Keep a Tidy Home Classroom with These 5 Homeschool Organization Ideas
How to keep your home classroom neat and tidy.
Homeschooling is no easy feat. But with the right organizational tools, it can certainly be easier – staying organized can help you and your students remain focused and prepared for each lesson. In this guide, we go over five super simple and easy-to-implement homeschool organization ideas to help make at-home teaching a breeze.
1. An Old-School Chalkboard
Though in-school tech has mostly left chalkboards and whiteboards behind, they can still make excellent homeschooling tools. Chalkboards and dry-erase boards allow you all the space you need to visualize concepts, lessons, equations, and more – they're incredible for visual learners. At the end of the lesson, you can simply wipe the board clean. When school's out, your little student will enjoy having a large surface on which to draw or do practice problems. Chalkboards are also an excellent alternative to the stacks of lined or graph paper your student might otherwise use to work through tough assignments.
Tip!
Does your home design trend toward farmhouse? Frame your chalkboard and it will fit right in!
2. Stacking Drawer Organizers
There's a storage drawer option for students of all ages. For younger students, opt for a storage organizer with thick, multicolored plastic drawers. For older students, think about furnishing your home school with a larger, sturdier storage drawer unit that can hold the textbooks, calculators, and other heavy learning materials they may need. Stacking drawer organizers are the teacher's dependable favorite for easy, accessible organization. Writing utensils, art supplies, work sheets – you can store all of your homeschooling necessities neatly in their own drawers. Erasable labels allow you to reorganize whenever necessary.
If your child prefers hands-on learning, you'll probably need larger organizers to hold their tactile toys and tools. Think about setting up a little bookcase and filling it with large storage bins instead of books. You can also use a cube bookcase to create cute makeshift cubbies reminiscent of the ones used in elementary schools. Cloth bins will be safe and easy for younger children to handle on their own. If you want a more authentic classroom feel, go with the real thing: cubbies with large plastic bins. Just keep in mind that with any large piece of furniture, like a bookcase, there's the danger of it falling – we recommend anchoring it to a wall to avoid injurious accidents.
Nothing inspires passion for learning and imagination quite like books do, but bookcases can pose difficulties to shorter students. They can also be dangerous if not anchored correctly. Allow your students easier, safer book access by furnishing your home classroom with a book display unit. These organizers are lightweight and typically low to the ground to minimize the risk of toppling. With such an organizer in place, you won't need to worry about your students picking books out on their own. In turn, they'll feel more empowered to take charge of what they read and explore.
Desktop organizers are the perfect storage solutions for keeping your essentials within reach. While most of your supplies can be kept stored away in drawers or bins, your most-used writing utensils, tools, and resources can be kept at hand in a desk organizer. Some desktop organizers even include charging ports which are perfect for storing distracting devices during lessons.
