While we homeschool families do use the whole home, yard included, and whole world as our classroom, sometimes we like to dedicate a room or section of a room for organizing our homeschool "stuff."
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Reality at the Zeise House ~sigh.
Homeschool Rooms AN Z TO Z ARTICLE
Is it time to convert your preschooler's playroom into a space for an older child to have all their educational resources handy in one space?
Creating a Homeschool Area
To create a homeschool area in your home, you will need to combine some generic considerations of how to make an environment where education can happen with the practical realities of your particular household.
CreekSchooling
I have no doubt that the learning that has taken place along the banks of our creek is just as productive and worthwhile as any that would have come in a classroom or at a desk. By Pamela Jorrick, HEM M/J 2011.
Home School Furniture - Creating School Away From School
While selecting home school furniture, try to look for modular furniture as it can be adjusted according to the size of your child and thus last for a longer period of time.
The Homeschool Nature Cabinet
After several years our collection got too large to fit on a table. I needed to find a new solution that wouldn't take up so much space - but still be attractive.
A Home School Room
I envisioned my boys going in the room at 8:30 every morning and coming out at 12. This room was gonna be great. No maps on the wall in the living room in my house. Well, that 8:30 thing didn't happen.
A homeschool "room"??
A discussion. Does a homeschool room really get used as such? Conclusion: learning takes place anywhere.
Homeschool Room on Flickr
Collection of 31 photos of one family's homeschool room. Includes some nice shots outside at spots like the hammock.
Mama Monk's Homeschool Room
I took a few more current pictures of our homeschool room and decided to share. Sharing a home office and homeschool space.
My New Stamp Room/Homeschool room
One way not to feel "trapped" in with the kids in their homeschool room, is to make the room a combination of a hobby room for the grownups, too!
Organize kids homeschool rooms
You can create a schedule for your kids and put them into the pocket chart. Once they have done one of the tasks they can turn over the card or they can also put the card on top. That way they simply go down the list and figure out which things they have done and which of them they haven't.
Our Homeschool Room
Since we are living in a 2 bedroom apartment for the next six months (without any of our own furniture), I have had to make some concessions to my ideal homeschool "room."
Reality of a Homeschool Family
This is our school table. Oh. . . did you notice another laundry basket next to the student desk? That makes six laundry baskets in the room.
Share pictures of your homeschool room
My husband is a computer nerd and set us up with a virtual blackboard that runs on a dual monitor system from my laptop. Photos.
What is in the *perfect Home School room?
So, does she have the perfect room? I don't know. I did like the idea of an empty table top enough to blog about it. She really works at releasing clutter out of her home and life, which is a good thing to think about and do.
My favorite section has to be the organizing section. Irene has great organizing tips that are DOABLE. Some organizing books and homeschool books I have read are impossible to implement, unless you are perfectly disciplined and have endless energy. This book is written like a friend talking to you while sharing a good cup of coffee, not like a lecture on how you could be doing better. There are lots of tips to try on organizing kitchens, bedrooms, family rooms, dining rooms, so that they are comfortable and homey as well as functional. She discusses different types of homes as well, whether you live in a rancher, a 3 story, apartment, etc. you are bound to get some ideas on how to make your living space better.
From a bedroom community in Nebraska to a farm in Vermont,
from families who rely on workbooks to those who have sworn them
off, this in-depth examination of the lives of homeschoolers
covers a wide range of people and methods.
Surrendering to Motherhood Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul
by Iris Krasnow
One woman's search for spiritual fulfillment and personal identity,
and finding herself in the love and calamity of motherhood. 1997
Paperback
Magical Child
by Pearce, Joseph Chilton
I heard Dr. Pearce speak at the CA Home=Ed Conference about the
heart-mind connection; how to nurture true intelligence. 1992
Paperback
A Sense of Self Listening to Homeschooled Adolescent Girls
by Sheffer, Susannah
Homeschooled girls are not Ophelias waiting to be revived! 1997
Paperback
The Courage to Raise Good Men
by Silverstein, Olga, & Beth Rashbaum
Why boys raised by loving, involved mothers turn out to be such
good men. Removes fear of "emasculating" your son by
homeschooling. 1995 Paperback
Living Joyfully With Children
by Sweet, Win & Bill
I met these Milpitas authors at the Home=Education Conference.
A heartfelt guidebook on having a joyful and fulfilling life
with your children. 1997 Paperback
Family Literacy Young Children Learning to Read and Write
by Taylor, Denny
This study provides insight into the ways in which children learn
to read and write within the context of everyday family experiences.
