How to Organize a Homeschool Room

Having an organized homeschool room is an important part of the homeschooling process. Separating learning materials from educational games, toys, and craft supplies will ensure that your homeschool room will run efficiently.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Bookshelves
• A large storage cabinet or large boxes
• Small and medium sized baskets
• Letter trays
• Plastic shoe boxes with lids
• Plastic school boxes
• Other small containers

Divide and Conquer

1. Designate one area of the room for teaching materials, classroom supplies, and storage. Use the other part(s) for setting up learning stations, workstations, toys, and children's book area. Place all desks, tables, and chairs in their assigned location in the room.

2. Separate teaching manuals and curriculum-based materials from the children's reading books and reference materials that they would use for doing assignments. Shelve the books accordingly, putting each shelf in the area where it will be used.

3. Separate class and art supplies. Pencils, pens and crayons can be stored in plastic school boxes while various types of papers can be placed in paper trays. Keep one set handy for classroom use and store the rest in a cabinet or box.

4. Separate educational games and activities from regular play toys. Place them in plastic baskets for easy access on a table or shelf. Store items that are not a part of the present curriculum in a cabinet or box.

Tips & Warnings

• The most important thing to remember when organizing your homeschool room is to make the design work for you, not against you. Clutter breeds clutter so remember to store things away in a cabinet or box if you're not using them. This frees up much needed space.

• If smaller children will be using the homeschool room, it is important to place things like scissors, paint, and games with small parts on a higher shelf out of their reach.

Resources

• Storage Strategies For Homeschoolers