Our School Room

So, this year we actually have a school room. 

I know a lot of families who do their school work on the kitchen counter.  We tried. 

Could. not. focus. 

We tried it in the living room and dining room.

 Too much distraction. 

Not for the kids, for me.  All I could focus on was all the other things that needed to be done.   

Then we moved upstairs to the middle room between the two bedrooms.  It got to messy because that is where the toys are too.  We were stepping over things to get to our desks (which we got because I thought that would help us focus). 

Unable to concentrate. 

And the temptation to play with the toys was too much. 

There is so much to teach to four kids in various grades I needed a place to focus.  So, out went one of the bedrooms and we turned it into a class room.  Here are some pictures of our room:

 Here are the desks against the wall (so they won't get distracted (*smile*).  The green school desk use to be my husbands when he was little, so it is special to have in our house.  The one to the left we found on http://www.craigslist.org/ and the other two a great friend of mine gave to us. 

 Here is our craft area and a relaxing couch to sit on to read.  You can't see it in the picture, but on the table we have a classroom pet (we are pet sitting).  His name is Hamilton. 

 Above is my school des and to the left is a place to store things and my copier sits.  We have art and so some of the projects are displayed behind my desk. 

Here is a special computer station which the kids are doing a Spanish program on.  The closet is perfect because it is separate and less distracting.  I also can print out anything we need on the copier. 

So here is our school room.  The best part is I can close the door when we are doing school AND when we are not doing school.  It is used for just that.  School.  And nothing else. 

I would love to hear where you do school and how it works for you?