Homeschool Organization: Organize Your Learning Space + Free Printable

Here’s your reminder that you absolutely do not need a dedicated homeschool room to homeschool your kids.

While those perfectly organized homeschool rooms on Pinterest are gorgeous…homeschool happens all over our house. The kitchen table, sofa, family room, outside, and even the car can become learning spaces depending on what we’re doing that day.

And, honestly, that’s one of the things I love about homeschooling!

A flexible homeschool space lets us take learning where it makes the most sense. What does help, though, is having our books, curriculum, and supplies somewhat organized so we’re not spending half the morning trying to figure out where someone left the scissors.

That’s where this Family Learning Adventure comes in!

Give Your Homeschool Space a Reset

Just as us homeschool moms need a homeschool reset every now and then, so do our spaces! For this activity, get the kids involved in refreshing the spaces and supplies your family uses for homeschooling.

You might be organizing an entire homeschool room, a bookshelf in your family room, a rolling cart, a kitchen cabinet, or several different areas in your house. No matter the size of your current reset, chances are the whole family will benefit from an organized space!

I know I do my best work when my house isn’t cluttered, y’know?

You and the kids can work together to:

• Sort it: Go through books, curriculum, and supplies.
• Toss it: Get ride of trash, broken supplies, and things you no longer need.
• Restock it: Check pencils, paper, glue, notebooks, and other frequently used supplies.
• Make it yours: Add artwork, favorite books, a plant, or something your kids enjoy!
• Keep it going: Decide on one simple habit that will help keep everything organized. (confession: this is where I struggle)

Getting the kids involved also gives them some ownership over their learning environment instead of Mom being the only person who knows where everything belongs!

Your Whole House Can Be a Learning Space

Don’t feel pressured to recreate a traditional classroom at home. We’re homeschooling! Why do so many people want their home to look like a school?! I don’t get it.

Anywho…

One day your kids might do math at the kitchen table and the next they may read on the sofa. Science experiments may happen in the kitchen, art projects outside, and history lessons in the car on the way to a field trip.

That’s one of the reasons we enjoy hands-on learning in our homeschool days so much. Learning doesn’t have to happen behind a desk to be meanintful!

Your homeschool space should work for your family, not look like someone else’s…no matter how aesthecially pleasing they make it look on social media.

Make It Simpler

Have younger kids? Give them one small job at a time. They could gather all the crayons, put books on a shelf, test markers and throw away the dried-out ones, or organize supplies by color.

You don’t have to organize the entire house. Pick one homeschool area and start there.

Explore Further

Older kids and teens can take responsibility for organizing their own homeschool materials. After all, being able to organize is an important life skill that will definitely come in handy for years to come…not matter how frustrating it can be to teach & maintain.

Have them decide what organizational system would actually work for them, identify supplies they’re missing, or create labels for shelves, bins, and drawers.

They could even reorganize a space now and evaluate it again in a few weeks. What worked? What didn’t? What would they change?

Free Homeschool Organization Checklist

I’ve create a free Homeschool Space Reset Checklist to help your family work through this activity together.

The printable walks kids through six simple steps:

• sorting
• tossing
• putting things away
• restocking supplies
• personalizing their space
• creating a habit to help keep it organized

You’ll also find this printable, along with my other free homeschool printables, in the Printable Playground.

Family Learning Adventure #5

Organizing your learning space is Family Learning Adventure #5 in our September Family Learning Adventure series! Family Learning Adventures are screen-free, hands-on activities created for homeschooling families with kids of different ages to explore, create, discover, and learn together.

This adventure is a good reminder that your learning space doesn’t have to be a room at all! It’s wherever your family happens to be learning that day.

At the end of the day, the best homeschool space isn’t the prettiest or the most organized. It’s the one that works for your family.

Maybe that’s a dedicated homeschool room. Maybe it’s a rolling cart that follows you around the house. Maybe it’s the kitchen table until you need to clear everyone off for dinner. Around here, we love the flexibility of being able to learn wherever the day takes us…and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Give your space a little reset, grab your free checklist, and then get back to what really matters: learning together and making some great memories along the way.

Happy Homeschooling!

Until next time, stay safe, & enjoy quality time with your family,