|
Busy Homeschools can be Clean and Tidy Homeschools Too!
by Beverley Paine, Dec 2013
Tina asked: "Do you have any ideas on how to keep your homeschool room clean?"
Our homeschool room was our house. We did most of our homeschool work in the living area.
Our eldest went to Kindy and among the lessons I learned (because I went with her - didn't know then that this was a keen sign I would become a home educator!) was to clear the horizontal surfaces at the end of the day. If they weren't clear the cleaners wouldn't clean them. And that was a huge deal because little people create a lot of stickiness!
When she was about six I realised that the key to tidiness was picking up after her and her siblings. It was unrealistic to expect little people to remember to do that - they were always somewhere in their imagination, not really present enough to see the clutter of toys and things gradually taking over the house! I probably had 3-4 general pick up sessions a day, though the more I casually did as I moved through the house for whatever reason the easier it was. An unexpected legacy was that the children enjoyed working and playing in a less cluttered space and it encouraged and facilitated cooperative behaviours. The children were not as cranky with each other, fought less, which translated into not needing my attention as often. Meaning I had time to pick up, as well as getting on with other things I needed or wanted to do.
My eldest was probably about eight years of age (youngest two) before I had fully learned these lessons...
We used open shelves as it was easy to see where things belonged and there wasn't the temptation to overfill them, losing things at the back of cupboards or drawers where they can't be seen and remembered to be used. My aim was to make it as easy as possible for the children to get things and put them away independently.
Was this article helpful? Was it worth $1.00 to you?
Your gift of $1 or more helps to keep this site operating
offering encouragement
and reassurance to families
wanting
better outcomes for their children.
Beverley Paine with her children, and their home educated children, relaxing at home.
Together with the support of my family, my aim is to help parents educate their children in stress-free, nurturing environments. In addition to building and maintaing this website, I continue to create and manage local and national home educating networks, help to organise conferences and camps, as well as write for, edit and produce newsletters, resource directories and magazines. I am an active supporter of national, state, regional and local home education groups.
"You've been an inspiration to me, I love the way
you really listen to people." Vanessa
"Whenever I read your writing I always come away
with increased confidence in my ability to provide and
share a wonderful learning journey with my family!" Davina
"Your guidance, understanding, support and words of
wisdom changed our lives. We now offer support and
organise many homeschooling events for others." Lesley
"Thank you once again for your prompt and friendly service.
I am convinced that your books are going to add
quality and peace of mind to my journey of teaching my kids
at home! Just from studying your website, until almost
2am
in the morning, I 've been encouraged!" Louisa
"Thank you for all your many,many reassuring words
over many, many years. You probably don't know exactly how
valuable you are to the Australian Home Education community.
I've been reading your stuff for maybe 8 years or more now.
And I'm very grateful." Gythaa
Want to learn how to write your own education plans to suit
your unique children's
individual learning needs?
Looking for quality curriculum and teaching tips ?
Over 1000 reassuring and
informative articles to help
build your confidence as an Educating Parent
|
|
Welcome to the World of Home Education
and Learning without School!
We began educating our children in 1985, when our eldest was five. In truth, we had helped them learn what they need to learn since they were born. I am a passionate advocate of allowing children to learn unhindered by unnecessary stress and competition, meeting developmental needs in ways that suit their individual learning styles and preferences. Ours was a homeschooling, unschooling and natural learning family! There are hundreds of articles on this site to help you build confidence as a home educating family. We hope that your home educating adventure is as satisfying as ours was! Beverley Paine
3 ESSENTIAL STEP BY STEP GUIDES
Let experienced home educators Beverley, Tamara and April walk you through HOW to create a learning plan that builds on solid foundations that works for YOUR family AND ticks all the boxes for home educaton registration!
|
|
 |
"Your guidance, understanding, support & words of wisdom changed our lives." Leslie
"I feel specially inspired by Beverley's words and, the more I read her comments, the more inspired I feel, since
my need for support, respect for different parenting styles, and information are fully met." Marijo
|
The information on this website is of a general nature only and is not intended as personal or professional advice. This site merges and incorporates 'Homeschool Australia' and 'Unschool Australia'.
The Educating Parent acknowledges the Traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Owners, the Custodians of Australia, and pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people viewing this website.
Home education is a legal alternative
to school education in Australia.
State and Territory governments are responsible
for regulating home education and have different
requirements, however home educating families
are able to develop curriculum and learning programs
to suit the individual needs of their children.
Without revenue from advertising
by educational suppliers and Google Ads
we could not continue to provide information
to home educators. Please support us by letting
our advertisers know that you found them on
The Educating Parent. Thanks!
|
About
Thank you for visiting!