Animal Kingdom Introduction

I've been busy getting things together for this years conferences, and working hard to finish up the details on our THIRD book; hoping to get it out in the next few months. Sharing here the introduction for Vacation Education destination Animal Kingdom.

The time has come again… time to plan your family vacation. Where will you go? What will you see? What will you do? How will you spend your hard earned money? Will you learn something from this trip? Will it provide memories to last a lifetime?
You are probably wondering how a book about Walt Disney World could enhance your children’s education. Every time we plan a new title, I have to ask that same question; over and over again. I also ask how does this vacation destination bring our family closer to God? Then, I set out to answer those very questions. For my family and for yours.
How much do you remember from your sixth grade textbooks? You read them, didn’t you? You were even tested on the material, right? So, what do you remember? Isn’t that what we are asking our kids to tell us on a regular basis? You read this book, why don’t you know the information that is in it? You were here when we talked about that, why don’t you remember it? If your kids are forgetting the information a few months later, or days, or sometimes even minutes… then how much of what you are devoting your time and energy to teaching them do you think they will retain into adulthood? About as much as you have.
Do you remember your family vacations, summer trips, family reunions, every detail of your grandmother’s house, your first baseball game, the first time your dad took you fishing…? How about the rules to the card game you played every time your aunt came to visit, even though you haven’t played it in over twenty years? Of course you do. And, these are the kinds of memories your kids will hold onto as well. It’s called experiential learning. We retain the things that we learn through our experiences more than any other format. The kid who can’t master his fourth grade math book, can remember the stats of every major league player for the last thirty years. The kid who can’t remember a single thing from the assigned book he just read, can recite play by play details of a video game he defeated a year ago.
Memories become ingrained when they are part of an experience. If you’ve told the kids about your plans for the next family vacation; they are probably already eager to know more about it. Eager students are a teacher’s best friend. Use that and the materials you’ll find within this book to plant seeds of learning that will stay with your children throughout their lives. Seeds that will not be easily forgotten.
If you’re planning a trip to Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, or if you’ve ever been to Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, then...
YOU NEED
VACATION EDUCATION
destination
ANIMAL KINGDOM

Vacation Education is exactly what the name implies, a vacation from traditional education. Every destination we explore as a family provides a platform from which to build a learning experience. It’s time to take advantage of these. It’s time to let your vacation destination provide the education. This book will give you everything you need to do just that.

The author; Corinne Johnson is a Christian homeschooling mother of six, help meet to her husband Don and the author of Vacation Education Books; travel guides for families who love to learn; unit studies for families who love to travel.