Hi friends! I wanted to share a peek at how we organize our main curriculum (language arts and math at the moment). I went with handled storage containers because they keep everything in one place, are easy to carry around the house to whichever room or outside, and have a tray for small manipulatives/parts that would otherwise get lost in the shuffle. I love me some good organization so these bins from the Container Store make me really happy. Haha!
I think this is a system we will stick with for a while, mostly because I love how I can take it anywhere. We tend to do school at our dining room table but sometimes it is the kitchen or outside on the deck. Having everything I need (from pencils to dry erase markers) ensures that I am not running around grabbing things last minute. We just open the bin and we are ready to roll.
We currently use Logic of English Foundations for language arts and Kindergarten Math with Confidence for math and both have quite a bit of extras. I also use a couple Dollar Tree finds (the pink envelope that holds our phonics cards and the smaller plastic caddy holds counters and money). But as you’ll see, everything fits in the top tray nicely for each! Here’s a closer look.
Language Arts Bin
In our LA bin, we store:
- Teacher’s guide
- Student workbook
- Whistling Whales book
- Readers
- Phonics flashcards (in Dollar Tree card holder)
- Playing cards for games (one bin for the phonemes introduced and one for future cards)
- Magnetic letter tiles
- Dry erase board
- Dry erase markers
- Pencil
- Highlighter
Math Bin
In our math bin, we store:
- Teacher’s guide
- Student workbook
- Laminated ten frame (and other laminated sheets from the curriculum)
- White board
- Dry erase markers
- Blank index cards
- Number formation flashcards (from Pam Barnhill)
- Pattern blocks
- Counters and coins (in Dollar Tree organizer)
- Clock
Everything we need, at our fingertips. As for handwriting, nature study, and other resources, I keep them in a separate cabinet in our kitchen because we tend to work on these things during morning time/after breakfast at the kitchen table. It’s what works for now! Maybe in the future I will have a bin per child and include all their curriculum in it, but for now… this is where we are at. I hope that this was insightful and helpful! There is no right or wrong way to organize… just make it work for you. It doesn’t have to be fancy or in beautiful woven bins, etc. You do you, mama. x
