• Home
  • Start Here
  • About
  • My Home
    • My Home Tour
    • Paint Colors
  • DIY/Decor
    • Decorating
      • Rental Ideas
      • Budget Decorating
      • My eBook
      • Decorating Tips
      • The Florida House
    • DIY
      • Before & Afters
    • Crafts
    • Organization
    • Holidays
  • Shop
    • Shop my Christmas Decor
    • Shop Our Home
    • Shop My Instagram
    • Favorite Throw Pillows
  • Media
    • Contact Me
    • Advertise
    • Disclosure
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

Making Home Base

  • Home Tour
  • DIY Projects
  • Shop Our Home
    • Shop My Instagram
    • Favorite Throw Pillows
  • Shop My Holiday Decor

Decorating Freebies

Sign up for FREE access to the vault of a dozen decorating freebies from planning printables to decorative wall prints.

August 13, 2020 7 Comments

We’re Homeschooling this year – Here’s our Homeschool Space

Filed Under: Homeschool, Kid Stuff 7 Comments

31shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Surprise! We’re homeschooling this school year. I’m kidding – it’s really not a surprise. Like the rest of the country, we’ve painstakingly struggled to decide how we wanted to return to schooling for our girls. Ultimately, we opted to take this opportunity to try homeschool and we’re so excited about it. I’ve felt a tug to homeschool for several years now but kept ignoring those urges until this year, which seems to be the perfect year to try homeschool if there ever was one. It’s going to be a different kind of year for all of us whether you’re doing “homeschool” homeschool or distance learning. It’s all a version a homeschool as in kids will be home during the school day. Since the spring we’ve been using our dining room as our school space and we plan on continuing that into the next school year. My friend Kate from Kate Decorates organized a really fun blog hop and a gang of us as sharing our kids’ back to school learning spaces all week. Today, I’m sharing mine along with a few others. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom for a whole list of inspiring spaces you’ll want to check out. Let’s get into it.

homeschooling in the dining room - our homeschool learning space with two elementary aged kids

Our Homeschool Space – Doubles as our dining room

Like I mentioned, in the spring when schools began closing we used our dining room as a temporary learning space and it really worked well for several reasons. I have two girls, ages 8 and 4, so it was helpful to have them together in this space during learning time. The other spaces in our home are rather small and closed off which didn’t feel all that conducive for learning. Our playroom which seems like the ideal space for homeschool would be more of a distraction than anything so the dining room was our best option. Now that we’re homeschooling, I’m even more convinced that our dining room is the perfect learning space. The girls each have one side of the table as their work area so they can be together while working independently. This also gives me space to join them and work quietly when needed.

My friend Destiny shared these great desk mats she found. I got one for each of the girls. They are oversized which is great because they have a computer or a tablet out plus paper for writing or drawing. The mats are really thick and protect my table very nicely.

I also picked up this caddy so they can have school supplies at the ready. We keep a lot of supplies in the cabinet in our dining room as well but these will be specifically for school so we’ll get it out at the beginning of our school day and return it to the cabinet at the end.

Our IKEA cabinet has been the perfect storage space for all of the school supplies. Prior to COVID this cabinet held all of my pretty dishes, cake plates, etc. Those have been relocated and now we’ve got it stocked with school and craft supplies; paper, crayons, pipe cleaners, paint, you name it. It’s stored here. I try my best to keep everything labeled so that the girls can easily find what they’re looking for and return it to its home when they’re done.

Now that school is beginning we have quite a few curriculum books, readers, and manipulatives that I wanted to keep separate from our craft cabinet so I’ve begun storing those school-specific items in this cabinet. Each girl has a shelf and as more of our supplies come they should fill up pretty nicely.

This season of life feels very out of control but it feels nice to organize this space for the girls in preparation for homeschool. I almost feel in control of our school year but then I remember I have kids and that idea of control is simply a fantasy.

My hope for all of us is that our kids remain happy and healthy. I hope they look back on this strange time fondly remember all the time they got with us and their siblings. I hope they remember the stories we read them and the dance parties we had and that the fear many of us might feel, the worrying will slip from their minds and fade away.

I hope for a wonderful school year that is positive and life-giving because we deserve it.

Make sure you visit the other spaces because there are so many creative and wonderful ideas for making a great at-home learning space for your kiddos!

Back to School (The At-Home Edition!) Blog Hop
 
TUESDAY
Kate Decorates  ||  The Organized Mama  ||  Blue i Style ||   The Goat Abode ||  Sweet Digs
 
WEDNESDAY
Home on Poplar Creek  ||  Cassie Bustamante  ||  Love and Renovations  ||  Small Stuff Counts  ||   SKG Designs and Style
 
THURSDAY
Natural Born Organizers  ||  Organize Design Create  ||  Making Home Base  ||  Practically Perfect  ||  Casa Watkins Blog  ||  Two Twenty One
 

Related Posts

  • What Our Homeschool Schedule Looks LikeWhat Our Homeschool Schedule Looks Like
  • Art Supply CaddyArt Supply Caddy
  • Girls’ Christmas JammiesGirls’ Christmas Jammies
  • Chocolate Dipped Fruit Bars with Whole FruitChocolate Dipped Fruit Bars with Whole Fruit
  • Kids Room Christmas DecorationsKids Room Christmas Decorations

About Chelsea

Chelsea Coulston is the resident decorator, baker, and pillow hoarder around these parts. A wife to an active duty Sailor and mom of two girls, Chelsea's got a knack for decorating even the most challenging spaces (just see her military base house!) She's inspired by cool beach tones and warm natural elements that remind you of a day at the beach. After living in a half dozen rentals, she's enjoyed spending the last few years in a cute ranch style home that she and her husband have almost completely renovated themselves. Chelsea lives in sunny Jacksonville, Florida with her husband and two daughters.

Previous Post: « All About Sibling Shared Rooms
Next Post: Family Game Night with Walmart+ »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Cassie Bustamante says

    August 13, 2020 at 11:36 am

    your kids spaces are always so cute and well organized! you’ve got this!

    Reply
  2. Jessica Litman says

    August 13, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    I love how you created such a great multi-purpose space! The supplies on caddies is so smart to grab, use and put away easily!

    Reply
  3. Joni + Kitt says

    August 13, 2020 at 2:26 pm

    Our dining room is also doubling as one of our learning spaces! The caddies and supply cabinets are the perfect addition to this multi-purpose space.

    Reply
  4. Jenny says

    August 13, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    Lovely. We opted out and are distance learning which is an outlier position in our private school. My boys are 7th and 9th. Starting high school as the only kid in the grade at home is going to be tough. They will both be on live zoom teaching schedules so we had to set up separate spaces. One is at a table in the corner of the dining room and one is at a big game table in the living room. Both have comphy chair cushions, beautiful windows, organized supplies, and an orchid! 🙂 Its going to be a wild ride. Good luck to us all. You will be an amazing homeschooler!

    Reply
  5. Kate says

    August 14, 2020 at 8:20 am

    This is a great learning space, Chelsea! I love that you’ll all be together at the dining table — there’s something really special about that (even in these strange times).

    Reply
  6. Stacy says

    August 14, 2020 at 8:56 am

    You have a beautiful family and home! Love seeing some of our fave games on your shelves — Sleeping Queens, Rat-a-tat-Cat, and Sushi Go! Awesome fun (even for adults)! Good luck with the school year — I know you will rock it thoughtfully and stylishly!

    Reply
  7. Amy says

    August 17, 2020 at 8:47 am

    SO many good ideas to help families manage school at home! Can’t wait to see more tips throughout the year!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hi! I’m Chelsea!

I'm Chelsea. Wife to Matt, and mama to P and Millie. I'm a fan of making and decorating things and everything blue + white. I believe that there is no such thing as too many throw pillows. Lover of iced coffee and cocktail Fridays. I'm glad you're here.

Follow Along

facebook instagram pinterest twitter

Search

Home Tour

Archives

  • Privacy Policy
  • Annie the Brave
  • How To Start A Blog
It’s been a whole year since my dining my room l It’s been a whole year since my dining my room looked like this. It’s been a long year, hasn’t it? This space is regularly filled with books and school supplies and two giggling girls. I don’t know if we ever go back to normal from here but there’s a lot from this time that I want to take with me in to the future. How about you? 
Linked everything on @liketoknow.it 

http://liketk.it/3cXlF #liketkit #LTKhome #serenaandlily #potterybarn #rentalliving #howirent #howihome #milspouse #bhgstylemaker #homedecorinspiration #coastalliving
My kids fight all day long but when the time comes My kids fight all day long but when the time comes for them to go to sleep they snuggle up in the same bed and it gives me allll the mama feels. It’s getting pretty tight on the top bunk with them squeezed into a twin but they never complain.

The dots on the wall are little decals for a faux wallpaper look. We love them. I linked them and everything else from the girls room on @liketoknow.it http://liketk.it/3cpo9 #liketkit #LTKkids #howihome #bhgstylemaker #kidsspaces #militaryhousing #milspouse #howirent #rentaldecorating @liketoknow.it.home @liketoknow.it.family
So many things happening today. Got my Covid shot So many things happening today. Got my Covid shot (🥳🥳🥳) and wrote a blog post. I want a prize. Kidding. Finally wrote all about that sconce hack. Rental friends - go to the blog and pin it for later! #rentalfriendly #howihome #sconcelighting #diyprojects #howirent #milspouse #militaryhousing
I think it’s safe to say that my favorite rental I think it’s safe to say that my favorite rental hack is temp wallpaper. I have a version of it in four rooms now. This one is my favorite, I think! #howirent #milspouse #basehousing #bhghome #howihome
My ideas do not always work out but this one did! My ideas do not always work out but this one did! I’m really proud of the way the canvas turned out. It was really fun to be creative in this way. I think this completely transformed our living room in such a great way. This is military base housing guys. Base housing. I almost don’t believe it myself... swipe to see the giant canvas we made before I painted it and our living room before! Also I added everything to @liketoknow.it if you are looking for sources! http://liketk.it/3b1lr @liketoknow.it.home #LTKhome #kismetcheckoutmyhouse #diylookforless #howirent #abmathome #howihome #basehousing #milspouse
Rudy turned 5 last month and I was reminded of how Rudy turned 5 last month and I was reminded of how crazy I was to get a puppy while v pregnant with Millie. Also, he wanted a permanent spot in the feed. Happy Saturday.

Copyright © 2021 ·Captivating Theme · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in

Privacy Policy
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Necessary
Always Enabled