If you’re home educating, it’s important to plan your educational journey.This workshop is designed to help by developing an educational philosophy,
understanding the educational needs of your family, and clarifying your educational goals. KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE: Where would you like to go educationally? How far can you go? How do you get there from here? Practical tips on getting started. GROWING YOUR FAMILY TO THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL: What should you pack in your suitcase for the year? Some pack nothing, others pack way too much! Preparing for the trip strategically.

*Workshop includes Karen’s latest workbook, The Value of An Educational Road Map® - The Journey Is More Fun If You Know Where You’re Going!

"The workbook was most helpful. The information and presentation of the material is exactly what I needed right now. I enjoyed the frankness of the discussions and left feeling relieved and encouraged. I would absolutely recommend this course! No matter whether you are just starting or have been home schooling for a number of years, everyone would enjoy and benefit from this course. It fulfilled what I thought it would and more!" Dawn Hancock, H'schooling mom for 8+ years. 

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 2. Creative Writing & Book Making Workshop

Coming to: Bonnyville, Alberta on Saturday, September 25th, 2010; Spruce Grove, Alberta on October 16, 2010. Please click 'Calendar' on the left menu for more details. 

For H’Schooling Parents of K-9 who desire to put ADVENTURES back into home-schooling! Have fun learning how to add creative and innovative projects to any home school (classical, curriculum based, or unit study) to increase your family’s learning.

CREATIVE WRITING & BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• Teaching Tips for innovative writing projects.
• Resources & samples on how to implement creative book-making projects into your home school.
• An opportunity to make a variety of sample books.
• Ways to avoid the mistakes which teach children to hate writing!
• Simple ideas for writing every day.
• Tips on how to showcase and preserve your children’s work in meaningful ways.
• The value of literacy. Children value literacy when filling a bookshelf with their own books.

WHY BOOKMAKING & FOLD-IT-NOTES?

Bookmaking and fold-it-notes are three-dimensional, interactive graphic organizers that quickly organize and display data, making it easier for students to grasp concepts, theories, processes, and ideas.

• Replace parent generated writing, or photocopied sheets with student-generated print.
• Integrate language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science.
• Provide a sense of ownership from an interactive, hands-on approach.
• Can be used as alternative assessment portfolio by parents to evaluate student progress, or by students to evaluate their own progress.

Other Workshops Available

• Early Literacy
• Learning Styles & Multi-Intelligence by God’s Design
• The Value of an Educational Road Map® – The Journey is More Fun if You Know Where You’re Going!
• Helping Children to Get Along - Understanding Personality Preferences & Types Through Lance the Lion, Giggles the Otter, Chewy the Beaver, and Honey the Golden Retriever
• Building Strong Families *Click-on this title in the left sidebar for a full list of workshops, seminars, and resources offered.
• Thematic Studies & Multi-Level Teaching
• Designing Your Own Unit Study / Thematic Road Map
• And more . . .

Karen is a long-time home educator and speaker for homeschool support groups, family camps and conferences. Topics include the workshop titles above, plus many other topics upon request.

For more information about workshops, please contact us.