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Tips for Organizing Preschool at Home

by Angela Thayer 16 Comments

I receive emails all the time asking how we organize our preschool at home. So today, I am going to show you our current school room and share tips on how to organize preschool at home. So without further ado…welcome to our preschool room!

Tips for Organzing Preschool at Home

Our home is not big by any means. In fact we recently moved to a new city and are renting at this time. Some day I dream about having tons of space at home with a huge backyard, but for now we make do with what we have. And I am thankful that we have a room set aside for school. Here is a look at our room…

Home Preschool Room

This is our book corner.

Book Corner

We love books! These are just some of our books. We have more baskets of books in the boys’ room, the play room and upstairs! I make sure to separate the library books (in the plastic bin) from the books we own. That way I am not scrambling around the house looking for lost library books!! Also, I keep the canvas totes organized with our preschool supplies. You can see more details about this here.

Here is a look at our bulletin board, where we have circle time.

preschool corner

When we start school, we sit by the bulletin board. We talk about the letter of the week, verse of the week (which are from this site), sing some songs, and do our weather chart. At this time, we are not doing calendar so I don’t have a spot for that on our wall. Next year I plan to add that in. I do circle time with my toddler and preschooler. Then I usually start them on separate activities.

Clip Boards with Childs Work

I placed 4 clip boards along the wall to showcase my preschoolers work. I am not one to keep a lot of papers or art work. I just can’t stand clutter, so he either adds his work to his alphabet book or to the clip board. After a while, we toss the work that has been up for a long time. Sometimes he makes tons of pictures of the same thing (like the one with dots all over), so I let him pick one to keep and we hang that one on the clip board.

mason jars of craft supplies

I keep colorful craft supplies in mason jars by the window.  This brings color into our room and it also helps me keep craft supplies organized! I used to hate it when I started a craft and then was scrambling around the house looking for beads or googly eyes because they weren’t in an organized spot. Now I know exactly where to find them! I also organize small craft supplies in plastic containers (these were from Office Max last year).

Organizing Small Craft Supplies

In my containers I keep supplies like googly eyes, beads, pom poms, buttons, feathers, crayons, alphabet letters, and gems.

I have my office desk in the same room. I also have a cabinet next to the desk that holds our sensory bin of the week, blankets, and games.

desk and game cabinet

Now for the slightly messy part…this is where I keep my extra supplies. I have a closet in the downstairs bathroom where I keep sensory materials, extra craft supplies, alphabet boxes, my laminator, and more!

closet

I love that I have easy access to all my supplies and that its hidden from plain view. A tip I have is to keep sensory base materials in gallon sized bags. It helps with storage and keeps things orderly.

Here is a closer look at our alphabet boxes. If you want to learn how I put them together, you can visit this post.

alphabet boxes

I organize all our papers and letter of the week activities in this accordion file folder from Office Max. I put printables from my eBook in there as well as anything else I see from other blogs that I think would be useful for teaching.

Organizing Preschool Papers

Lastly, I keep paint, oil pastels, and messy supplies upstairs in the kitchen where it won’t stain the carpet.

This is by no means a perfect home preschool. This is what works best for us. Before leaving, let me just share my 10 Tips for Organizing Preschool at Home:

Tip #1:

Work with what you have. Maybe you don’t have much space. That’s ok! A kitchen table works great for preschool.

Tip #2:

If you can, make the room or space inviting and colorful. Kids love colors!

Tip #3:

Keep library books in a separate bin. It will help tremendously!

Tip #4:

Don’t hang onto a lot of papers! Eliminate clutter by just keeping a few important papers.

Tip #5:

Try to have natural lighting in your room. Having a window to bring sunshine in makes everyone happier!

Tip #6:

Keep small craft supplies in containers to stay organized and for easy access.

Tip #7:

Go outside!! Take school outside for activities as much as you can.

Tip #8:

If you make alphabet boxes, make them ahead of time so you aren’t scrambling to put them together last minute.

Tip #9:

Organize printables in a file folder so they are always ready to go.

Tip #10:

Don’t stress out about preschool!! Preschool is a fun time of learning, and it does not have to be a pencil and paperwork. Explore. Create. Encourage Imagination. Make learning fun!

If you’re looking for tools to effectively teach preschool at home, check out my curriculum, Home Preschool Made Easy. I even offer a course that teaches you everything you need to know about home preschool! Check it out here.

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  1. Olivia says

    July 18, 2017 at 12:14 am

    Thanks for sharing your tips. I am interested to know if things still stay this organized as your kids get old enough to get things for themselves.

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    • Angela Thayer says

      July 18, 2017 at 2:16 pm

      Hi there! Yes, they have stayed organized. However, we did just move so our school room looks different! I’ll have to do an updated post once things are organized. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Brandy says

    September 10, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    I love your tips. I use and extra fabric tote for our library books. I love keeping things simple and clean looking, but readily available for creative little ones. I like to take pictures of my preschooler’s work, and then I scrapbook them using Project Life System by Becky Higgens. This way I can keep a record of her work and take “action shots” as well, so its an easy way to have a school portfolio and scrapbook in one. She loves looking through the book. Very special pages/projects are kept in regular paper protectors right in the scrapbook album (they are the same spacing as a standard three ring binder).

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  3. Rebecca says

    August 24, 2014 at 11:15 pm

    This is a very helpful post! Right now the our home school is a little bit of everywhere around the house but I hope to do most of it in the back solarium where light is always available even on the gloomy days. Back there we have our easel and our weather board as well as a small table and chairs for lessons and crafts! Like you, book baskets are everywhere and we have become slightly obsessed with the book reviews over at Silver Shoes and Rabbit Holes. Along with your suggestions for curriculum-based books for the preschool journey – we find ourselves curling up in corners all over the place to read about Mr. Tiger, Corduroy and the Berenstain Bears.

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  4. Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings says

    May 29, 2014 at 2:56 am

    What a wonderful room and post! I need to organize all my little items!! 🙂
    Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings recently posted…Why teachers choose to homeschool {series at Hip Homeschool Moms}My Profile

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  5. Rebecca Smith says

    May 16, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    I just found your website today, and I am already in love! I can’t wait to apply some of these things in our home.

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    • Angela Thayer says

      May 17, 2014 at 7:43 pm

      Thank you so much for your KIND words!! So glad this is helpful to you.

      Reply
  6. Clare says

    May 14, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    Thank you so much for walking through your pre school room, I’ve been trying to get some ideas before I start trying Tot School with my littles .p.s. I’m hosting a party and would love for you to stop by and link up – http://www.supermommyclub.com/super-mommy-club-party-week-4/
    Clare recently posted…The Super Mommy Club Party – Week 4My Profile

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    • Angela Thayer says

      May 14, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      You are welcome! Glad it could help you out! 🙂 I will link up!

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  7. Tiffiny says

    May 6, 2014 at 2:04 am

    What great tips! I may be starting home preschooling in the fall, so this had some great ideas for me. Thanks
    Tiffiny recently posted…$50 Amazon Giveaway: “Mighty Dads” Book BlastMy Profile

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  8. Theres Just One Mommy says

    May 5, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    Love how you stay organized! Right now all my craft supplies are in a drawer storage unit in the pantry…but it gets unorganized fast! Loving those small containers!
    Theres Just One Mommy recently posted…Preschooler Train ActivitiesMy Profile

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    • Angela Thayer says

      May 5, 2014 at 8:16 pm

      Thanks so much!! Staying organized really helps! 🙂

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