We use Sue Patrick's Workbox System, which is a simple way of organizing one's homeschool curriculum and/or extracurricular activities into manageable chunks. It not only streamlines the day so that the children know exactly what they are to do at any give time, they also become more independent in their work. We use rolling drawer carts by Sterlite which we found at a reasonable price online at Walmart. Each cart has seven drawers of varying sizes, a bonus if you want the children's workbooks and papers to lay flat and if you want to include games, craft projects, etc. in your child's boxes. I bought four carts so each of my two children could have 14 boxes each. Each box is see-through so the children can see how much they've completed and how much still needs to be done. Each box is numbered 1-14; they must do the boxes in order unless otherwise instructed. The boxes contain all materials and directions for completing the work. Some boxes, of course, require lessons to be taught, or material to be read by me aloud, and these are labeled with a "work with mom" card on the outside (attached by velcro). We use Sonlight curriculum, and it works quite well using the workbox system. Here is a sample of what we put in our workboxes:
(To see pics of our workboxes, see the post titled "Classroom Pics.")
Box 1 - Bible curriculum
Box 2 - Math
Box 3 - History & Geography
Box 4 - Computer Time (a picture card of computer is placed in box.)
Box 5 - Handwriting
Box 6 - Vocabulary
Box 7 - Piano practice (a picture card of a piano)
Box 8 - Reader
Box 9 - Read Aloud (by mom)
Box 10 - Critical Thinking Activity or Art or Construction Project
Box 11 - Language (includes grammar and writing)
Box 12 - Swimming Lesson
Box 13 - Spelling
Box 14 - Science
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