Creating the Best Space to Homeschool Your Child
Looking for tips for creating the best space to homeschool? This article has you covered with three major considerations before you start!
Creating the Best Space to Homeschool
It is no secret to the homeschooling world that having a proper space to work is key to your child’s success. Whether it’s a section of a room or a room in its entirety devoted to schooling, making a designated work space nurtures your child’s ability to stay focused on the tasks at hand and sets a clear transition from “work” to “play”. It also helps to keep the school supplies out of the rest of the house and leave your house more organized. If you have been looking for ways to improve your homeschooling space, here are a few tips to get you started!
Designate the Remodeling Space
Before you start organizing and designing a functional space, first figure out where in your home makes the most sense to create a homeschool station, because let’s face it, the dining room table is just not doing the trick anymore!
While you take a look around your home, some things to think about while finding a space are:
- Is it free from distraction?
- Do you have multiple homeschoolers?
- Is there room to spread out?
- Will this spot allow for the organization needed for an at-home classroom?
Common spaces in your home to consider could be a finished basement (or finishing the basement), a home office, or a dedicated portion of a living room. If there is a room that your family doesn’t make use of often, look into creating that space into your at-home classroom!
Plan Out Your Budget
A common reason that holds back a homeschooling parent from creating a designated space in their home is the idea of stretching what feels like an already “tight budget” to make the adjustments needed for a functional workspace. If this is you, you are not alone! A great way to get the ball rolling to truly create the best homeschool space is to plan and finance.
Whether you need funds for a full room remodel, partial remodel, school supplies, organization supplies, furniture or decor for the new space, utilizing your home’s equity may be just the answer you need. By taking out a home equity loan, you will receive money in a single lump sum to use for the new space and if used on a home improvement project like this, it’s tax deductible. Transforming a space into a home office or a home classroom would enable you to focus on school work while also allowing the space to stay organized and separated from the rest of the home.
A great way to enhance your budget is looking into DIY options or buying used necessities like desks and white boards. In the world of technology we live in, there are so many resources for design or remodeling DIY projects. By buying gently used furniture and supplies you not only save money but can customize them to fit the exact style you are going for. A popular DIY project for a homeschooling room is making your own chalkboard. By using chalkboard paint, you can create an at-home chalkboard on any wall surface you want. Make it your own by finding a unique border or make it into a fun shape!
Optimize the Space for Homeschool Essentials
Now that you have a designated space chosen, it’s time to brainstorm how to best optimize the area to be the most functional for your needs. Pinterest has great design ideas for any style room. When getting started on putting together the new space, draw out a few different options to pick the best layout. Knowing how you want the layout of the room to look will allow you to know what furniture, decor and organizing tools to plan for.
To avoid clutter, messiness and losing supplies, make sure there is a place for everything (and everyone). If you have multiple homeschoolers working in this area, investing in a large, long work station that can fit multiple chairs will allow each child to feel like they have their own space to not only work but also to keep their supplies. Take a look at shelving and baskets that allow for you to label the outside. Make getting organized fun by allowing your child to help organize the space. This way, you will be able to teach them how to organize and also allow them to create/organize their space in a way that makes sense to them. Homeschooling supplies that are needed vary from family to family and even grade to grade but there are a few essential homeschool supplies guaranteed to help keep the day functional and organized.
An overlooked piece to designing any room is the proper lighting. When selecting lighting for your new workspace, try selecting blue and white LEDs as cool, light colors are the best lights for studying. Blue and white LEDs mimic daylight, which helps to keep your mind awake and focused. Cooler colors will make sure that you’re at your most attentive as you study.
Now that you have your space chosen, the funds and decor planned out, you’re ready to begin transforming a room into your very own homeschooling haven! You’ll never have to worry about tripping over your child’s workbooks in the living room again, and you can now get back to separating your life from the school day.
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