Homeschool Organization
Homeschool organization is something that should be fun. Even the sweetest littlest homeschooler deserves fun and cool organizing tools. Look at my other tips for how to homeschool kindergarten.
And this is one organizing tool that I wished I had when my boys were in the preschool and Kindergarten years.
It is only after training them that I can look back and see what would have worked and teaching homeschool organization starts from the very beginning.
Guess what? You get the benefit of what I know now and I am so excited to share these morning routine flip cards.
{I surprised Mr. Senior 2013 as I caught him following his routine and hanging up his shirt. He was 3 years old here.}
The printable is based off the chore or routine that my boys did or that I was training them to do.
Too, I moved away from calling them a chore chart because it was more of training my boys to follow a routine.
I wanted them to see what came next in the morning and learn to follow it.
Though I used many chore charts on the wall, a flip card on an “O” ring was a much better idea because they flipped the card as they were finished and were ready for the next day.
Hang the O ring cards on a hook in their room and not much wall space is required.
23 Things that can be included in the Morning Routine for a Preschooler or Kindergartener
Look at these things that a preschooler or Kindergartener can do to help around the house and create a routine too.
It’s the best way to start teaching homeschool organization. This is the age that most kids love to learn new things and want to help you around the house.
Again, all of these are based off my chore charts I created through the years and I have added my list here for you.
- make their bed
- toilet paper call or refill the toilet paper roll or add more underneath the cabinet
- get ready for the Bible read aloud
- hang their clothes up
- water the plants
- computer time
- feed the dog/pets
- practice or listen to music
- brush their teeth
- empty trash baskets
- fold their clothes and put away in the drawer
- eat breakfast
- put their books away in their bookshelf
- put their toys away
- sweep
- set the table
- take their dirty clothes to the laundry room on wash day
- fold clothes
- help wash dishes or work outside
- change out the hand towel in the bathrooms
- dusting
- unload part of the dishwasher
- wipe down counters, walls and/or baseboards
With all this being said, I did make the mistake of making my list too big each day.
I learned that 5 things to do each day was enough to help train my boys.
So I created these flip cards with only five spaces on each day.
Creating Routine Flip Cards for the Littlest Homeschooler
Here is how to use them:
- I created 2 sets of flip cards so that the days can be mixed and matched for more than one child.
- There are 7 days with the names of the days of the weeks.
- At the top of the card for each day is a happy face for them to mark off if they completed the routine. There is a sad face too but hopefully you won’t need to use that picture.
- There are two pages of pictures for you to cut out and glue on the correct day.
One reason I didn’t add the pictures to the flip cards is because the routine changes each day.
Also, when my boys were that young and ready to climb in my lap, we would read aloud first.
Bed making didn’t come until after they ate breakfast and brushed their teeth.
Each child is different and your routine is different from mine because you know your child.
So you choose which 5 things that you want your child to do each day. One day they may begin with watering the plants and the next day you may want them to take their laundry to the laundry room on wash day.
- After you print out how many of each page that you need, glue them on each day of the week and laminate it.
- Then punch a hole and put it on a O ring. The beauty of this is too that your child can hold it and walk around with it. Then flip it to the next day and they are ready for the routine of the next day.
This is what I have found ideal after I trained my boys and it is what I would have preferred.
I was only able to do this with my last son but then again, my printable skills were not so hot then, but I still created it.
I hope you can use the printable I have now made and will enjoy many years using them.
Download the free printable routine flip cards here.
Hugs and love ya,
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