Home and Family Author: Brian Jardine

To get the most of classroom learning sessions, it is important to use learning aids that stimulate both hemispheres of the brain. While private schools are adopting new, interactive tools such as the spin wheel to engage the student and augment specific learning strategies, public institutions simply cannot afford to shoulder the cost of yet another "miracle" learning aid. Private schools are beginning to see just how powerful these new learning aids can be. Sensory stimulation likely has a lot to do with the efficacy of a learning aid.

The human brain, like that of lower mammals, is "wired" to experience pleasure when a desirable result is achieved. When a student is given a chance to spin the wheel each time he or she answers a question correctly, that student will likely invest more time in study and participate more actively in class. Teachers in classrooms across America are reporting incredible results through the use of their mini prize wheels. Some teachers have even reported that their worse students began to study and do their homework after they brought the prize wheel into the classroom and explained how it worked.

A spin wheel can often be found at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks in the form of wheel of fortune game. Every player who spins the wheel has a chance of winning a prize. The game show "wheel of fortune" is a great example of a prize wheel in pop culture. These wheels can be purchased in a variety of sizes, from baby to big. Regardless of what size prize wheel you get, you can easily customize your new wheel with free templates. This learning aid was built strong. No matter how often you use it, it will not break. When you customize your wheel, be sure to change the prize cards for question cards. That way, you can start an interesting discussion with a spin of the wheel.

Believe it or not, a spin wheel can do more than stimulate the minds of children in a classroom. Around the world, prize wheels have been successfully used in employee training programs to boost learning and engage employees. After the prize wheel has served its purpose in the classroom, customize it again with the free template and use it to spice up dull company meetings or as an interactive presentation aid. You do not have to order custom prize cards every time you use your prize wheel, either. Simply use the free template to create attractive prize cards and print them out on your office printer. It is so easy. After it is printed, just slide the new prize cards into the wedges around the outer edge of the wheel. From injecting fun into dull sales meetings to drawing crowds at the trade show, these wheels can do it all.

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