Our organization is based on needs. What we have done and continue to do when we organize it to think about what bothers us the most and tackle that. That’s the approach we made.
Just the stacks and stuff. There were so many stacks of papers and books and notebooks and folders. Now each child has his or her own basket plus there are baskets for specific purposes. One for printer paper and construction paper. Several to house binders…
Our IKEA and Chalkboard homeschool Room – What began as a simple love of chalkboard resulted in a homeschool makeover of house-sized proportion. A redo based on learning styles, storage needs and sanity-saving measures. (With plenty of consulting from Master Artist, Nana). That first summer we painted the red wall and made our chalkboard desk, our eyes were opened to more we could do. Simple changes and rearranges. Our latest additions are the IKEA baskets above.
If you are considering a homeschool makeover, I suggest taking it a step at a time. Please keep in mind that we did these projects one at a time – a month at a time – over the course of now two years. We tackled the areas that were bothering us the most. The places that needed some learning love. Like the big, blank wall and the well-used school desk.
Hodgepodge homeschool room in action
IKEA for Homeschool – Organization Update – Are you organizing? Both July and late December seem to be THE organizational times for us. Both being before back-to-school times. I recently had a question from my friend Pamela on our IKEA for homeschool organization. And I asked if I could share her question here since it was about time for an organizational update.
Preschool to First Grade Curriculum and Organization – But before I get into curricula resources, I want to share with you part of the continuing homeschool makeover. A big part of homeschooling is finding your groove. We’ve found that learning centers are the very best for our ages and stages. I really love our bay window in our homeschool room. It’s the perfect spot for the two little desks Nana gave us when we started ‘officially’ homeschooling.
10 Homeschool Learning Centers at Hodgepodge – 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.First, the learning centers we’ve created over the last two years – ending with the recent updates in our children’s bedrooms. (Magazine rack above the family room couch, organization around the couch, school books on the mantel, IKEA bookshelves in key spots, IKEA baskets, etc.)
Housekeeping Habits – About twice a year I find myself smack dab in the middle of the habit of purging. Since I find myself in the overwhelm of this task, I thought there might be some of you doing the same – and feeling the overwhelm too? The habits I’m sharing today from the archives not only help with clutter busting, they are the basic housekeeping ones for our Hodgepodge. The ones that rescue me when I’m surrounded. The ones that even bless children. (A five-minute room rescue sounds better to a child than ‘go pick up your room’).
Fifth Grade Kinesthetic Learner: Curriculum and Organization – For a kinesthetic learner with many ‘things’ this storage helps keep her supplies handy. Plus helps keep this mama sane. This organization has been a big part of our homeschool planning. To meet needs. To make learning centers natural. And, many times, to make storage vertical!
How to Plan Tapestry of Grace for Multiple Ages and Levels – Even if you don’t use Tapestry, many of these planning tips can be applied to teaching an age range in general. Join me…
A Day in the Life at Hodgepodge – I know if you were to talk to me a few months from now, something would have changed. However, right now, this is a day in the life of Hodgepodge.
Homeschooling High School: Curriculum, Organization, Planning – I mentioned in last year’s curriculum post that our high schoolers pick and choose where they like to do school work around the house. This way each of our high schoolers can retreat away from all the noise, noise, noise, if they need to. They can do a subject in their room or spread out on the family room couch. Wherever they are comfortable and most productive is what I want for them.
Homeschool Planning at Hodgepodge – So we have an outline. Then, once we are in the nitty gritty of week-to-week homeschool, we make plans weekly.
**Bonus – because this was so close to top ten and is so crucial to our weeks!
Weekly Homeschool Planning Meeting with Multiple Ages – Our family meeting with all our children gives us an outline for the week ahead. There are so many benefits to this time together.
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