Hello! I'm David Ginn. Magic man, book writer, funny talker. I love children, and they love me! I love amazing them, amusing them, and teaching them - because learning can be fun!
That is why I've designed EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES for the past 30+ years - mixing comedy, magic tricks, music, juggling, puppets, and stories to share what I've learned about my subjects - all done in ways that children understand. The truth is that your kids will think I'm doing a "magic show." They won't even realize WHAT they learn until later!
Beyond the subject of each theme show, I am always telling your students how they can learn more - by reading books! After all, I started my magic career by reading magic books in my school library, so I strongly believe in READING for learning and fun! Take a look at these DOZEN different programs, and you'll see what I mean. |
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ALL ABOUT GEORGIA MAGIC SHOW.
What do peanuts, cotton, peaches, and Coca-Cola, Girl Scouts, Stone Mountain, Little Richard, Cherokee & Creek Indians, James Oglethorpe, Martin Luther King, CNN, Jimmy Carter, Gone with the Wind, Delta Airlines, and the 1996 Summer Olympics all have in common?
They're all part of the rich history of David Ginn’s home state! With his All About GEORGIA Magic Show, this busy globe-trotting performer takes you on a magical visit from the mountains of North Georgia to the coastal plains! You’ll see peaches multiply, Coca-Cola disappear, and you’ll “cotton” to everything else David shows you. Don’t be surprised if Harry the Magic Rabbit makes an unexpected appearance! You might not even see him, since you’ll be laughing and learning fun facts about Georgia all during this exciting show! |
READING IS FOREVER. Using comedy, magic, and music, David demonstrates how reading opens doorways to the world and how reading affects us all our lives. Through the story of Ben Carson he shows the dangers of too much TV viewing and how anyone can "read yourself smart." Students delight when magic rabbit Harry appears out of the pages of the daily newspaper, after David makes it into a tree!
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EVERY BOOK IS A MAGIC BOOK. In this reading show David shares the importance of reading different kinds of books, not the same thing all the time. He dresses a student as a magician, accomplishes his "No Mess Cake Bake," and tries to pull a rabbit out of a hat. The kids in your audience laugh loud at the results! David even recites a poem to drive home the importance of READING + IMAGINATION.
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AMAZING MAGICAL INVENTIONS. Inventions have shaped our world, and we benefit from them daily. Where did they come from? Who invented them? What's next? In this fun, funny and thought-provoking program, David looks at coathangers, umbrellas, Coca-Cola, peanut butter, and nine major inventions that have affected our modern civilization during the past 550 years. He even paints a house in three seconds. Fifth Grades love this show for their Technology and Inventions Units.
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ALL ABOUT MONEY MAGIC SHOW. From fish hooks and sea shells to coins and paper bills, David Ginn takes students on a fun look at how we pay for things. He shows students the oldest coin in the world, but his magic rabbit Harry makes it vanish. Seven students help show our US paper money, then the entire audience experiences the Story of the Selfish Sultan, a lesson in sharing. First Grades study Money & Counting. Lots of surprises‹even a Million Dollar Bill!
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DINOSAUR MAGIC. Developed for summer libraries six years ago and now available for 2nd/3rd grades who study dinosaurs, this program is an audience favorite. A baby dino pops out of its shell, BIG magic takes place, a stegasaurus changes color, a triceratops reads your mind, and even the teachers get into the act showing a dozen dinosaurs with a surprise ending!
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SECRETS OF ANCIENT EGYPT. New for 2004/2005. Pharoahs, pyramids, the Sphinx, King Tut, sands of the desert . . . a magical journey going back over 3000 years to the bed of civilization. Who built those pyramids and how? Can David really pick up five heavy bricks with one hand? And what is the Riddle of the Sphinx? Maybe Harry the Magic Bunny can help figure it all out, along with your audience of students. Great subject matter for third grades, who suggested this topic in the first place. |
MAGIC DOWN UNDER. After five trips to Australia and New Zealand, David enjoys sharing the world on the other side of our planet with 2nd grades who study it. There's comedy with Kenny the Koala, an explanation of why Aussies are NOT really upside-down, and more educational fun with Australian animals, including kangaroos, dingos, and emus. David brings along genuine boomerangs, Australian money, and a cattleman's hat bought in Brisbane. A teacher's ring makes a 12,000 mile journey, plus a down under Q & A session if time permits. And Jackaroo Dundee appears by magic!
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MAGIC OF HAWAII. Aloha! World-traveller David Ginn sets sail for our 50th United State, in an educational show of history, animals, grass skirts, flowers and polynesian culture. He'll even teach a couple of teachers to do the hula, and watch out for that little green Gecko Lizard! Yes, there's even Don Ho music, Hawaiian flowery shirts, and Harry the Rabbit makes an unexpected appearance. 4th grades study the United States remember!
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AMAZING ALASKA, Our 49th State. Several years ago David Ginn completed his lifetime goal of visiting every state in the USA when he and his wife Lynne spent ten days there. This program, great for 4th grades who study the USA, tells of the Alaska Railroad, glaciers, Mt. McKinley, even the Eskimo Olympics. Meet Fuzzy the brown bear cub, plus a half dozen other Alaskan animals, and see the surprise the Ginns found all over downtown Anchorage. Maybe a teacher will win a FREE trip . . . if she knows her Alaska history!
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TALES OF THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI. Big River, Old Man River, most important river in USA history. Where does it come from, where does it go? Take an imaginary trip on an 1850s showboat complete with gamblers, magical fun, and characters like Sam Clemens, Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn. Your students will laugh and learn about America's favorite 19th century writer‹Mark Twain‹and even help David find Tom Sawyer's pirate treasure! Wait a minute! What ELSE is hiding in that buried treasure chest?
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MAGIC LANDMARKS USA. A mixture of American geography and patriotism, this is David's first red, white and blue magic show! With a brief thanks to Benjamin Franklin (first postal delivery) and Betsy Ross (our first American flag), David takes the students on a visits to the Golden Gate Bridge, the Grand Canyon, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, and Georgia's own Stone Mountain. Even Uncle Sam makes a comic appearance, as something magically travels from California to New York in a matter of seconds! Yes, another example of fun learning!
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LEWIS AND CLARK: the Great American Adventure! New starting in September 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that mapped our great country. Fourth Grades study this . . . but the entire school can benefit from this amazing history lesson of a trip that changed literally the face of the United States. Fun, magic, music, education and more . . . starting with the correct way to pronounce Sacagawea!
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