Our homeschool room was made last year. We tore out the carpet and painted the floor, painted the walls, moved in some bookcases and cupboards, and decorated the walls with Peel Monkey decals (I love Peel Monkey!).
This year, the room is staying much the same except that I have decided to use workboxes with the two six year olds so I picked up three colourful storage units for that. I have the feeling that the nine year olds are also going to want to do workboxes, so I may have to get even more down the line, but for now, this is how it sits.
Those are the workbox bins. I have never done workboxes before, but was inspired by Jen over at Chestnut Grove Academy and am going to give it a try. I think my bins aren’t deep enough for some things, but these were on sale and I like the amount of bins and that the colours will make organization easier.
Above the workbox bins is our world map and our time zone clocks. We have one for Ethiopia, one for our province, and another for Nova Scotia, where friends of ours live.
This wall graphic of Africa with a cutout of Ethiopia (the birth country of two of our children and where a piece of our hearts will always be) is also courtesy of Peel Monkey.
The reading corner is a favourite in the room with all the kids. That bean bag chair gets a lot of use!
Other than that, I changed the quotes on the wall and of course, did a massive clean-up and de-cluttering of the room. I should have taken “before” photos because there were piles of paper and books everywhere and the bookshelves were a jumbled mess. They should last in their current organized state for at least a few days!
We are planning on doing several unit studies this year and we are starting off with one on Penguins and one on The Body. I have set up some things for each of the themes in the room such as books, models, and toys.
I’m looking forward to catching a glimpse of other people’s homeschool spaces!
I love it!!
It looks so organised, and coloured and just <3.
I love how you found that cut-out of Africa/Ethipoa.
What a great space!!! I LOVE the Africa/Ethiopia wall-art! That is now on my wish list
What a great space. I love the bean bag in the reading area. Such a neat idea.
Absolutely LOVE the colors! What a wonderful place you’ve created.
This looks wonderful! I love the decals on the walls.
It looks great.
Blessings,
Dawn
*LOVE* your room! We are also using a similar green and the same workboxes.
Happy Homeschooling!!
A beautiful learning space and a beautiful family.
Yay! I love finding/meeting other happy adoptive families!
I love the bright colors and cheery room! I love your bookshelf too! I love bookshelves! Your reading corner is so inviting too! Best wishes for a fun year!
PS: Thank you for linking up to NOBH!
One more PS- Congratulations on being selected as a “Shining Blog” on Lynda’s blog over at “My Heart’s Desire”!
Thanks so much Tracy! I was really honoured.
Love the paint color, the owls, & Africa! What a great room! I hope you love the workboxes just as much as my girls. We have a similar cart. I love it.
Wow, what a great space to school! I love the decor
My favorite part is the adorable reading corner!
Love your room- what a great space to learn! My favorite is your wall map and time zone clocks. Have a wonderful year!
I love your schoolroom! UH OH! I have officially been INSPIRED!!!!! We’ll see if anything comes of that
I’d love to hear more about the work boxes?? Chat soon 
Rachel, I’ll show you our workboxes and what I’m planning on doing with them the next time you’re over.
I absolutely love your room!!!
Hi,
GREAT room!
Wondering if you could tell me where you got the organization drawers/bins that you are using for your workboxes.
Thanks so much!
Suzanne
Thanks Suzanne! The bins are from Michael’s. There are ten drawers in each one and the drawers are deep enough to hold workbooks or even a container of playdough, bingo dabbers, glue, etc. I originally considered just buying two and assigning the kids colours of bins, but I am so glad that I went back and bought one for each of the kids. I don’t always use every drawer every day for each of the kids, but I use at least eight, so it was worth it to get them each one. I got some of them on sale for half price and some I used a 40% off printable coupon that Michaels sometimes has on their website. Hope that helps!