School Days

It's that time of year again and the kids and I have been bitten by the back-to-school bug. So I've been organizing the schoolroom, planning curriculum, and shopping for school supplies. M(9) asked me if we could pleeease start school tomorrow? Well we're not quite ready yet, but we're getting there. I'm looking at the middle of August for our start date so she's just gonna have to wait a couple of more weeks.

But in that back to school spirit, here's a tour of our schoolroom. It is also our dining room, but nobody really calls it that anymore. Even the 3 yr old calls it "the school room" and the "school table." I have a feeling if I asked her where the dining room was she'd have no idea what I was talking about.


Our workspace (aka dining room table.) You can see M's Multiplication Wheel on the wall:

This is the small bookcase where the kids keep some of their free reading material.

Another bookcase where most of the kids texts and workbooks are kept. There are 3 bookcases with a total of 12 shelves in this small room (not counting the ones in the rest of the house.) Of course as any homeschooler or lover of books knows that's still not enough. The reading corner:

The music corner:

The craft cabinet (actually in the kitchen)

This is the sofa where we usually end up for Read Alouds since it's more comfy:

These are new and the kids are really excited about them. (Thanks Rebecca for the great idea.)Each kid has a "locker" for their stuff. There's even one for me. :-)

Thanks for visiting our Schoolroom!

Summer's not over yet though. Have a great one!