Gifts and Talents In My Child?
One of the most difficult things for many parents to identify can be their own child's gifts and talents! Each of our children is so uniquely talented and every child is gifted. One of Amanda's favorite sayings is Every child is gifted and a gift you just have to figure out how to unwrap the package! Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to notice gifts and talents in others than in yourself or your children? Recognizing these gifts is not always an easy or simple task, and Amanda spends this time helping you understand some of the practical, basic concepts and categories, along with ideas to help foster their development. Gifts and talents we've all been given them, and God doesn't give us talents that He doesn't intend for us to use!
Top Ten Tips for Successful Homeschooling
After 17 years of homeschooling, let Amanda share her top ten tips that will help you enjoy homeschooling as part of a family lifestyle, instead of one more thing to trudge through on your daily list of TTD (Things To Do). After being asked repeatedly about what her secrets were to raising such self-motivated learners, Amanda has put together her list of favorite tips. Bring along pen and paper you won't want to miss these. Learn from Amanda's trials and triumphs to help make y our pathway to success easier and brighter!
The Power of Homeschooling
Empowering, enlivening, energizing all words that bring to mind a sense of power and energy invigorating. The power of homeschooling is all of that and more for this generation of parents, the generations that we are teaching, and many yet to be born. Come and listen as Amanda shares what she has learned about the power of homeschooling lessons for the parents as well as the children. From the confidence to think independently and not follow the crowd to lessons of faith and the importance of serving others - lessons that are all too often unseen in today's fast-paced society. Amanda shares these lessons and ways to implement them in your homeschooling adventure, along with plenty of insight into how we are like Michelangelo when he said on his 87th birthday, I am still learning.
Unit Studies - Powerfully Simple Tools
Have you been wondering about unit studies? Do you want to learn what they are and how they are used in homeschooling? Come join Amanda Bennett, author of the new Download N Go™ series, and learn the basics of this highly effective educational tool. Considered a unit study expert by some and a funny, down-to-earth mom by others, Amanda is the author of more than 60 books, popular conference speaker, wife and homeschooling mom of three. With a degree in engineering, she has learned about homeschooling the hard way – practicing on their children and remembering that a sense of humor is an important homeschooling survival skill.
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