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Raising Thinkers

Raising Thinkers

Shelley Love de Feliu 87 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Raising Thinkers is a screen-free audio series for families with children ages 5–12. Each short episode uses interactive math-based problem-solving adventures to turn everyday moments into imaginative quests. Kids and parents solve critical-thinking puzzles together and spark meaningful conversations. Episodes are released in two age groups: Brain Warm-Ups for ages 5–7 on Tuesdays and Brain Benders for ages 8–12 on Thursdays. The show aims to help raise curious, confident problem-solvers through shared listening.

Episodes

E72 Trapped in the T-Rex Exhibit: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7)
E72 Trapped in the T-Rex Exhibit: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7) Oct 13, 2026 762 Locked inside the Natural History Museum after dark? In this screen-free audio adventure, K–2 listeners click on their flashlights to navigate the Dinosaur Hall! Kids trace geometric shape attributes in the air, use precise vocabulary (vertices and right angles), solve missing addend fossil codes, and crack a 3-digit keypad sum to escape the T-Rex exhibit. 🍁 OCTOBER PUZZLE & KIDS TAKEOVER: Dow
E71 Ballpark Stat Showdown: Cracking the Lineup Logic: Brain Bender: (Ages 8-12)
E71 Ballpark Stat Showdown: Cracking the Lineup Logic: Brain Bender: (Ages 8-12) Oct 8, 2026 902 Step into the manager's strategy booth at the ballpark! In this screen-free audio episode, 3rd–5th grade listeners use real sports data analytics to convert decimal batting averages into fractional rates, scale rates across 40 at-bats, and construct an optimized starting lineup using conditional logic rules.  Also be sure to listen to the end for a bonus "Story with a Hole" divergent thinking ridd
E70 Mystery of the Mixed-Up Dugout: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7)
E70 Mystery of the Mixed-Up Dugout: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7) Oct 6, 2026 742 Step right up to the plate for a ballpark logic adventure! In this screen-free audio episode, K–2 listeners head into the stadium dugout to help the equipment manager organize helmets, bats, and jersey numbers before opening pitch using pattern logic, conditional deduction clues, and missing addends. 🍁 FREE OCTOBER CHALLENGE: Download this month's free Animal Migration Logic Puzzle worksheet at Ra
E69 The Grizzly Bear Hibernation Challenge: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12)
E69 The Grizzly Bear Hibernation Challenge: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12) Oct 1, 2026 871 Trek up to the Alpine Wilderness Reserve with Bella the mama grizzly bear (la osa)! In this screen-free audio mission, 3rd–5th grade listeners track winter weight reserves (una reserva), use mental compensation across zeros, and partition salmon harvests using set-model fractions. 🍁 FREE OCTOBER CHALLENGE: Download this month's Animal Migration Logic Puzzle worksheet at RaisingThinkers.io! Sound
E68 Sammy the Squirrel's Acorn Hop & The Lost Burrow Mystery Brain Warm-Up: (Ages 5-7)
E68 Sammy the Squirrel's Acorn Hop & The Lost Burrow Mystery Brain Warm-Up: (Ages 5-7) Sep 29, 2026 809 Scramble up the oak tree with Sammy the squirrel! In this screen-free audio adventure, K–2 listeners use spatial body movement, reorder addends to make benchmark tens, and solve missing addend burrow mysteries. 🍁 FREE OCTOBER CHALLENGE: Download this month's Animal Migration Logic Puzzle worksheet at RaisingThinkers.io! Sound effects provided via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License Music li
E67 September Kids Takeover Episode: Brain Teasers, Riddles and Jokes for Ages 5-12
E67 September Kids Takeover Episode: Brain Teasers, Riddles and Jokes for Ages 5-12 Sep 25, 2026 860 The kids have officially taken over the microphones! 🎙️✨ In this special episode of Raising Thinkers, we are stepping aside and letting our brilliant young listeners share their ideas. Get ready for mind-bending riddles, laugh-out-loud jokes, and creative logic puzzles designed to get your child's calculating brain spinning! Whether your child submitted a voice note or is tuning in to test their s
E66 Football Field Frenzy: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12)
E66 Football Field Frenzy: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12) Sep 24, 2026 767 Step into the strategist booth at el estadio! In this screen-free audio mission, 3rd–5th grade listeners track net progress (el avance), convert yards to feet, and call gameday plays using mental math strategies.   🎉 3-EPISODE WEEK & KIDS TAKEOVER! Catch our Friday Kids Takeover Episode! To feature your child on future takeover episodes, sign up for the Master Thinkers Club at RaisingThinkers.
E65 Mascot Agility Dash: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7)
E65 Mascot Agility Dash: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7) Sep 22, 2026 955 Cheer on Cappy, Ruby, Axel, and Rex! In this screen-free audio adventure, listeners guide four fan-favorite mascots through a stadium obstacle course using cross-lateral body movements, ten-frame scoreboards, and mental math strategies. 🎉 SPECIAL 3-EPISODE WEEK! Don't miss our official September Kids Takeover Episode dropping this Friday! Resource Links: 🌟 Join the Master Thinkers Club & sub
E64 Food Truck Frenzy: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12)
E64 Food Truck Frenzy: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12) Sep 17, 2026 894 Fire up the flattop grill! In this screen-free audio mission, 3rd–5th grade listeners manage The Craving Cruiser gourmet grilled cheese food truck, budgeting startup supplies, calculating unit profits, and solving cash-register change during peak lunch hour rush. 🎯 Submit your child's voice or written riddle, math problem or joke for the September Kids Takeover: RaisingThinkers.io 📄 Download
E63 The Pixel Pizza Parlor: Brain Warm-Up (ages 5-7)
E63 The Pixel Pizza Parlor: Brain Warm-Up (ages 5-7) Sep 15, 2026 950 Welcome to the Pixel Pizza Parlor! In this screen-free audio mission, K–2 listeners become apprentice chefs partitioning square pizzas, calculating equal topping distributions, and solving multi-step mental math challenges. 🎯 Submit your child's voice for the September Kids Takeover: RaisingThinkers.io 📄 Download this month's FREE Activity Cipher Worksheets: RaisingThinkers Free Community S
E62 The Viper Loop: Calibrating Extreme Angles: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12)
E62 The Viper Loop: Calibrating Extreme Angles: Brain Bender (Ages 8-12) Sep 10, 2026 853 Chief Track Engineers needed! Step into the High Canopy testing tower of The Viper Loop, the world’s most intense steel roller coaster (la montaña rusa)! The theme park's central bio-computer needs precise angle measurements in degrees before test cars can be released. Grab your co-listening crew, stretch out your arms, and get ready to turn your own body into an arm-ray angle tool to calibrate dr
E61 The Apex Racer: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7)
E61 The Apex Racer: Brain Warm-Up (Ages 5-7) Sep 8, 2026 645 All aboard The Apex Racer! Head Launch Engineers, we need your math skills on the roller coaster launch platform! The theme park computer won't release the coaster brakes until all passengers are properly counted and grouped into balanced rows. Grab your co-listening crew, buckle your seatbelts, and get ready to use body rhythms to launch this mega-coaster down the track! In this episode, kids wil

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