Welcome to my fifth Annual School Room Tour! The first three were for our preschool room, so this is the second elementary school room. But this is the first in our new house. When we moved here in January, I unpacked everything into shelves and stacked & stored them however they would fit. I just didn’t have time to really decide where best to place things. So I’ve spent the last couple of weeks starting over. I pulled everything off…
Welcome to my fourth annual school room tour! While the room hasn’t changed much, the materials sure have. DJ completed the Montessori 3-6 primary series and is beginning Montessori Lower Elementary. So all of the iconic Montessori materials are gone – no more Pink Tower, Brown Stair, Number Rods. No more sandpaper letters, movable alphabet or metal insets. So what has taken their place? Books! Books, books and more books. And paper and pencils. This is DJ’s main workspace. He…
I can’t believe I’m already writing my third annual school room tour! The room hasn’t changed much as it’s still our living room. We did get a new sofa for Christmas so we have a bit more floor space without the chaise sticking out. Although most of the items on the shelves haven’t changed. I’ll go around the room and point out what we have out and what is new. Standing in the middle of the room and looking to the…
As a new school year approaches, here is an updated look at DJ’s “schoolroom,” which I put in quotes because this is actually our living room. We don’t have a spare room large enough for all of his school supplies but I also like having his school work as part of his daily life and not something we do in a special space. Making learning a part of life is one of the many reasons that I choose to homeschool…