My husband is fine with us homeschooling, but he didn't want our house to look like a school. We have a playroom, but with two little sisters who aren't technically in school yet, I wanted to keep that space a play area.
So the other option was our formal dining room which what we call the piano room. We added a nice bookshelf, I found 2 desks at resale shop and rummage sale and we work with that. My girls love having their own desks and space. I love that it doesn't take up too much room.
I wanted a calendar area, but didn't want to put something on the wall that couldn't be covered or would be out all the time with little sister, who enjoys taking stuff apart... So I created a trifold-project board into a calendar area. I had a calendar bulletin board kit from my teaching days that I had planned to use in my classroom and saved it and put it to good use!
Click here on how to make it!
I found at Lakeshore Learning Store these colorful totes and tubs and then borrowed a Cricut machine from my friend to add the names and decals. Being that it's our first year, we have a pretty simple setup. I use each magazine box as a holding place for one unit. So I have 8 units planned at a time. I include the work pages, books that I own on that topic, any other crafts or things I included for that week. I love that it looks nice, but super functional and easy to keep up with! My husband has never complained about our school area, and I think that having it's separate space from the playroom let's my kids have time away from the "Schoolroom" to play during the day and they aren't tempted to take out school stuff when it isn't school time.
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