threeturn Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I am collecting links to bloggers' homeschool room posts at my new website Real Mom Resources. I would love it if you would come on over and link up your blog. There is not much content there now since it is brand new, but I hope to grow it and one day those top spots may be coveted real estate. :D Feel free to click around and add links to any of the other topics as well. Thanks! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixjen Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I would love to see what people do WITHOUT homeschool rooms. We have a tiny house, and no room to dedicate to homeschooling, so we end up at the kitchen table. But I struggle with figuring out storage, whiteboards, maps, etc., without going crazy from the mess. Especially since we basically LIVE in 500 sq ft. (The living room and eat-in kitchen area all one big room. Everything else is bed/bathrooms.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeturn Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 You know Jen, we have a room that we could use as a hs room, but don't. We actually school in our breakfast nook and prefer it. I will keep that in mind for a future collection of links, though, so look for it soon. Fantastic idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hi Jen, I don't have a homeschool room, we homeschool at the dining table, I kind of prefer it that way. My house is bigger, but my last house was 900 sq. feet and we homeschooled at the small kitchen table. My dh took the coat closet and fit it with shelves all the way up to the ceiling for our books and materials, he left a small space free for hanging coats. I'll be over to link up! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibby Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I would love to see what people do WITHOUT homeschool rooms. We have a tiny house, and no room to dedicate to homeschooling, so we end up at the kitchen table. But I struggle with figuring out storage, whiteboards, maps, etc., without going crazy from the mess. Especially since we basically LIVE in 500 sq ft. (The living room and eat-in kitchen area all one big room. Everything else is bed/bathrooms.) Me too!!! :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I also homeschool in our dining room at the table. Am I allowed to link that up since it is technically not a "homeschool room"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I linked up my homeschool studio. Thanks for collecting those links. What a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I would love to see what people do WITHOUT homeschool rooms. We have a tiny house, and no room to dedicate to homeschooling, so we end up at the kitchen table. But I struggle with figuring out storage, whiteboards, maps, etc., without going crazy from the mess. Especially since we basically LIVE in 500 sq ft. (The living room and eat-in kitchen area all one big room. Everything else is bed/bathrooms.) :iagree: We're 5 people in 750 square feet with no closets and too much stuff. We were homeschooling in the living room on adjustable height folding tables, then we moved to the kitchen/dining nook and now I'm planning to move to the living room again. I feel like I may finally be getting a handle on how to make this work. I'll probably do a blog post once I have it all finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://homeschool-ninjas.blogspot.com/p/school-room.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 We just had tile laid and grouted today. Bought our Ikea furniture yesterday, so it will be a few days of building furniture before I can post a picture. We are going from separate desks for each boy, to a table. We always end up doing SOTW at the dining room table anyway, so I thought we'd copy this mom's homeschool room, and bring the table into our classroom. To say that I am excited to get started would be an understatement!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsuz123 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://www.realfunhomeschool.com/2012/01/our-school-room.html Here is my link. Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://homeschool-ninjas.blogspot.com/p/school-room.html Your daughters are beautiful! We adopted our seven yr old from China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitofthewomb Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I linked up my homeschool studio. Thanks for collecting those links. What a great idea! how is it working out to have to go out of the house for school? i could have similar setup but was worried about the inconvenience like potty breaks, rain, etc. thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 how is it working out to have to go out of the house for school? i could have similar setup but was worried about the inconvenience like potty breaks, rain, etc. thanks for sharing! We just run fast when it's raining. :) When we are down there for longer days (it really depends--our routine is willy-nilly right now), I schedule in a potty break mid-morning. Otherwise, I try to have water bottles, snacks, and handy things like wipes available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I would love to see what people do WITHOUT homeschool rooms. We have a tiny house, and no room to dedicate to homeschooling, so we end up at the kitchen table. But I struggle with figuring out storage, whiteboards, maps, etc., without going crazy from the mess. Especially since we basically LIVE in 500 sq ft. (The living room and eat-in kitchen area all one big room. Everything else is bed/bathrooms.) We did not use our "school room" for the second half of this last year and don't plan on using it next year. We do such a large majority of school on the couch and when we were at the table, I liked the feel of being central in our house and not squished in a room. Last year, we did a workbox system and had the drawers in a corner in the kitchen. I just arranged our setup today for this fall. I have two clear bins with three drawers each. Each kid has two bins - one is for school supplies and one is for their teacher guides and workbooks. I have a drawer for my supplies, and one for math manipulatives. Any other school stuff is either on a bookshelf or in a closet. If this setup works, I plan on getting an 8 square Expedit system from Ikea with the nice looking rattan baskets to hold what our plastic bins are holding. I have just decided that I would rather use our extra space as a play/hang out area for the kids and their friends and don't feel that we need a separate school area. (Today:D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 WOw! What a great collection of school rooms. I just went to take a quick peak over and ending up spending a large portion of my morning just flipping through the links. Very inspiring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 We are in the middle of redoing our schoolroom...should be done soon, I will link it when we are done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russiantwins Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I am collecting links to bloggers' homeschool room posts at my new website Real Mom Resources. I would love it if you would come on over and link up your blog. There is not much content there now since it is brand new, but I hope to grow it and one day those top spots may be coveted real estate. :D Feel free to click around and add links to any of the other topics as well. Thanks! Pam I love having a room set aside for school, so I can set everything up the night before and keeps everything organized.... http://snsriedel.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/tour-the-new-room/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Seems like several people are in the middle of redoing their schoolrooms. I aem almost done with ours, need to finish laying the tile the next few days and move in the furniture, then I will post a picture. I am so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeturn Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Wow! What a great response. Thank you so much for helping to build that collection. I hope your blogs get tons of visits from this as it grows. I love this time a year when rooms, spaces, and plans all get a fresh start. For those of you who put your links here -- I can't link them up at the website for you. If you want them over there as well, then you will need to do that yourself. Would love to have them there. And while you are on the website, feel free to look around and add links to any topic you have blogged about. I will be adding more topics today, so be sure to check back. I really want this site to be a helpful place for moms -- as a blog reader and a blogger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeturn Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 I also homeschool in our dining room at the table. Am I allowed to link that up since it is technically not a "homeschool room"? Sure, it's a homeschool space. I am sure there are great ideas there anyone can use. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Here's some of DD's most recent changes to ours http://makingmusicwithkids.blogspot.com/2012/05/mount-parnassus-academy-hops-into-3rd.html Here's some more photos from last year http://makingmusicwithkids.blogspot.com/2011/08/homeschoolplaying-school-in-our-case.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Wow! What a great response. Thank you so much for helping to build that collection. I hope your blogs get tons of visits from this as it grows. I love this time a year when rooms, spaces, and plans all get a fresh start. For those of you who put your links here -- I can't link them up at the website for you. If you want them over there as well, then you will need to do that yourself. Would love to have them there. And while you are on the website, feel free to look around and add links to any topic you have blogged about. I will be adding more topics today, so be sure to check back. I really want this site to be a helpful place for moms -- as a blog reader and a blogger. I love your idea and the blog you've created. I looked at it quite a bit last night. Very informative stuff there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I linked up my homeschool studio. Thanks for collecting those links. What a great idea! Wow! Just ... wow. You are one talented lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 This is my blog entry from the beginning of this year. Of course, our school room is now filled with school work, so it looks a little different. I've been starting fresh every fall with new posters, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeturn Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 I love your idea and the blog you've created. I looked at it quite a bit last night. Very informative stuff there! Thanks Chelli! I hope it becomes a place of great inspiration for many. I know it is something I will use often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I posted ours! I need to take some new pics as now we have actual bookshelves and our hutch is being used as a hutch again! Rearranged room but similar concept. Fun blog idea! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I linked mine. This is the first time I've linked to my blog from this forum, for some reason that makes me nervous. Maybe I'll be brave enough to add it to my signature one of these days. :blushing: Before we had a schoolroom we worked in the eat-in kitchen. I had two sets of 8-cube bookshelfs (like the 8-cube Expedit). One of them stored books and was under the overhang of the kitchen counter where bar stools would normally go. The other was along the only empty wall (the other walls had a window and a sliding glass door). This one held preschool toys in the bottom to keep little ones busy, and all our curriculum was along the top with binder holders, drawers for paper, and mini-drawers for supplies. I managed to cram a lot of supplies in that little space. A large whiteboard tucked between the shelf and the wall. I had extra books stored on a large 15-cube bookshelf in the hallway. My husband built me a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf that we snuck into our laundry room (we had to stack the washer & dryer to fit it). That was where I stored all my extra supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I am so inspired by all these great posts!! Hmmm.. I'm thinking a little redecoration is in order. Does anyone else stare at people's photos and try to point out curriculum and resources that they know? I'm just a curriculum junkie.... A homeschooling group near me is hosting a used-curriculum fair today and I had originally talked myself into NOT going (namely because I blew a lot of cash at another one just last month) but now after seeing all the fun things in some of your rooms I'm thinking I may go peek at this sale too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2agang Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I can link up mine but first let me hang the curtains. (They've been on the shelf for the last couple of months.):001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbt1294 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Love this thread! I used to have the cutest hs room in what was supposed to be the formal dining room in our new house. However, we tried to sell the house last year and was told by our realtor that we had to make that room a dining room or a parlor since it was the first thing that people saw when they walked into the house. Sooooo, I lost my room. We put our piano in there and it became the pretty little music room (a big waste of space) but it is pretty. Anyway, we have been relagated to the dining room "space". I say space because that is all that it is. We barely have enough room to get around the table and that is the most ANNOYING part of hsing there. I really just wanted to share one tip for moms in my situation. I couldn't put maps up because the house was on the market. Sooo I bought laminated maps and just mounted them on sheets of thick poster board. If we need to put them up, they slide easily behind the tv cabinet or another shelf then we can pull them out again when we need them. Would love to hear some other tips. ~Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heritagelearningacademy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Love this thread! :) Hubby may not! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccouch Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 This thread is dangerous. What began as inspiration turned into an innocent reorganization here, but quickly morphed into an all-out room re-do. If I'm not back with pictures in a few days, send reinforcements. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Your daughters are beautiful! We adopted our seven yr old from China. Thank you! My dds are Hunan spicy girls. Which province is your dd from? :) They were much younger in the schoolroom photos. Here they are now. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2agang Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Beth, Where did you get those flashcards your dds are playing with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Just linked ours, we use the dining room as our homeschool room: http://www.cambridgeshireacademy.com/2011/06/our-homeschool-room-updated.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixjen Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 This thread is dangerous. What began as inspiration turned into an innocent reorganization here, but quickly morphed into an all-out room re-do. If I'm not back with pictures in a few days, send reinforcements. LOL :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 This thread is dangerous. What began as inspiration turned into an innocent reorganization here, but quickly morphed into an all-out room re-do. If I'm not back with pictures in a few days, send reinforcements. LOL Waiting patiently for your pics Ccouch! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccouch Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I got so much done yesterday! I looked through the pics posted here & picked out specific things that I liked, then we got busy. We pulled out every single book, moved the bookshelves, put all the books back, bought & built a cube storage shelf, moved out an armoire that I wasn't totally using to make way for the girls' computer desk. It's totally coming together & I'm so excited! I usually look at these threads or rooms on Pinterest and dream, but this week, I'm doing it :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Beth, Where did you get those flashcards your dds are playing with? If you're talking about the Basher periodic table cards, she linked to them right on that page, but here they are: http://www.amazon.com/Basher-Flashcards-Periodic-Table-Science/dp/0753466082 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissent Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I was gonna make a thread asking WHERE to do our work. Right now we are living in the upstairs apartment of my parents home the kids in 1 bedroom me the wife and baby in the 2nd we have no dining room table in the kitchen because its just to small. don't even have a coffee table in the living room...I thought about getting a desk and having daughter do her work upstairs but I dunno...racking my brain as to where set up her HS at...don't need to be much just a table for now...hopefully by the time January gets here we can afford to get out of here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Beth, Where did you get those flashcards your dds are playing with? Amazon. They are tons of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Well, we finally have the school room "mostly" done! I am still waiting on packages and will have to "rearrange" stuff, but all the furniture and big stuff is in place. I just put pics on my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniBlondes Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Great thread. As a newbie, I love seeing everyones space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Gregg Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 This is our homeschooling room. We might make a few tweeks over the next few weeks. http://mumsygibb.blogspot.com/2012/05/our-homeschooling-room.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tots2teens Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I got so much done yesterday! I looked through the pics posted here & picked out specific things that I liked, then we got busy. We pulled out every single book, moved the bookshelves, put all the books back, bought & built a cube storage shelf, moved out an armoire that I wasn't totally using to make way for the girls' computer desk. It's totally coming together & I'm so excited! I usually look at these threads or rooms on Pinterest and dream, but this week, I'm doing it :D. This has been me the last couple of days!! And, it all started with this thread:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom24cuties Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 These rooms are great I am getting a lot of ideas on how to decorate our school room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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