Homeschool Classroom Set-up

Maybe it's the teacher in me, but I've always loved setting up my classroom. Even when it was in the kitchen/ breakfast room, I just loved seeing our space come together. As an Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are...

Kindergarten Homeschool Space

Hi! I'm Leslie- a homeschooling momma to a 5 year old girl and 21 month old boy.  The 2 are as different as night and day.  I share our adventures here to both inspire learning at home and chronicle our lives, because honestly, I never started the baby books and my kids will just have to look back on their childhood through this blog... ha! #keepinitrealIt's happening...

New Year, New Classroom Set-up

Happy New Year!New Year, New Month, and New Preschool Homeschool Room set-up!Our son turned one at the beginning of December.  Look at that adorableness!  Don't let him fool you though; he is a destroyer! ;) This tornado of a boy has torn apart our preschool classroom, and has staked his claim of what is his, which is EVERYTHING!  And every single thing goes into the...

Home School: Preschool Classroom Set-up

Our space is ready for our new 2018-2019 school year withMother Goose Time and Classical Conversations!Watch this video (11 minutes) to get the the whole low down on how I set up our room.FROM THE ENTRYWAY:Bookshelves: Rain gutters screwed to 2x4's which are screwed into studs.Bookcase: cheap from WalmartTrunk: given to me from my Banana Republic working daysRug: WayfairArt Display: burlap string...

Creating a Preschool Homeschool Space

Do you ever feel like your kid's stuff has just overtaken every room of the house?Last year, I set up most of Sweet Pea's preschool items in our breakfast room next to the kitchen, which you can see here.  It worked great!However, I had also turned our front formal family room into her playroom, which she hardly used unless to get a book.  I really hated the fact that she hardly played...

Mother Goose Time: Welcome Kit

 It came! It finally came!Sweet Pea and I were so excited to see our new Mother Goose Time box on our doorstep Monday.  Lately, each time she sees it, she decides she has to ride the bus, aka sit on the box.She wouldn't give me a smile as she was too distracted by the dog in our yard. Today I only want to discuss the Welcome Getting Started Kit that comes with your first order or...

My Kitchen is My Classroom

The Heart of the Home.  The kitchen has been known to be the "heart of the home," and now it is where Sweet Pea and I will have much of our Mother Goose Time (MGT).The heart beats and pumps life throughout the body, and it is here that I will be teaching, learning, and growing with my little girl.The Kitchen is my Classroom.  The top freezer part of my fridge houses the...

Mission Organization: Tables

This year I have tables.  The past 2 years I have had desks that worked beautifully; however, bigger kids need bigger spaces.  Don't get me wrong....I LOVE my tables compared to the normal "junior high desks".  You know the one with the basket at the bottom that you have to slide into with the arm on one side.  How can you do Science experiments with those?!?  If you are...

Home Sweet Second Home… Classroom Set-up

I am OBSESSED with color.  No specific color, just all of them.  So logically my classroom looks like a rainbow blew up in it.  And no... I am not teaching kindergarten or even elementary where this would be most appropriate.  I am teaching 6th grade... I think the kids are supposed to be maturing, but I'm sure my classroom will bring back nostalgic feelings of years long...