Like many homeschoolers, we’ve found that we don’t confine learning to just one room, so we’ve found ourselves spilling out for our different activities. I have set aside a few rooms and spaces as dedicated homeschool areas. I don’t do well with clutter, so I make the most of closets, drawers, and cupboards to tuck things away. I expect this page to be updated as we grow and get more organized.
Reading Room
Reading Room
Comfortable reading spots and inviting face-out, rain gutter bookshelves for our picture books, this is where our whole family can snuggle in for read-alouds. More detail/photos of the Reading Room…
Kraft Kitchen
Kraft Kitchen
The Kraft Kitchen is a basement kitchen now seeing lots of homeschooling use. Plenty of dedicated drawers, shelves to store supplies, a sink for cleanups, and the typical things you’d find in a kitchen. Uninhibited, creative, messy, fun. More detail/photos of the Kraft Kitchen, including all our craft supplies…
Learning Loft
Learning Loft
Where we do most of the sit-down (well we sprawl out on the carpet) learning! Reading, Handwriting, Math, Spelling… We store our reference books in this loft. Satori has her own computer and desk here, as does mom the Teacher! A very central room to the house, as this loft overlooks the main living spaces of our house, and is adjacent to our Reading Room Library. More photos/description…
Science Station
Science Station
Our science station is just a corner of our basement fitness room, but we can setup our experiments and activities in this area easily. This is the newest dedicated homeschooling area and is not finished yet. Read more…
History Hangout
History Hangout
Adjacent to the Science Station, this is simply wall space dedicated to our wall History Timelines. Perhaps I’ll setup a small table to hold some current history projects as well. As classical homeschoolers, we’ve certainly got the timelines covered, from Ancient to Medieval to the Renaissance to Modern times! We’ve also got a few specialty timelines that will be featured here, such as U.S. Presidents, Prehistory, Ancient Art, Western Art, and more. Read more…
Fitness Gym
Fitness Gym
While we have all the outdoors to run, hike and explore, this is the part of our basement where we can get some physical exercise any time of the year, any time of the day, rain or shine. This is a convenient home gym with professional gym rubber flooring, a long floor-length mirror along one side of the room, another long mirror along the other side… A big screen TV for watching those educational shows (and entertaining movies). Satori loves to jump on her mini trampoline while watching TV. There is also a treadmill, elliptical machine, NordicTrack skier, weight gym, dumbbells, balance balls, yoga/pilates mats and other fitness essentials. A Wii Fit and Outdoor Challenge games are also fun. Plenty of space for Satori to ride her bike and plasma car. Read more…
Family Fun Room
Family Fun
Family Fun Room
Here’s where we can all hang out as a family, play games, read books, do puzzles, watch TV, play with our pets… Read more…
Artists Nook – Future area
Our Great Room area, which is one of our “non-homeschool” living spaces, but this is where Satori and I can play piano on our baby grand. Since I find this area very inspirational with all the windows and mountain nature right outside, I hope to also include a artist table/drafting table where we can work on drawings.
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