Part 1 - Decluttering for Life on the Road
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Over the
years, the teacher in me has learned that hoarding is dangerous! What begins as, “Let me keep this because, I
might need it someday…” quickly spirals downward into a storage shed full of
unorganized junk! There is no sense in
keeping things if you cannot find them when you need them. Now, as a stay-at-home mom I must constantly
remind myself that I do not need twenty-five sets of anything, that everything
does not need to be laminated, and that storage space is limited and
precious. In other words, I am
constantly purging our hoard of homeschool resources (while simultaneously dreaming
about what my school room would look like if it were the size of a double wide
trailer!)
Since we are traveling on deputation right now our storage space for
school supplies is severely limited. My
husband does a great job of pulling me away from the teacher and office supply
aisles on a regular basis before I lose all self-control and come home with
more things than we need! When
everything must fit into the minivan for a long trip every corner becomes a
piece of prime real estate, thus making my dreams of hauling around a 3 foot dry
erase board a little impractical. So
after much thought (and window shopping in the office supply store) I developed
a storage plan that works for us.
Storage necessities
Right now
we are still in the preschool stage of homeschooling so many of my resources
come in the form of printable worksheets found on the internet. For instance, with my oldest son I have been
using various “Letter of the Week” curriculum found online here and here to provide him with hands-on activities. I also use the A Beka Book preschool curriculum. In order to keep everything organized I use
plastic file boxes, 3-ring binders, page protectors, and my laptop. I also have a “school only” backpack with
smaller items stored inside.
Stay tuned for...
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