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10 Homeschool Learning Centers at Hodgepodge

Things are always changing at Hodgepodge. (It is a confused mixture!) And it seems most every July we go through some updates in prep for the upcoming homeschool year. This year is no different.

10 #Homeschool Learning Centers at Hodgepodge yourbesthomeschool.com

Creating learning centers is a bit of a passion for me. It’s an ongoing room by room makeover to meet the needs of our homeschool, our children. I share all this so you might take one thing for inspiration. One rearrangement that might work. Just remember that all of this was done over several years.

10 Homeschool Learning Centers

First, the learning centers we’ve created over the last two years – ending with the recent updates in our children’s bedrooms.

Homeschool Learning Centers at Hodgepodge yourbesthomeschool.com

Family Room

  • Bible Basket – right in the middle of the family room table
  • The Word Within Sight – on the walls on the doorposts of the house

IKEA couch

  • Around the Family Room Couch  – not only the IKEA 2×2 end tables but the…

Pottery Barn Magazine Rack

…magazine rack sits right above our family room couch. The rack houses the newest choice for our science unit from Answers in Genesis, our planners, Science Roots…all those extras we want to fit in our day!

  • History Shelf – IKEA bookshelf makes it handy for Tapestry of Grace history books, lapbooks and more

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  • The kitchen table and close by the Most Used Bookshelf – right beside the kitchen table where we can reach the extras

The Homeschool Extras Within Sight at Hodgepodge

  • School Books on the Mantel – the verse on the mantel, spelling with blocks, the seasons, art display (Part of Homeschool Extras Within Sight)

IKEA baskets for homeschool

Homeschool Room

  • Our IKEA and Chalkboard Homeschool room – tour our school room – with the stages of all those changes
  • Chalkboard Desk – handy for math problems and toy cars (and close by organization for kinesthetic learner)
  • Maps as Window Treatments – Geography within Sight

It’s my dream to turn our school table into some sort of craft table. We’ll see…

homeschool makeover room by room

Bedrooms

Over the course of one week in July my husband managed to repaint three children’s bedrooms. Two weekends and many a week night. And he only bought one gallon of paint for one room. The other two rooms he pulled paint from the garage. Paint is cheap, friends. And such an easy way to update and refresh.

But the point of redoing the children’s rooms is to make quiet spots for each of them. Even though two boys and two girls share a room. And IKEA expedits are our vertical storage of choice! Maybe I will share more photos in the future of intentional spaces for books around beds.

new closet desks

Closet desks – my husband made these for our two youngest girls. He simply cut a shelf and attached one piece of shelving to each end of the girls’ closet. Now they have their very own desks! And they can decorate it in any way they’d like. We’ve talked about chalkboard paint on the wall, of course. But for now, Middle Girl found some really neat dry erase dots when she went to Home Depot with her Daddy. They make for fun writing!

IKEA desk for homeschool

I hope you see that each of these ideas is fairly simple. Each makes the learning space a bit more practical, and a natural extension of play – as well as family time and homeschool! I’m still planning and tweaking our soon-to-start homeschool year but I think our spaces are ready.

Check out all the inspiration at iHomeschool Network’s Not Back to School Blog Hop

What have you recently rearranged, painted or set up to make learning a natural part of your day?

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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  1. Phyllis at All Things Beautiful says

    July 25, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    You whole house is a beautiful, loving and learning friendly environment. Who wouldn’t want to grow there?

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      July 25, 2013 at 8:48 AM

      Phyllis – you are so sweet! I do have to say that photos make it easy to edit out stacks, piles and all those regular sorts of daily messes. That last photo of my daughter’s desk? We had just set it up in the corner. Now it is filled with her things – which is how I like it 🙂 But I try to share snippets to inspire and help others to see it doesn’t have to be expensive or perfect.

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  2. Rebekah says

    July 25, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    Thanks for sharing! I may have missed it, but where did you find the little white desk? Was that Ikea too?

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      July 25, 2013 at 5:32 PM

      Yes! IKEA. Here is a link to it: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20252285/#/30213076

      Reply
  3. Jamie {See Jamie Blog} says

    July 29, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    Love it! Working on more of this myself today!!

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  4. Mary says

    July 30, 2013 at 7:53 PM

    I love your ideas! We’re developing several learning areas in our home, too — and as Anna grows she needs much more private learning space than her brother does. Looking at pictures of your home always inspires me!

    Reply
  5. Tina At September says

    August 12, 2013 at 12:32 AM

    LOVE the books on the mantel! great job mama 🙂

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  6. Lora @ my blessed life says

    August 12, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    I love the red sofa and chair!! They just make me smile:)

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      August 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM

      Me too Lora! thanks!

      Reply
  7. Michelle C. says

    August 23, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    Wow.. I’m so jealous of your spaces!

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  8. Sonia says

    June 6, 2016 at 4:29 PM

    Where did you find the wall book display? I can’t find it on IKEA’s site. Is it discontinued or did you get it somewhere else? I have seen the IKEA hack, using the IKEA spice racks for the same purpose.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      June 7, 2016 at 3:24 PM

      Hi Sonia – that was on sale from Pottery Barn Kids!

      Reply

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