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Cindy Wiggers Presentations
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Adventures in Geography Have A Blast with the Past – Use Timelines! Student Notebooking Thinking Outside the Box Schooling an Entrepreneur Teaching History and Geography with Literature
Adventures in Geography
Are you encountering geography in your everyday life experiences? You can, and we'll show you how! Knowing geography's 5 themes will help you make this topic come alive in your daily learning activities. Discover creative ways to incorporate games, simple mapping assignments, and using atlases and almanacs. Kid's love these kinds of hands-on projects and will want to learn more about the geography of our world.
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Have A Blast with the Past – Use Timelines!
Trying to keep up with time and place in this continuum of life? Want to help your students remember historical events and their significance to history? Timelines can help you… "boldly know where mankind has gone before"! Transport your often random historical studies into a chronological, easy to use format and watch your student’s interest and recall soar. This workshop will explain the importance of routinely using a timeline and what you need to do to get started!
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Student Notebooking
Did you know George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson all kept personal learning notebooks? Let’s explore this natural approach to education that encourages your students to be life-long learners! Student notebooks can open the door to self-motivation, academic excellence, creativity, and true learning in your children. A variety of interesting ideas will be given to get your family started on this exciting journey of discovery learning. See just how simple and timely this notebook method really is and how readily it adapts into any home education program.
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Thinking Outside the Box
Do you have trouble keeping your students interested in learning? Perhaps it’s time you begin to think outside the box. Leonardo da Vinci approached knowledge from a unique perspective. Discover techniques used by da Vinci that, when implemented, will improve critical thinking and creativity, inspiring your students to want to gain knowledge. You can create an environment that develops a delight for learning and improves your children’s ability to excel in any area they choose to pursue.
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Schooling an Entrepreneur
Home schooling provides opportunities unavailable to children stuck in a traditional classroom 7 hours a day. Did you know your children can turn natural talents, hobbies, or computer savvy into a tool to learn financial independence? Students who start their own businesses put to practical use, skills such as bookkeeping, organization, money management, communication, writing, and much more. Come find out how to guide and encourage the future entrepreneur in your home.
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Teaching History and Geography with Literature
Reading historical novels aloud provides warm family time together. Learn how to make the most of your read aloud time by extracting history and geography lessons and projects from nearly any historical novel. Students gain a more comprehensive understanding of history by learning the geography of the area in focus. Packed with practical ideas such as mapping, art projects, and establishing a student notebook help lead students to become more self directed learners. Come join us for the nitty-gritty of how you, too can see additional benefits from your family reading.
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