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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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 . . .

Beginning Nov 5, 25+ members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew will be blazing the way into the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with a 5 Days of Preparing for the Holidays Blog Hop, and we would love for YOU to come and join us!

Who doesn’t love this time of year? From Thanksgiving turkey to Advent and Christmas traditions, the holidays brings along multiple opportunities for learning, family time, and giving to others. Many of you will be blogging about your plans and activities, so we invite you to come share by linking up with us.

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

Monday: Decorating — Share your ideas for how you decorate your home for the holidays.

Tuesday: Cooking — Do you have a special menu, recipes handed down for generations, or a day you spend just baking?

Wednesday: Gift-giving — What are traditions for giving gifts? Are they home made? Maybe you have some great shopping tips to share!

Thursday: Arts & Crafts — Thanksgiving and Christmas lend themselves to some terrific craft ideas. Tell us yours!

Friday: Homeschooling — How do you handle homeschooling during the holidays? Do you have specific lessons you teach?

This is a lovely time of year to share your heart with your own readers and many others who will be thrilled you did. I am excited to read all of your blogs!

So mark your calendar, start getting those ideas together and come and join us, beginning November 5.

Blog Hop Rules 

 (we do reserve the right to remove your link if you do not follow these rules)

1. There will be a new linky each day. To add your link, click the button that reads “Add your link” at the bottom of each post.

2. Please link the URL to your specific blog post, not your main blog URL.  For example:

3. Grab our Blog Hop Button and place it within your post or on your sidebar.

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Join these lovely Crew members: 

Marcy @ Ben and Me

Heather @ Only Passionate Curiosity

Christine @ Our Homeschool Reviews

Jennifer @ A Glimpse of Our Life

Camille @ Growing Up Gabel

Kristi @ The Potter’s Hand Academy

Laura @ Day by Day in Our World 

Jessica @ Modest Mama 

Cariann @ Unionvale Homeschool 

Amy @ Bow of Bronze

Karyn @ Teach Beside Me

Shalynne @ Wonderfully Chaotic

Lora @ My Blessed Life

Sara @ Embracing Destiny

Jennifer @ Fresh Start Academy Homeschool

Aurie Good @ Our Good Life

Kym @ Homeschool Coffee Break 

Nicole @Mama of Many Blessings

Sarah @ Ahoy Maties!!

Brandy @ Kingdom Academy

Tracey @ A Learning Journey

Julie @ Creatin’ Classical Chaos

Marisa @ Lighthouse Classical Academy

Wendy @ Life at Rossmont

Diana @ Homeschool Review

Tess @ Circling Through This Life