It’s 2021, but back to school still looks impossible to do, all the learning activities take place at home once again due to COVID-19. Whether you’re new to online learning or you’ve been online before. Let’s refresh your children’s workspace. We have some ideas and clever organization solutions to help.
If creating a home learning space seems overwhelming, just remember that this will be the haven where your children establish, grow, and flourish their love of learning. Whether it’s a desk in your child’s room, the kitchen table, or an entire room that is designated for school, a few key aspects will set you all up for success.
Make Sure Your Home Learning Space Has:
- Adequate Lighting: Have you ever read a book in a movie theatre? No. Try to provide as much natural light as possible, but overhead or task lighting is good too. Just ensure that your student doesn’t have to strain to see their work.
- Comfortable Seating: While learning from a couch or a bed can be fun now and again, it can distract students from the task at hand. Help them associate their space with their seat by providing a chair with good support and height to work comfortably.
- A Workspace: Again, you can have a desk or a kitchen table, but your student needs a space where they can work on projects, spread out paperwork, or work alongside each other if needed.
- Limited Distractions: With one or more children learning at home, along with parents who are working from home, quiet space can be hard to come by. Think of different ways of adapting that will work for you. Headphones? Quiet hours?
- Organization: A constantly cluttered area can, in turn, clutter your mind. If your home learning space is organized, your children will know exactly where to find things and can put them away. It also means that you and your children are spending more time learning and less time trying to figure out where things are.
Remember, keep it simple and ensure that space works for your children.
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