Category Archives: Organizing

The School Room

Our latest household project came as a result of a tight squeeze in our school room. We are now homeschooling five children, with two little ones besides. As I mentioned recently in School Day in Pictures, the children – all … Continue reading


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Homeschool Record Keeping for 1 Versus 5

Today, I finished our homeschool portfolios for the year. The experience was dramatically different from any other year. This year, I made FIVE homeschool portfolios. Does the thought make you cringe? It would have made me cringe seven years ago. … Continue reading


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Yearbooks

On my most recent Pictures post, Brandy asked if I would give more information on our yearbooks. I would love to! Click on the picture below to view a “generic” copy of the yearbooks (i.e. one with references to our … Continue reading


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Record-keeping with Homeschool Tracker

For the past six years, I have done all my homeschool record-keeping via paper, sometimes using printables that I made myself, and sometimes photocopying from other sources. This wasn’t a bad or difficult system, but it did take longer than … Continue reading


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Organizing School Supplies

Writing, Coloring and Craft Tools I use baby wipes containers to house pencils, pens, crayons, colored pencils, markers, scissors & hole punches, and miscellaneous (tape, glue, erasers, etc). These are the perfect size for the job, easily stackable, and have … Continue reading


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