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Organize each day with numbered art bins.
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Use a shoe rack for storing supplies.
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Learn about all the discounts available to homeschool educators.
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Draw inspiration from these simple yet effective in-home classrooms.
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(And this definitely-less-practical-but-totally-cute one.)
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If you don't have room for a fully devoted classroom, a workspace is great too.
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Know that classroom setup doesn't have to be expensive.
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Have an activity jar for breaks or rainy days.
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And make a physical activity cube to make sure you're moving.
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Keep a basket of small toys and figures for visual storytelling.
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Make suncatchers to learn about colors and shapes.
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Magnetic alphabet trays make learning on the go a breeze.
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Use paint chips to make this color-matching game.
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Keep track of chores and assignments for the day with a big board.
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Try this cool (and indoor) condensation experiment.
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Use Legos to teach about the periodic table of elements...
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Cardboard to teach shoe-tying...
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And rice to teach relative weights.
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Practice this handy trick for mastering the 9-times table.
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Track your child's height and teach measurements with a giant ruler.
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Use a word cube to talk about word roots.
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Cut out letters from magazines and newspapers for spelling lessons.
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Use plastic Easter eggs to practice spelling as well.
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Styrofoam carry-out containers make great printing blocks for art lessons.
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Subtraction bowling is wicked fun (and doesn't actually make noise).
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And even though sometimes you just have to whip out the Silent Sprinkles...