Lisa, over at Canadian Homeschooling has issued a challenge. Can we take 20 days to organize our homeschooling?
Week one: Supplies!
Week one: Supplies!
I thought it would be fun to do a post walking you through how I organize our homeschooling. Week by week.
The picture below shows how I USED TO organize our supplies. I still use the same containers but I've switched things around a bit. I used to put them up on a cupboard behind our table but two weeks before Christmas we started to renovate our living/dining room area so while hubby painted I worked on the bookroom so as to make room for dining room rejects and I actually get my CURIO cupboard OUT of the bookroom. Took a lot of doing. :)
Needless to say our pens/markers etc drawers needed to make a move. :)
The picture below shows how I USED TO organize our supplies. I still use the same containers but I've switched things around a bit. I used to put them up on a cupboard behind our table but two weeks before Christmas we started to renovate our living/dining room area so while hubby painted I worked on the bookroom so as to make room for dining room rejects and I actually get my CURIO cupboard OUT of the bookroom. Took a lot of doing. :)
Needless to say our pens/markers etc drawers needed to make a move. :)
So, anyways, that's where I had them last year. Now that I've moved them they are next to his table/computer. Immediately to the right of this is his table. If he turns his chair around he is sitting next to me at the big table where we do our joint work.
These drawers hold our rulers scissors, pencils, erasers, shapeners etc.
Our papers on top are cardstock which my son uses to make his many papercraft figures, we also use the cardstock for doing unit studies and lapbook type studies.
Our papers on top are cardstock which my son uses to make his many papercraft figures, we also use the cardstock for doing unit studies and lapbook type studies.
Stencils, markers, special crayons for our daily activities board. Pens and pencil crayons next door.
Tape and crafting blades are on the opposite side of room. I've had the tape in these drawers for a VERY long time and it amazes me that my boys repeatedly ask "where's the tape?" Does make me smile and shake my head at them. Smiles are good right? :)
I am thrilled that I've managed to contain our glue into one container. The fact that I often have to track down the drawer is a completely different story. Glue gun sticks and a crafty boy means the drawer travels. Currently residing in my lad's room. :)
So come join the challenge. It's up on Facebook HERE. If you are Canadian you can join in on the challenge and enter a draw HERE.
If you have organized your writing supplies... and tape and rulers and what not... let me know. Link up in the comments and I'll come visit and tell you want a marvellous job you have done. Deal? :)
So come join the challenge. It's up on Facebook HERE. If you are Canadian you can join in on the challenge and enter a draw HERE.
If you have organized your writing supplies... and tape and rulers and what not... let me know. Link up in the comments and I'll come visit and tell you want a marvellous job you have done. Deal? :)
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