30 Day Homeschool Room Reset Challenge

Start this 30-Day Challenge with me for a clean and orderly homeschool room for easier planning later.  Each daily Task → takes just 15 minutes. ​

Here's why I'm doing this right now.

1. When I clear out clutter, I can think more clearly.
2. The homeschool year is more enjoyable now.
   
3. I am set for effective planning later (see what you have & need).

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Week 1: Clear and Sort

Day 1: Declutter Homeschool Desk

• Task → Clear all unnecessary items and wipe desk/surfaces clean.
• Tip: Use bags labelled "keep, trash, donate" to quickly sort items.
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + drink water. Comment → (See Note 1)

Day 2: Declutter Homeschool Supplies

• Task → Clear and sort your homeschool supplies. 
• Tip: Throw out broken crayons, pencils, paints. Sort all supplies into bins/containers (things like craft paper, paints, scissors, glue, etc.).
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + save $1-$100 in your savings acct. →

​Day 3: Declutter Papers

• Task → Clear and sort your homeschool papers.
• Tip: Use binder to file papers and throw out unnecessary ones. (See Note 2)
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 4: Declutter Chalk and Bulletin Boards

• Task → Clear all unnecessary items and wipe clean.
• Tip: Throw away broken chalk and beautify in your color scheme.
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + drink water. Comment →

Day 5: Declutter Teacher Station

• Task → Clear all unnecessary items and wipe teacher station clean.
• Tip: Focus on teacher supplies; we will declutter books later. (See Note 3)
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

​Day 6: Clean floors

• Task → Clear all unnecessary items and clean with lemon scent.
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

​Day 7: Rest and Reset

• Task → Look at your room and draw a sketch of your future vision for it.

Week 2: Organize Books

Continue to create a vision/drawn plan for a beautifully decorated homeschool room!  Meanwhile, we will begin to organize books by subject.  We will take our time (for the next three weeks with one subject per day.  Then finish with the final touch - decorating!

Day 8: Organize Bible Books​

• Task → Clear Bible books and choose items for next year.
• ​Tip: See Program 3 for grade-level book suggestions or Program 1 if using the family together program and order new books as needed.
• Tip: Donate books no longer needed as you go along.
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 9: Organize History Books​

• Task → Clear History books and choose items for next year.
• ​Tip: See Program 3 for grade-level book suggestions or Program 1 if using the family together program and order new books as needed.
• Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 10: Organize Geography Books​

• Task → Clear Geography books and choose items for next year.
• ​Tip: See Program 3 for grade-level book suggestions or Program 1 if using the family together program and order new books as needed.
• ​Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 11: Organize Biography Books​

• Task → Clear Biography books and choose items for next year.
• ​Tip: See Program 3 for grade-level book suggestions or Program 1 if using the family together program and order new books as needed.
• ​Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 12: Organize Devotions & Morning Time

• Task → Clear and choose Devotions & Morning time for next year. 
• ​​​Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 13: Organize Maps & Book of Centuries

• Task → Clear and choose Maps & Book of Centuries for next year.
• ​​​Wow Task: Eat your 12 healthy points + exercise 15 minutes. Comment →

Day 7: Rest and Reset

• Task → Continue to sketch your vision for the homeschool room.
• Tip: Think about color scheme, verse of the term, artist, etc.

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Note 1
What are healthy points?  A simple way to track calories is to think: 100 calories = 1 point.  To make a point healthy, limit fat to 1-2 grams per 1 point (or 100 calories).  Eat 3-4 healthy points per meal to reach 12 points daily.

If you like counting calories better, just reach this daily goal:
1,200 calories + 20 grams fat or less.

​That's a Wow Day!

Note 2

How should I use the binder?  A simple way to keep a K-12 portfolio of your child is to purchase one large binder and place 13 dividers with tabs inside. 
File a sampling of your child's work each term under the proper
grade-level so you can see their progress. 

Note 3

What is a teacher station? A simple place to keep teaching supplies (teacher guides, chalk, pens, curriculum books, etc.) is a teacher station such as a basket, s shelf, a desk, or a set of plastic drawers.