Workbox- My Style (Updated and more detail)

To begin with, I previously wrote about my WORKBOX SYSTEM here. I was not able to go into more detail so I kept promising that I would, and now I have. See below.

First, this is part of my lesson plan (thanks to my friend Rachel, she came up with this, I can not get the credit). On the far left are the days numbered for school (i.e. day 71, day 72, etc.). I could only fit a few subjects into the picture. I have it by date and then you read across left to right. The previous blog was not able to explain this part.

Here is my workbox! It is just a bankers box and file folders...but it has made my life so much better! Read on to see how it works. I know it doesn't look like the normal workboxes you are use to seeing, but trust me it is sooooo helpful.

Here are the file folder, just simply labeled per day. What I do is take the lesson plan and then find all the supplies I need for that day (the day listed to the far left) and then put them in that file folder. I get all the items cut out, ready to go. So when that day comes, all I have to do is pull out that folder and it is all there. Then...

(Here is what one of the folders has in it.)...if there is a page or supplies that needs to be used a different day I take a sticky note and write what day(s) it needs to be moved to when we are done using it. Here is an example of that:
Should there be any supplies that might not fit into the box, or that I have to get the week of I put a sticky note sticking out of the top so I can see it flagged.

Here is what it looks like when I am looking at my Workbox:

I grab the sticky notes and add it to my shopping list. I am planning on trying to do a library list next year. I am working on that. More to come on that later.

So this is my workbox system. The thing I like about it compared to the other workbox systems out there is that everything is already to go, it doesn't take up much space, I don't have to prepare something each night (it is already done) and once day one is done I can start planning on next year when I have time. Just keep rotating. I also like it because if we get behind in one subject I can always see what day the supplies are in. See below. We are a little behind in Spelling on this lesson sheet, so even though we are ahead of that day the items are still in that day. So, when I come to Spelling list 13 worksheet and need it I can go to day 64 and pull it out even though we are on day 70.

I hope that this has been more informative than the previous post. I know that a lot of people have wanted more, and it has taken me some time to get to it. So, here it is. I hope it can help someone out. I have taken things I have read elsewhere and squeaked it to what works for me. With four kids it is hard to keep track of all the different things I need...this works for me. It might not work for you, but maybe you can take something from it and make your own system. I hope you have a great school year, I know we are!