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The countdown has begun for Kindergarten to start, here at home. Curriculum has been bought, schedule has been created, morning baskets put together, and a colorful preschool room has been transformed into a kindergarten space. Here is the before, of what our preschool room looked like:
As I've gone through to simplify our home, I felt like the preschool room seemed overwhelmingly colorful and cluttered. I appreciated every item that had been donated or given to me, enjoyed each puzzle or book that I had bought, but it soon amounted to just too much. As I got ready to tackle Kindergarten, I decided to go through and see what I needed to change to make the space work for us.
There are probably a number of books that could be gone through and gotten rid of (you'll see I haven't really simplified in that department! I have a hard time getting rid of books!), but I am very happy with how the space turned out.
My budget was almost zero, as I wanted all my homeschool budget to go towards homeschool curriculum. I upgraded the baskets we already had for the cubbies, painted the table my son already had, and made sure every item had a place. Upgrading your homeschool space doesn't have to be expensive, or 'Instagram worthy'. If it works for you and your family, then it's perfect!
Shiplap doesn't make things any more functional.
(That may or may not be my new motto now!)
Hope you enjoy seeing my homeschool space. If you follow me on Instagram, or Facebook, tag me in your learning space! I would love to see what functions for you!
This rocking chair we already had, makes a perfect spot for morning basket time. Since the front room is my piano studio as well as our learning space, it made sense to combine it!
I love that my son got to help with transforming his red table into a white one, with a chalkboard top. It will be so fun to practice sight words and spelling words on his table.
I tend to over stuff bins, so I decided to limit myself to 4 bins. One of the cubbies looks messy, as it holds all the awkward shaped games, puzzles and activities. However, these things have a place, so they are staying! Sometimes you have to just do what works best for you.
I also divided our books into Playful Pioneer recommended books, Kindergarten Curriculum books (Math, Phonics, and more), and educational books. This only holds a very small percentage of the books we own, since, like I said, I can't seem to de-clutter books!
I printed a map, days of the week, and months of the year from Playful Pioneers for the bulletin board, and the room is complete! We are ready for the new school year to start in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned for the rest of the month, as I share schedules, and Morning Basket information. Also, click a link below to check out other back to school related posts!
The chalkboard top for the table is such a great idea!
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