Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Our Homeschool Room

This is one of my favorite rooms in the house ~ now that it is de-cluttered, organized and clean!  Let me give you a little tour.

Please come on in……

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This wall holds all of the items we use on a daily basis.  The small bookcase holds the books we will be using our first six weeks of school, our globe and paper.   The bins on the shelf hold our Math-U-See blocks, play-doh, and Dot paints.  I also have any items that I don’t want Aiden to reach on the shelf such as the pencil sharpener and our All About Spelling cards.  I hung metal tins below the shelves which hold colored pencils, markers, crayons, scissors, all things sticky, and pens for our dry erase board.   Below that I hung our dry erase board and a felt board.  The colored totes in the bookcase holds all of our magnetic and felt board items ~ such as letters, numbers, and felt sets so the kids can easily access them. IMG_3308 

We have a small table where we sit to do most of our school work.  Emily’s workboxes are right beside the table for easy access.IMG_3318  

Next is our pie safe ~ which holds oh so much!  In the containers underneath is fabric Emily and Aiden are allowed to play with, extra school supplies and miscellaneous items (currently it contains pirate items).  On top I have lapbook and notebook pages we will need this year and my manuals.IMG_3340

Inside the pie safe I have all of our manipulatives, flashcards, games, science things and preschool toys.IMG_3331

Beside the pie safe I have a computer the kids are allowed to use ~ NO internet access!IMG_3317

Our entertainment center holds all of our toys, games, puzzles, and movies.  On top I have toys for outside and incentive items for the kids.IMG_3309

The next bookcase holds most of our books.  On top of the bookcase I display our nature items and nature books.  Notice the cute little kitten in the window?   IMG_3313_edited-1 

This is our art and music area.  The bookcase holds all of our art and music books as well as a basket of musical instruments (egg shakers, rhythm sticks and recorder).  The bottom shelf holds easy reader books.    IMG_3343

Lastly on our tour is the kids reading area with two cozy chairs and a basket of books.  IMG_3310

Truthfully the kids are usually bouncing and playing in the chairs instead of sitting.  I hope you enjoyed the tour!

Not Back to School Blog Hop

~Cindy

27 comments:

Beverly said...

What a great use of your space! I am so~o loving that pie safe, too. I've never seen one like it before! Very cool! :)

The Mom I Want To Be said...

What a gorgeous set up! I love the hanging pails and that pie safe is amazing!! Here's to a good year in a beautiful space :)

Joey said...

Great room. Looks so warm and inviting.

Valerie McClintick said...

It looks great! I love the cozy chairs, perfect for reading time!

Blessings,

Valerie

Ticia said...

Slowly I'm getting things to be presentable for others. Hopefully in a month......... Okay, really I hope it to be sooner. In my dreams it is.

I love your space, especially those chairs. I want chairs like that. I have no idea where I'd put them, but I want them.

angela said...

what a wonderful room! i love your pie cabinet! =)

thank you for sharing!!!!
I LOVE your blog! it's so cute!!!!!




angela @ kinder days
www.dailythoughtsonmytots.blogspot.com

Melissa N. said...

Oh my gosh...what child wouldnt love to learn in that room! You did an awesome job and so organized. When does school start for you again? The kids are probably asking for school now! Happy School Year!

Corina said...

Very nice - I love it! : ) Thanks for sharing your space, I always love to see how other people have things set uep!

Heidi said...

What a wonderful school room!

Adriane said...

Wow! That is a great school room. I hope you all have a great school year!

Amanda said...

I very much enjoyed the tour!
You have a lovey school room. A wonderful space for inspiring creativity and learning and lot's of room for reading!

Carrie said...

Cindy, your schoolroom is a DREAM!!! LOVE it!!!

I would love to have a space that big and have different areas set up like you!! Maybe one day!! ;)

Paula said...

I love your room set-up!!! I can tell we think a lot alike, because i went "That's it!!!" when I saw the room and had been stuck in mywjat to do next in my room:)!! My room is about a third of that size, but my 8yo goes to her room to do her independent work, so two boys will fit in the space left:)
Thank you for sharing! I can tell we share some of the same philosophies in education. Were you a former teacher too?

Rebecca said...

What a wonderful room!! I am a bit jealous ;) Someday i hope to have a school room other than the kitchen, haha! Yours is awesome- enjoy it!

Joesette said...

Love it! The color is so cheery and bright! Love the pie safe too. I need a big cabinet for our art supplies...I'd never thought of a pie safe...hmmmm.

Anonymous said...

Looks great!! I love the kitty in the window!

i cant decide said...

Very nice room!

Jolanthe said...

You have done an AMAZING job ~ and I will attest to the fact that it looks even more wonderful in person than the pictures make it look! Your kids are going to have a great place for learning this year...along with a great momma to teach them.

Love ya, girl!

Beach Mama said...

I thought I was the only personusing a pie safe for homeschool starage:) Thankds for sharing your classroom!

What I Did Today said...

This is AWESOME!!! Man, I will totally aspire to have something like this someday! Thanks for sharing!

Lindsay said...

Beautiful room! I am just here still working on past weeks of the TOS blog walk.....I know, very sad, I am a week bit behind LOL! I am a new follower of your blog too!

Davene said...

Beautiful! I can see why you love this room!! :)

Meghan said...

Just stumbled upon your blog today and I LOVE it! I too am a homeschooling mom at www.thetuckerstaketennessee.com

Are you a member of Hip Homeschool Moms? www.facebook.com/hiphomeschoolmoms and on Twitter too at @hiphmschoolmoms

Meghan
@meghantucker

Anna P said...

Great use of space! I love the colored baskets and the little tins hanging from the shelf. thanks for sharing!

Casey said...

I just love your room! My favorite is the felt board!

Morgan said...

What great use of space! I, too, am a fan of the felt board on the wall. : )

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