

👀 What happens during REM sleep

💭 Why dreams can feel so strange

🧠 How dreams may connect with memory, emotions, and brain activity

🔬 Why scientists still don't know exactly why we dream

🔮 Dream myths vs. scientific evidence

✏️ A silly dream-creation activity

🧪 A “Design a Dream Lab” activity

✅ Review questions + answer key

One of my favorite parts of this study is that children also get to learn something important about science itself: sometimes the most accurate scientific answer really is “we don't know yet!”

6 pages • Ages 2–9 • FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD



Little Roots Learning | Questions Kids Ask