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The Secret Ingredient to Homeschooling for High Success! 

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and  I'll understand."

Would you like a homeschool curriculum that can accomplish all of the following:

· Teaches the same material to all the kids at once--even if you have multiple children at various levels
· Creates one lesson plan for the family that encompasses Language Arts, Science, History and possibly Art and Music and PE
· Provides a rich learning environment for all the learning styles and keeps everyone engaged and involved
· Allows students with special needs to fully participate and learn from their areas of strength
· Aids students in learning from others who have different styles and strengths
· Helps to "cross-train" the brain, developing new pathways for information retention and retrieval so students can connect more readily to material previously learned
· Creates an exciting, dynamic opportunity to take the studies "broader and deeper" and stimulates greater analysis of the topic

 These are some of the wonderful benefits of using unit studies in your homeschooling.
The key idea of unit studies, also known as  Themed Learning Units, is to integrate several subjects into one theme.   Many unit approaches are very hands-on and practical. 

You are invited to a FREE workshop on Unit Studies, that will address:

· What is a Unit Study
· How it works
· Benefits of the Unit Study approach
· Comparison of the major pre-packaged unit study programs
· Utilizing Unit Studies as a component of other types of homeschooling frameworks
· How to create your own Unit Study
· Movement exercises to stimulate the brain for greater retention and learning

Location:   Bookmans Entertainment Exchange                   
8034 N 19th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021
(602) 433-0255
 
Time:  Wednesday, July 8, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM   A break will be provided midway through, and there will be lots of time for Q and A for the last hour
Cost:   Free, with an optional Materials and Resources Packet that can be purchased
Presenters: Holly Craw, 22 year veteran homeschooler, and Barbara Powers, reading specialisst
RSVP:   Email Holly Craw (Required so we have enough materials for you!)
 
Seats are limited.  Please sign up right away!

For a little preview of some of the pre-packaged Unit Study curriculum, please see my blog post 
Thanks and Blessings!


Holly Craw

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