Our School Room 2011/2012

Chalkboard

The shelf above our beloved old school chalkboard is a new addition this year.  I commissioned my Dad to build and add the shelf, then I purchased the old-fashioned candy containers.  I'd like to say this was my original idea, but I found it while doing some internet surfing and pinned it on my Pinterest board!

Workboxes for older boys

These are the workbox set-up that I use for the older boys.  These have held up very well to lots of heavy duty use.

Old TV Armoire used for storage

I use this for storage for most of our curriculum.  I like that I can close the doors and don't always have to look at all the stuff inside.

Magazine Holders

 I use magazine holders, one per child, to hold the items that are not in their workboxes.  I also use it to keep items that I think they will use, but aren't quite ready for.  I use the larger basket for teachers manuals.

I use another magazine holder to hold our current volume of Five in a Row that we are doing this year.  I have a basket filled with some of our religious ed items that we use as a group in the morning.

Library Books

Gutter-shelves.  I love these things!  They have been a great addition to our school room this year.  The shelves are used to keep our library books separate from the books we own, and helps remind us to take them back.

Workboxes for the rest of the children

It's always hard to get a good photo from this angle in the room.  The lighting won't cooperate.  This is the area that houses the other four children's workboxes.  Mostly for the younger two it holds art supplies that they can get to whenever they like.

More magazine holders

I use more magazine holders to store our past Five in a Row volumes. 

Paths of Exploration shelf

This shelf holds all of our books that we are using with Paths of Exploration, as well as a notebook for each child.  Makes life so much easier to have everything in one place.

That's our learning space!

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