Our class

Some homeschoolers have been posting about their classrooms. We (like many others) do not have a spare room, basement or any kind of extra space for a "classroom" In our house school happens everywhere. So here is my little tour.

This first picture is the children's computer, in a corner of the livingroom. It has all the JumpStart Programs from PreK to 5th grade on it. It also has the Funnix reading program, that we got for free during their promotion, back in Jan 2011. Excellent reading program and well worth the new low price. On the screen now is the Free on-line typing program we are using @ typingweb.com It is a very good program and allows you to set up a teacher page for checking up on your kids work.


The entertainment center (also in the livingroom) is where we watch DVD, VHS, online and streaming educational videos. Netflix has a lot of National Geographic, PBS and Imax streaming content and we use that alot. The shelves to the left are our Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. The bottom cabinets is where I hide all the curriculum that is not in use and our games.


The dining table is where they sit for written work. Math, Spelling and Grammar. This is also where we do our lapbooks. I cleared the table just for the picture... LOL it is usually covered with school or a meal. Also notice our handy little white board. It doesn't get used as often as it use to, but my son loves to use his magnetic letters on it. So I keep it.


This is what I call the school shelf. Everything we are currently using is kept on this shelf. Bottom shelf has magazines (too many to name) and reference books. Second from the bottom is the Math, Spelling, Grammar, Lapbooks, Notebook Timeline and some drawing books. Oh and extra paper. The 3rd shelf up is 1st, 2nd and 3rd year readers of different kinds. I really need to update this row of stuff. The shelf with the storage bins has pencils, pens, glue, scissors, paint & brushes, crayons, makers, colored pencils, glitter pens and I think chalk. The next shelf has little kid magazines, flash cards, Webster's Pocket Set, glitter glue, Dot Art and View Master stuff. The top shelf is used mostly for dropping "stuff" as we come in the front door. But I also use it to display the cool stuff the kids have done.


This is the sewing machine that I use to teach my girls to sew. It is in my bedroom. I don't even have an extra room for sewing.


As for books to read...... The boys room has a book shelf full of books for ages up to 8. The girls room has two book shelves full of books for age 10 to adult. My room has one book shelf and two night stands full of books. Plus I have other books stuffed in a storage closet. I have a really hard time cleaning out reading books and getting rid of them. Too often we will re-read books that we like and every time I try to clean them out, I end up liking ALL of them. I am now getting books downloaded and put on my ipad and started thinking that maybe the girls should have an e-reader of some kind. That may help with culling out books.

Well, that is our school house...... Maybe next week, I'll post our schoolyard (grin)