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!

Activities to put in your workboxes

Here are some ideas for filling the fun boxes. They are sneakily educational for the most part.
  • 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!
  • 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.

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Math resources

More fun activities

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Language resources

To enrich or supplement your language arts curriculum!

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History and Science Activities

Ideas to deepen your history or science studies.

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AngelaDionne

I am a Christ follower, wife, homeschooling mommy, writer, and lover of books.

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