Filling Your Workboxes
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What to put in homeschool workboxes!
Workboxes are a brilliant solution for homeschool organization! In a nutshell, you fill 12 (or less) workboxes each day with your student's lessons. They progress through the boxes, doing one lesson at a time. every so often, depending on your child's age, there will be an enrichment activity, or a "fun box."
In this Lens, I'll give you lots of ideas for filling those fun workboxes! In addition to fun activities, I'll list some ideas for direction cards and give you some ideas for learning games and kits in different subject areas.
First, if you haven't yet read about workboxes, Read about them here!
In this Lens, I'll give you lots of ideas for filling those fun workboxes! In addition to fun activities, I'll list some ideas for direction cards and give you some ideas for learning games and kits in different subject areas.
First, if you haven't yet read about workboxes, Read about them here!
Activities to put in your workboxes
Here are some ideas for filling the fun boxes. They are sneakily educational for the most part.
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Flashcards
Magnetic letters
Play money
Sticker books that go with the science we're studying
Phonics flashcards
Mini clocks with moveable hands
Colorful workbooks, the kind given by relatives that I would not purchase for school, are fun to do once in a while
Wipe-off mats: letters, states, presidents, and world map
Color explosion paper and markers
Tangrams and puzzle pages
Science experiment book
Magnets, prism, thermometer, other science materials
World map puzzle
Several card games
Silly sentences game
Bible story cards (hands-on Bible)
Math bingo
Classical music CDs
Skip counting CD
Paper dolls
Stained glass coloring pages
Wood models of animals (to construct)
Counting bears
Spelling Power cards
Maze book
Code book
Mad Libs
A recipe or baking mix
Board games
Nature study
Memory work
Clay
Play dough
Audio books
Lincoln logs
Tinker toys
Barbies
Plastic insects
Knitting
Jump rope
Leap pad
Tasty science kit
Perfection game
Bead kits
Sewing
Embroidery
Direction Cards
I write these out on index cards with markers and decorate them. These cards go right into their workboxes, and my girls are always excited to get one!
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30 minutes computer time!
Make a card for a grandparent!
Write a letter!
Water plants please!
Give the dog a bath!
Practice piano or recorder!
Read to me!
Get ready to recite your poem tonight!
Pick a board game to play with mom!
Work on your blog or book for 30 minutes!
Let's have a literature discussion!
Let's have a history discussion!
Let's have a Bible discussion! (and so on...)
30 minutes free time!
Watch one episode on Netflix!
Shop for Workboxes
These are the racks and bins I use, and Sue Patrick's book.
Math resources
More fun activities
Language resources
To enrich or supplement your language arts curriculum!
History and Science Activities
Ideas to deepen your history or science studies.
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Titus2Homemaker
Dec 21, 2011 @ 9:23 pm | delete
- "Sneakily educational" - I like that term! :)
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heathermac
Sep 28, 2009 @ 2:56 pm | delete
- Thanks for sharing you love of all things Workbox and homeschooling. Have a blessed week.
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Brenda@http://www.thetiethatbindsus.blogspot.com
Sep 24, 2009 @ 6:56 am | delete
- This is a great lense about workboxes. Its very easy to understand. I'm afraid the workbox system can come across as complicated and you've described it nicely!
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mamala
Sep 22, 2009 @ 6:07 pm | delete
- I tried to rate you but it went bye-bye. Old brain.
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mamala
Sep 22, 2009 @ 6:02 pm | delete
- Just when I thought that you'd got all of your good ideas from me. . . yuk yuk . . .I don't see how anyone would have any questions after viewing this comprehensive recipe for work boxes. There are so many different ways to go with them--I love the expansive variety. Which makes me think of what your brain must look like----millions of ideas--there at your bidding.
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SpellOutloud
Sep 20, 2009 @ 6:41 am | delete
- Hi Angela! Nice to see another workbox lover here. I'm lensrolling your article with mine.
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