How to Set Up A Portable Homeschool Space: 1) Choosing the Room

​I have been swooning over the beautiful “Pinterest-worthy” spaces everyone has been sharing. Part of me was feeling pressured to put something together like that in our home, but in the end, I realized we simply did not have the space to do something like that for two children. We ultimately decided to put my first grader in the living room and my preschooler in the playroom (aka converted bedroom/guest room). We wanted them in two different rooms, so they would not feel inhibited or distract each other when talking/singing during class and doing movement activities.

​The reason we chose the living room as the other “classroom” is because we wanted to use the television as a computer monitor for a couple of reasons:

• Larger image to display teacher and classmates, to give the feeling of being in a classroom space, rather than squinting at small faces on a laptop screen.
• Allow my daughter to sit with her body upright and “opened up,” to alleviate some of the pressure and stress on her body that would come from sitting more hunched over looking at a computer screen or iPad all day.  
  

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We have not set up the preschooler’s space yet, so check back in for updates on that!

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1. Choosing the Room
2. Furniture and Technology
3. Staying Organized
4. Actual School Supplies
5. A Note on Environmental Print