We did workboxes for awhile and it was great. I didn't have a box for every child, but we did have most of our together school in it, and it was helpful to go through the box throughout the day. I stopped when I had this last baby, and frankly, I need to get organized again. I liked putting together a curriculum on Saturday for the whole week, and not worrying about it after that. Now we haphazardly do a little of everything every day, and the job gets done, most of the time.
In short, workboxes work as long as you stay on top of it. Otherwise, you have empty boxes marked with each day of the week that sit empty or fill themselves up with other junk.
Thank you for the reminder! I have this system all set up, I just need to use it again.
Here is what my system looked like in its peak:
http://www.professional-mothering.com/2011/01/school-workboxes.htmlWe still have our totes with the puzzles and such in place, and storing them by the kitchen table has really been a blessing. It's nice to give the little ones something to do while I cook.
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