Well, I'm getting my homeschool room in order to get ready for our first day on Monday, Aug. 16!  I am still working on organizing and planning (2 things that never end as a homeschool mom).

Earlier in the summer I organized my file cabinet that I picked up at the goodwill store for $6.99.  It's a little beat up, but my children decorated the blah tan cabinet with lots of colorful stickers!  I was an elementary ed teacher for a short time BK (Before Kids) and my mother-in-law taught 1st grade for 30 years so I have accumulated resources that I hope to use more often this year with my new organization system.  Lots of the resources came in the form of worksheets that I organized in file folders.

In the top drawer I am keeping all file folders that have Math and Reading/Writing resources.  The middle drawer has Science folders, and the bottom drawer has folders filled with Activities by Month and Miscellaneous.  I used to organize the file folders in ABC order, but it was difficult to find things so I decided to organize the drawers by topic.  I typed out each topic on the computer, glued them to bright paper and laminated them.  I then taped them to a big flower shaped magnet to put on the outside of each drawer.  Here are a few pictures:


Tomorrow I should be done with my Workbaskets + Workboxes = Works for 4 (children) organization system that I have been working on and I hope to post pictures of how I plan to organize my day and curriculum.  So check back to see my ideas!  I know it will be a work in progress and I will have to make adjustments, but this will be a start for our school year.