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Are you homeschooling in a small space?
I have always schooled our 4 children in small houses and I’ve learned a few tricks to minimize the mess.
In recent times, there has been a huge wave of new homeschool families.
Many of them feel the need to have a dedicated homeschool room in their house for their kids.
It is absolutely not nessessary to have a homeschool room.
I’ve been homeschooling for 12 years now and have never had a homeschool room.
On top of that, we have always homeschooled in very small houses using our kitchen table.
Here are some tricks to homeschooling in small spaces.
How to Homeschool in a Small Space
Older kids do most of their school work at the kitchen table while very young children play with their special tote of toys.
Where to Keep Your Homeschool Stuff
We have a smaller 3 shelve bookshelf that we keep our homeschool items on.
All books, workbooks, binders, and read alouds belong on this bookshelf.
When it’s time for school, we simply take the items we need off of the bookshelf and bring them to the table.
Most of the time, school is done at the table or on the couch if it’s just reading and the kids don’t have to write.
I do keep a 3 tiered cart for supplies handy.
The key: When you are done with school, all items must be put back on the shelf and on the cart.
Homeschooling small kids in a small space
When my children were very small, I would keep totes of toys in a closet.
One tote for each day of the week.
On Monday for example, I would pull down Monday’s toys which could be farm animals.
My toddler would play with their special toys while I worked with the older children.
By keeping the toys in the closet except for school time, younger kids think these toys are more exciting.
Kids get tired of the same toys laying around.
You could easily find board books, puzzles, blocks at a garage sale to make small toy bins for each day of the week.
Creative ways to homeschool in a small space
Pick a minimalist curriculum that doesn’t need tons of extra books and crafts.
We have a basket for library books and the rest of our curriculum stays on the shelf.
Gather Round is pretty minimalist and doesn’t need a lot of extra things.
Masterbooks is also a good choice for small spaces.
You can expand your homeschooling area by going to a coffee shop, a park, or just outside on a nice day.
Kids like the change in scenery and love to get out of the house.
Let us know how you homeschool in a small space in the comments below.
