| There are many different ways in which a parent | | | | designated area. Once established, use it as an |
| can organize the environment in their home in | | | | opportunity to teach a child how to stay |
| order to make it more conducive to learning and | | | | organized by requiring that the area be maintained |
| teaching. Regardless of the technique or approach, | | | | and kept organized. |
| there is no arguing with the importance of | | | | - Delegate responsibility - Give the student a bit |
| organization as it pertains to success in a | | | | of responsibility by creating a cubby system and |
| homeschooling environment. Besides making it | | | | by using furniture with compartments which will |
| easier for students to learn and the teacher to | | | | allow them to do their part in keeping things neat |
| teach, an organized homeschooling environment | | | | and organized. |
| reduces stress and confusion, and promotes an | | | | - Organize your approach- Besides the physical |
| increased focus on the classroom's academic | | | | environment, the procedural environment in a |
| goals and objectives. | | | | homeschooling setting must also be organized. |
| An organized classroom environment, especially a | | | | Routines and schedules that make use of |
| homeschool environment, is extremely important | | | | designated centers can help in this area. Parents |
| for academic success. It may after all, not be a | | | | can develop centers dedicated to specific tasks or |
| classroom in the traditional sense, but it definitely | | | | particular areas of learning, such as reading, |
| should look and feel like one. | | | | writing, math, art, and science centers. These |
| - Storage - Nothing creates more distractions in a | | | | centers can be an effective way of organizing the |
| homeschool classroom than clutter and | | | | time between lessons, which is often where a |
| disorganization. Having to dig through a pile of | | | | great deal of time is lost. When children have a |
| papers or not being able to find a comfortable | | | | designated place to go at a specific time of the |
| place to sit because of an overflow of books | | | | day, they often make better use of their time. |
| makes for a poor learning environment. The use | | | | The organization of a homeschool environment is |
| of baskets and corkboard for example, can help | | | | extremely important to the overall success of the |
| eliminate the clutter from loose papers and | | | | program. Parents must be willing to make physical |
| documents. At the same time, baskets and even | | | | changes to their home in order to create the |
| coffee cans can be used to store and organize | | | | feeling of an organized classroom or learning |
| things like pencils, markers, and general classroom | | | | environment. In addition to physical changes, it is |
| supplies. | | | | also important for parents to develop schedule, |
| - Designate a study area - It is important that | | | | procedures, and routines that will help keep their |
| children have access to a space that is dedicated | | | | daily efforts to educate more organized. By taking |
| to learning. This might mean giving up an entire | | | | the time to organize the learning environment, |
| room, or simply a section of a larger room. | | | | more time can in turn be dedicated to learning in |
| Whatever the decision, it is important to have this | | | | general. |