My big summer project has finally been completed! When we moved a year ago, I had simply packed up ALL of our school things and craft supplies without sorting or evaluating. Then, I unpacked the boxes onto shelves and we started school.
So, I spent a good bit of my time this summer sorting through curriculum, putting aside what we don't use, and organizing the rest. I also picked up three new bookshelves! Two tall ones with a long, low one in between. I have been dreaming of this homeschool set up for years, and now we have it!!
It's fantastic to have room for all of our paper and craft supplies, and cupboard doors to close off the less-presentable parts. We even have a really big marker board between the shelves.
Our family room has really become a classroom, but this is our life.
the "big picture"
-kids' library in back left corner
-pets on the right (birds and guinea pigs)
-school bookshelves at back right
-new encyclopedia set
-reference books
-fish tank
-puzzles in basket on top
A better look at the corner library
our big map, and a place to hang our Timeline cards!
-the kids stand on the bench to mark places on the map
For now, extra supplies are tucked neatly into baskets--
we'll see how long they stay that way
Each of the kids has a large white basket where their school books are kept.
For school time, they simply pull out their basket
-the small baskets in the middle hold glue, stencils, paint, and other supplies
And of course, LOTS and LOTS of paper, with easy access
The table belonged to my parents. It was in their first house after they were married. I grew up with this table, and LOVE having it for our school space. (the chairs were yard sale or dumpster finds)
A little corner with toys for the little girls
-kitchen
-duplo
-marble run
-wooden puzzels
The colored trays are the kids' "cubbies" where they put any art/crafts they want to keep or send to family
That's it! School starts for us August 24.
