We have reached the final day of our  Teaching Creatively Blog Hop! I hope you have been enjoying reading about our first 4 topics, Delight-Directed Teaching, Schooling in the Kitchen, Toys, Games and Puzzles, and Homeschooling in a Crisis. The Crew has certainly enjoyed sharing our thoughts on these topics.

For our last topic, we’ll be wrapping up with Hands-On Projects.

Children love getting their hands dirty — literally and figuratively. While reading, writing, and arithmetic are important, oftentimes it’s those projects and activities that really help solidify learning.

Members of the Crew are full of wonderful ideas to share with you. I hope you’ll come along to see what’s hands-on activities their families are enjoying!

This is a blog hop, so that means when you’re finished reading one blog post, you will find the list of participating bloggers in a linky tool at the bottom of each post, making it easy to hop to the next blog article to read.

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Today is day 3 of the Teaching Creatively Blog Hop! I hope you have been enjoying reading about our first 3 topics, Delight-Directed Teaching, Schooling in the Kitchen, and Toys, Games and Puzzles!

This week,  80+ members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew are sharing their tips, ideas, and inspiration for bringing more creativity to homeschooling. Today, we are sharing about  Homeschooling in a Crisis.

Crises come is all shapes and sizes. From surgery to the death of a loved one, chronic pain to premature childbirth, job losses to moves across the country, many homeschool families find themselves in a situation they did not expect. These events can interrupt everything normal and usual in our lives, especially homeschooling.

So what are we to do? Today, several of our Crew members, who have been in some of these exact situations will share with you how they homeschooled in a crisis.

This is a blog hop, so that means when you’re finished reading one blog post, you will find the list of participating bloggers in a linky tool at the bottom of each post, making it easy to hop to the next blog article to read.

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Today is day 3 of the Teaching Creatively Blog Hop! I hope you have been enjoying reading about our first 2 topics, Delight-Directed Teaching and Schooling in the Kitchen!

This week,  80+ members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew are sharing their tips, ideas, and inspiration for bringing more creativity to homeschooling. Today, we are sharing about  Toys, Games and Puzzles.

Using toys, games, and puzzles can greatly enrich any homeschool. Children love the hands-on and fun approach to learning, and moms enjoy some time of relaxed and enjoyable learning.

We’d love to hear about some of your favorite ways to incorporate toys, games, and puzzles into your homeschool, too. Please share with us in the comments!

This is a blog hop, so that means when you’re finished reading one blog post, you will find the list of participating bloggers in a linky tool at the bottom of each post, making it easy to hop to the next blog article to read.

Let’s have some more fun . . .

Welcome back to our Teaching Creatively Blog Hop. This week,  80+ members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew are sharing their tips, ideas, and inspiration for bringing more creativity to homeschooling. Today, the focus is on Schooling in the Kitchen.

You may be imagining a family doing copywork and math worksheets sitting at the kitchen table right now, but that’s not exactly what we’re talking about. Although, I’m certain that is a common scene in many homeschools.

But remember, we’re discussing teaching creatively this week. So, with that in mind, imagine messy science experiments, chemistry in cooking and using baking to reinforce math concepts! You’ll read about these inspiring ideas and more in today’s collection of blog articles!

Enjoy!

This is a blog hop, so that means when you’re finished reading one blog post, you will find the list of participating bloggers in a linky tool at the bottom of each post, making it easy to hop to the next blog article to read.

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Welcome to the first day of our Teaching Creatively Blog Hop. For the next 5 days, 80+ members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew will be sharing their tips, ideas, and inspiration for bringing more creativity to homeschooling. Today, the focus is on teaching to the passions and interests of your children with Delight-Directed Teaching.

Oftentimes, we as parents get caught up the homeschool plan, making sure to check off everything on the list for the day, but not really paying attention to whether or not our students are enjoying learning.

Using a delight-directed method, whether for a day, a week, a month, or always is one way to add creativity and fun to what can become boring and uninteresting.

So, grab a cup of tea and prepare to be inspired!

This is a blog hop, so that means when you’re finished reading one blog post, you will find the list of participating bloggers in a linky tool at the bottom of each post, making it easy to hop to the next blog article to read.

Enjoy and . . .

Mark your calendar for March 11-15 — the Schoolhouse Review Crew will be bringing you our quarterly Blog Hop!

The theme for this blog hop is Teaching Creatively.

Each day during the hop, more than 80 members of our homeschool review team will be sharing with their readers about the following:

Delight-Directed Teaching: Allowing your school day to be dictated by the passions and interests of your children is becoming a more popular method of homeschooling. Whether you teach in this manner always, once a week, or once in awhile, you’ll find lots of wonderful ideas on Monday.

Schooling in the Kitchen: Opportunities abound to teach while cooking. From science to math, the possibilities are endless. Be sure to stop by on Tuesday for some inspiration.

Toys, Games and Puzzles: Using toys, games, and puzzles to reinforce learning is a great tool for homeschoolers. On Wednesday, we’ll share some of our favorites.

Homeschooling in a Crisis: From illness and death, to a sudden move or loss of job, crises abound and most of us just keep on keeping on. Stop by and get some helpful tips  should you find yourself in a crisis, on Thursday.

Hands-On Projects: Art, science experiments, lapbooks, and more. Hands-on projects enrich homeschooling and we’ll share our ideas for how on Friday.

We hope you’ll join us for lots of fun and inspiration. Perhaps you’ll even find some great ideas to help get you through to the end of the school year!

The following members of our Crew will be participating in this Blog Hop. Be sure to stop by and say hello:

Amanda S. Our Heart and Home
Amy B. @ Bow of Bronze
Angela W. @ The Wellspring of Life
Angie S. @ Raising Sticky Hands to Heaven
Annette V. @ A Net in Time Schooling
Aurie G. @ Our Good Life
Beth B. @ Ozark Ramblings
Beth S. @ Weavings
Bethany H. @ Little Homeschool Blessings
Brandi K. @ Living Sola Gratia
Brandi T. @ Autumnfawn Lane
Brandy B. @ Kingdom Academy
Carey C. @ enCouragement
Cariann M. @ Unionvale Homeschool
Carol E. @ home-sweet-life
Chareen R. @ Every Bed of Roses
Christa D. @ Fairfield Corner Academy
Cristi S. @ Through the Calm and Through the Storm
Dawn O. @ Double O Farms
Dawn W. @ Guiding Light Homeschool
Debbie L. @ Debbie’s Homeschool Corner
Diane K. @ Cabin in the Woods
Emilee R. @ Pea of Sweetness
Gwen T. @ Tolivers To Texas
Heather A. @ Only Passionate Curiosity
Heather H. @ Teaching My 3
Heather V. @ Thrift Schooling
Hillary M. @ Our Homeschool Studio
Holly O. @ Possibilities and Peas
Jenn K. @ Fresh Start Academy Homeschool
Jenn P. @ Treasuring Life’s Blessings
Jennifer A. @ Conversaving
Jennifer A. @ Chestnut Grove Academy
Jennifer L. @ Royal Little Lambs
Jennifer M. @ Good Work Academy
Jennifer R. @ Our Journey
Jessica K. @ Modest Mama
Joelle U. @ Homeschooling for His Glory
Julie C. @ Creatin’ Classical Chaos
Kara H. @ Home With Purpose
Karen W. @ Tots and Me
Karyn T. @ Teach Beside Me
Kathy B. @ Kathys Cluttered Mind
Kayla A. @ The Arrowood Zoo
Kemi Q. Homemaking Organized
Kerry H. @ Old-Fashioned Girls
Kym T. @ Homeschool Coffee Break
LaRee B. @ Broad Horizons
Laura L. @ Loving and Learning on the High Plains
Laura O. @ Day by Day in Our World
Leah C. @ As We Walk Along the Road
Lexi H. @ Lextin Academy
Linda P. @ Linda’s Lunacy
Lis P. @ ~ Acorns ~  Nuggets of Gold ~
Lisa F. @ Learning Titus 2
Lisa N. @ Golden Grasses
Lisa R. @ Our Country Road
Lori S. @ Special Connection Homeschool
Marcy C. @ Ben and Me
Marisa C. @ Lighthouse Classical Academy
Marla C. @ Sincerely Home
Mary R. @ Winecup Christian Academy
Mary R. @ My Tropical Home
Meg F. @ Adventures with Jude
Nikki F. @ Blessings from Homeschooling
Nikki H. @ Angels of Heart
Patience A. @ Savvy Homeschool
Rebekah T. @ There Will Be a $5 Charge for Whining
Renata F. @ Sunnyside Farm Fun
Sam K. @ Sam’s Noggin
Samantha M. @ Earthy Mama
Sara P. @ Embracing Destiny
Sarah A. @ My Joy-Filled Life
Sarah J. @ Delivering Grace
Sharon B. @ Life in the Tribe
Susan G. @  Real Frugal Homeschool
Susan R. @ At Home and School
Taunya R. @ Taunya’s Place
Tearri R. @ We Don’t Need No Education
Tess H. @ Circling Through This Life
Tiffany D. @ The Crafty Home
Tracey M. @ A Learning Journey
Wendy R. @ Life at Rossmont

Welcome to the final day of 5 Days of Preparing for the Holidays. We have had a great time sharing with you this week! Today we’re talking about Homeschooling! Whether you choose to take off from official homeschooling during the holidays, or trudge right through, there are endless opportunities to teach your children about the meaning and history of the holiday season. Members of the Crew will share their ideas and resources with you today!

Everyone is welcome to link up with this Blog Hop. We would love to have you!

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