{"id":1857,"date":"2012-08-18T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theorderexpert.wordpress.com\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2023-08-01T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:57:00","slug":"back-to-school-101-organizing-tip-set-up-a-homework-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/back-to-school-101-organizing-tip-set-up-a-homework-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-School 101: Organizing Tip: Set up a Homework Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Desks and workstations are a given at school, but the same does not automatically hold true at home.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s post walks you through how to set up a location from which to do schoolwork, or a homework station:<\/p>\n

Identify a location.<\/h2>\n

Just like real estate, it\u2019s all about location, location, location. Identify a location in the home that is conducive to doing work with minimal distraction. Preferably the location should be out-of-the-way of heavy foot traffic. If you live in small quarters, identify a double duty space, such as a kitchen or dining room table at which a child can do schoolwork.<\/p>\n

Eliminate distractions.<\/h2>\n

Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult to find areas in the home that are free from distractions as many digital\/electronic devices are easily portable. Stick to the basics: set regular homework hours, make sure the  station is clear of clutter or other non-homework items, set up screens or curtains for privacy, implement a no tv\/computer\/games\/music etc. rule while doing homework.<\/p>\n

Build out station basics and storage.<\/h2>\n

Make sure you have at least these two items in place: sturdy, height appropriate desk or working surface and a comfortable chair. Create zones for work both hands-on work such as writing and crafts as well as a computer and printer; if you are in small quarters, identify separate spaces where the student can do hands-on tasks\/use computer. It\u2019s pretty much guaranteed a student will need storage space for school work & supplies, so make sure to include space at a desk or on a computer for: books, notes, past schoolwork (homework, reports, and projects) artwork, notices, calendars, schedule, backpack, etc.<\/p>\n

Stock up on supplies.<\/h2>\n

Before taking a trip to the store, take a look through your home first for existing supplies. Common school-supply items include: pens, pencils, crayons, markers, paper, loose leaf, binders, notebooks, scissors, ruler, stapler & staples, hole puncher, glue, tape, calculator, computer, keyboard, mouse, flash-drive, external drive, printer, wastebasket & recycling bin, etc.<\/p>\n

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Desks and workstations are a given at school, but the same does not automatically hold true at home. Today\u2019s post walks you through how to set up a location from which to do schoolwork, or a homework station: Identify a location. Just like real estate, it\u2019s all about location, location, location. Identify a location in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[217,142,420,26,18,19,364,221],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25272,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857\/revisions\/25272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}