Home Sweet Life: 5 Days of Teaching Creatively Blog Hop

Ok friends, here is the scoop. Remember when I hinted earlier in the week that we would be joining a blog hop next week? Well, there is not just a giveaway prize, there are THREE huge giveaway prizes!!! How's that for a 'Spring Break?!'

I've been busy writing. There are 5 days with 5 different topics I think you'll enjoy. You can read our thoughts, as well as about 40 other home schooling bloggers' thoughts on topics like "Delight Directed Teaching" and "Homeschooling in a Crisis." If you look at the banner over on the right side of the blog you can see all five topics. Some bloggers will be sharing on all 5 topics, some just a couple of them. All in all I think it's going to be AWESOME! Seriously, look at those prize packs listed below!!!

So make yourself a reminder, and set aside some time each day to learn and be refreshed. At the bottom of each of our posts, you'll find the links to the other particpating bloggers for that topic. I look forward to learning about some great blogs and gathering ideas for our family as well! See you on Monday!

Carol :)

I'm joining in with Marcy @Ben and Me and Sam @Sam's Noggin to bring you this awesome giveaway during the 5 Days of Teaching Creatively Blog Hop, hosted by the Schoolhouse Review Crew! The Blog Hop won't begin until Monday, but we are starting the fun early by giving you the opportunity to win incredible bundles of books and homeschool resources!

There will be a total of 3 winners chosen -- one GRAND prize, a 1st RUNNER-UP and a 2nd RUNNER-UP! The contest will begin at 12am on March 9 and end at 12am on March 17. ?Please use the Rafflecopter below to enter, but read the contest rules, found at the bottom of the widget, first.?

The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will receive ALL of the following -- a $525 value!

Geography Matters -- Profiles from History Package ($50 value) Looking for a way to help your students connect with history? The Profiles from Historyseries is dedicated to telling the stories of people, whose lives are worth remembering. Whether they made a discovery, led heroically in a war, created a masterpiece through music, or art, used a pen to change the world, or impacted humanity with their bravery?they made a difference. We can learn so much by looking at those who came before us. Be ready to change your mind about history, with Profiles from History, Volumes 1, 2, and 3.


The Old Schoolhouse Magazine -- ?1-year membership to SchoolhouseTeachers.com, a new Print Issue of The Old Schoolhouse^? Magazine, and a Homeschooling with Heart Tote Bag ($90 value)

SchoolhouseTeachers.com is an online classroom and has more than 2 dozen expert teachers who cover 25 different subjects presented via teaching videos, ongoing lesson plans, worksheets, lapbooks & unit studies, writing prompts and other assignments to choose from, students can additionally interact personally with the teachers by asking them questions and gaining feedback.

Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett --?Passport Geography set, consisting of the Combos (K - 12) for United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany?($50 value)?
Taking an in-depth look at world geography with the new?Passport Geography?(PPG) series by Amanda Bennett. These one-week studies use a cross-curricular approach (covering geography, history, science, etc.) to take students on virtual journeys around the globe. Each study is interactive, including daily lessons for both elementary grades and Jr/Sr High grades, with no prep required. Early spring is known for its wonderfully rainy weather, leading to lots of beautiful fungi. It?s also the season when animals busily go about their regular activities after the relative quietness of winter. This bundle will help you to explore each of these exciting aspects of the spring season in-depth.


A+ Tutorsoft --?1-yr subscription to the online A+ TutorSoft math program -- winner's choice from ? ?grade levels 1st-4th ($150 value)
A+ TutorSoft, Inc. provides Multi-Sensory Interactive MATH Full Curriculum products to help students improve their grades at all levels. Our Multi-Sensory Interactive MATH helps homeschooling families as well as public and private school teachers and students. A+ TutorSoft offers everyone a FREE 30 day trial on all products. Visit the top right corner of our website:?http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/. And through 3/31/13 they are offering 50% off all products with code spoffer50!

A complement to any lifestyle of learning, this book is different from the Five in a Row manuals. It doesn?t give a specific book to study for each holiday, rather it is a treasury of traditions, memories and ideas for making your own! Each unit also includes calendar pages, blank pages for recording your own memories, and combinations of traditions and recipes, book and movie suggestions, quotes, decorating ideas, and more!?

Wonders of Old is divided into four historical time periods: ancient, medieval, new world and modern. Significant dates are listed at the conclusion of each section as a helpful reference. This hardcover book measures 9x12 and is printed on extra thick 70# paper for durability.

In the Hands of a Child -- 1-Year Super Membership ($75 value)

Super Memberships Save You Time and Money! Each month Super Members receive two free downloadable Lapbooks. These Lapbooks are always brand new and have not been released for sale to the general public. Super Members also receive:

• 15% discount off all purchases of existing eBook Lapbooks.
• A free Birthday
• ?Lapbook10.00 off the price of any custom ordered unit

Southern Hodgepodge --?A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels ebook?($20 value)
Looking for an easy way to add art to your days? With A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels ebook ? just add chalk pastels and paper! Short lessons for a whole year, 100 pages of tutorials, art for all ages. Tricia Goyer -- Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska ($13 value)
Singer Ginny Marshall is one signature away from the recording contract of her dreams?a deal that would guarantee success for the former foster child, who still struggles to bury the memories of her painful childhood. But When singer Ginny Marshall travels to the isolated town of Glacier Bay, Alaska, she is charmed by the town's colorful characters and stunning scenery. She discovers a box of old letters and is swept up in the love story between an early missionary to Alaska Territory and his accidental mail-order bride.?Written by homeschool moms, Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss. Frontier 2000 -- No Regrets: How Homeschooling Earned Me a Master's Degree by Age Sixteen?by Alexandra Swann?and?Looking Backward: My Twenty-Five Years As a Homeschooling Mother?by Joyce Swann ($20 value)
No Regrets:?The engaging story of Swann's experiences growing up as a Southern Baptist homeschooled child from New Mexico earning her education at a highly accelerated pace. At the age of fifteen she became the youngest student ever to graduate from Brigham Young University in its 111 year history.

Looking Backward:?From 1975-2000, Joyce Swann homeschooled each of her ten children from the first grade through master's degrees by the age of sixteen. In this book, she discusses the methods she used to teach as well as the obstacles that threatened her success.

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The 1st RUNNER UP will receive ALL of the following -- a $225 value!

Geography Matters --?Cultural Geography Package ($50 value) Have you ever thought that geography was a boring subject? Then you've never used these books! Eat Your Way Through the U.S.A. and Eat Your Way Around the World are a taste buds-on approach to geography. Each state or country has its unique geographical features and agricultural products. These influence both the ingredients that go into a recipe and the way food is prepared. Why stop with only your taste-buds? Let's involve all the senses by adding Geography Through Art! This hand-son approach will supplement any study of geography, history, or social studies. Geography Through Art is sure to make a lasting addition to your home or school library. You'll find yourself reaching for this indispensable guide again and again to delight and engage students in learning about geography through the culture and art of peoples around the world.
Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett --?Discover the Senses Download N Go ($9 value)?In this study, your child will investigate a new sense each day, learning what it is and how it works, as well as what it does for him. He will learn what impacts that particular sense. And he will meet some of history?s heroes, such as Louis Braille, who helped along the way. Each day, your student will explore and investigate, creating and adding more learning components to his?Discover the Senses?lapbook?building a wonderful reminder of all that he is learning to be enjoyed for years to come. Shining Dawn Books --?Remarkable Rain?($9 value) Quiet and peaceful, or wild and raging ? rain comes in many forms. This NaturExplorers unit sets out to examine rain in all its beauty, observe its effects and make you look forward to the next rainy day!
A+ Tutorsoft?-- 3-month?subscription to the online A+ TutorSoft math program -- winner's choice from ? ?grade levels 1st-4th ($50 value)
A+ TutorSoft, Inc. provides Multi-Sensory Interactive MATH Full Curriculum products to help students improve their grades at all levels. Our Multi-Sensory Interactive MATH helps homeschooling families as well as public and private school teachers and students. A+ TutorSoft offers everyone a FREE 30 day trial on all products. Visit the top right corner of our website:?http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/. And through 3/31/13 they are offering 50% off all products with code?spoffer50! We all need some inspiration from time to time! Steve and Jane Lambert have been encouraging homeschoolers on their journey since 1994. These Five in a Row audio files have been recorded at major state homeschooling conventions around the United States and Canada and have been chosen because we believe you?ll enjoy it for its wisdom, humor and encouragement shared by Steve. Including:?Where do I Begin?,?I Can't Teach All the Grades at Once,?Making Your Children into World Changers,?On Becoming Great Teachers, and?High School and Beyond.


In the Hands of a Child -- 6-Month Super Membership ($55 value)

Super Memberships Save You Time and Money! Each month Super Members receive?two?free downloadable Lapbooks. These Lapbooks are always brand new and have not been released for sale to the general public. Super Members also receive:

• 15% discount off all purchases of existing eBook Lapbooks.
• A free Birthday
• ?Lapbook10.00 off the price of any custom ordered unit

Southern Hodgepodge --?A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels ebook?($20 value)
Looking for an easy way to add art to your days? With?A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels?ebook ? just add chalk pastels and paper! Short lessons for a whole year, 100 pages of tutorials, art for all ages. Tricia Goyer --?Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska?($13 value)
Singer Ginny Marshall is one signature away from the recording contract of her dreams?a deal that would guarantee success for the former foster child, who still struggles to bury the memories of her painful childhood. But When singer Ginny Marshall travels to the isolated town of Glacier Bay, Alaska, she is charmed by the town's colorful characters and stunning scenery. She discovers a box of old letters and is swept up in the love story between an early missionary to Alaska Territory and his accidental mail-order bride.?Written by homeschool moms, Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss.

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The 2nd RUNNER UP will receive ALL of the following -- a $190 value!

Geography Matters -- Adventures of Munford Package ($35 value)?Although he's just two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, Munford is all adventure. He can be rain, snow, sleet, or steam. He has traveled the world in search of excitement. Throughout history, he has been present at some of the most important and world-changing events. Fun and educational, Munford will inspire your children to learn more about many of history's greatest moments. These readers make a great addition to your learning experience in areas such as history, geography, and science. This book series is written on an elementary reading level, but provides plenty of read-aloud entertainment for the entire family!
Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett --?Discover the Senses?Download N Go ($9 value)?In this study, your child will investigate a new sense each day, learning what it is and how it works, as well as what it does for him. He will learn what impacts that particular sense. And he will meet some of history?s heroes, such as Louis Braille, who helped along the way. Each day, your student will explore and investigate, creating and adding more learning components to his?Discover the Senses?lapbook?building a wonderful reminder of all that he is learning to be enjoyed for years to come.
Shining Dawn Books --?Remarkable Rain?($9 value) Quiet and peaceful, or wild and raging ? rain comes in many forms. This NaturExplorers unit sets out to examine rain in all its beauty, observe its effects and make you look forward to the next rainy day! A+ Tutorsoft?-- 3-month?subscription to the online A+ TutorSoft math program -- winner's choice from ? ?grade levels 1st-4th ($50 value)
A+ TutorSoft, Inc. provides Multi-Sensory Interactive MATH Full Curriculum products to help students improve their grades at all levels. Our Multi-Sensory Interactive MATH helps homeschooling families as well as public and private school teachers and students. A+ TutorSoft offers everyone a FREE 30 day trial on all products. Visit the top right corner of our website:?http://www.aplustutorsoft.com/. And through 3/31/13 they are offering 50% off all products with code?spoffer50! Five in a Row -- Volume 4 Digital Unit of Winner's Choice ($9 value)
Five in a Row was created by Jane Claire Lambert, a successful homeschool teacher with more than 17 years of experience. To use Five in a Row, just pick one of the 70 books used in Five in a Row, locate the corresponding lesson plan in your teacher?s guide, read the story aloud each day during the week and use Jane?s suggestions and lesson plans to lead your children on a wonderful learning adventure. It?s that simple! Each unit covers Social Studies, Geography, Language Arts, Applied Math, Science and Art in a way that causes children to fall in love with learning. In the Hands of a Child -- 2-Month Super Membership ($45 value)
Super Memberships Save You Time and Money! Each month Super Members receive two free downloadable Lapbooks. These Lapbooks are always brand new and have not been released for sale to the general public. Super Members also receive:

• 15% discount off all purchases of existing eBook Lapbooks.
• A free Birthday
• Lapbook10.00 off the price of any custom ordered unit

Southern Hodgepodge --?A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels ebook?($20 value)
Looking for an easy way to add art to your days? With?A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels?ebook ? just add chalk pastels and paper! Short lessons for a whole year, 100 pages of tutorials, art for all ages. Tricia Goyer --?Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska?($13 value)
Singer Ginny Marshall is one signature away from the recording contract of her dreams?a deal that would guarantee success for the former foster child, who still struggles to bury the memories of her painful childhood. But When singer Ginny Marshall travels to the isolated town of Glacier Bay, Alaska, she is charmed by the town's colorful characters and stunning scenery. She discovers a box of old letters and is swept up in the love story between an early missionary to Alaska Territory and his accidental mail-order bride. Written by homeschool moms, Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss.? a Rafflecopter giveaway

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