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kids homework station

September 19, 2013 By Katie 29 Comments

easy diy homework station for kids

this is my first time having a kid in school – and i’m learning a lot!

i’m learning how to get organized in the morning so we can all get out the door on time with smiles on our faces!

i’m learning that there’s a lot paperwork going back and forth between the school and home. (how do you keep track of it all?!)

i’m also learning that homework time can be difficult, especially if there are other things going on in the house that might be distracting – the tv might be on, i might be making noise in the kitchen, brother might be playing with toys upstairs, etc. who wants to do homework when there are so many other things going on around you?

so, we tried out this homework station to see if it would help with the disaster that is homework time.

the first thing i did was buy a tri-fold display board (aff link – that’s a pack of 12 but i’m sure amazon has a single one somewhere, but i couldn’t find it!). there are different sizes, and i used one of the smaller ones: 40″ x 28″ total. and they’re not too expensive either at just a few dollars. the tri-fold is great because i wanted to divide it into 3 sections anyway: a calendar section where he can practice the days of the week, months, year, etc.; a weather section where he can practice identifying the different types of weather; and a time section where he can learn about telling time. here’s how i made each section:

1. calendar section:

last week i posted these colorful free printable calendars for kids. i printed out each month onto white cardstock, put them each in their own page protector and attached them to the display board using 3 book rings. we use dry-erase crayons, the same ones we use for his dry-erase activity book, and each day he gets to cross of the current date on the calendar after he’s done his homework and 20 minutes of reading.

i printed out a title (you can print the “today is…” title here), and mounted it onto patterned cardstock and used double sided tape to attach it to the board.

you’ll also need to download the following cards to make this section (after printing, just cut them out – they’re ready to use!):

the days of the week & year cards

the months of the year cards

the days of the month cards 1 & the days of the month cards 2

diy kids homework station

to make the sleeves to put all the cards into, i just took an envelope, sealed it, and cut it across the middle just shorter than the cards themselves. next, i cut the front side of the envelop with a “V”, glued scrapbooking paper onto it, then cut the “V” shape out again – after doing a few of them i realized that i could just glue the scrapbook paper on before cutting the “V” in the front and then i wouldn’t have to do it twice. duh. please learn from my mistakes.

print out these circle labels to attach to each one so you can remember what’s supposed to go in it.

easy library card envelopes

2. weather section: for this section, i printed a title (you can print the “what is the weather today” title here), and made the envelopes (see instructions above). for the weather symbols, i just drew some clouds, raindrops, lightning, sun, & snowflake with a grey marker onto the appropriate colored cardstock. after laminating them so they would last longer, i put velcro dots on the back of the weather symbols and also onto the board so they could be added/removed – depending on the weather.

you’ll also need to print these weather & temperature cards.

learning about weather for kids

3. time section: i posted a free printable clock last week that we’re using to help him learn to tell time. the orange arrow corresponds with the orange numbers (hours). the blue arrow corresponds with the blue numbers (minutes). also, the number “60” is replaced by “00”, so that he can learn to write time as  “6:00” and not “6:60”. so whenever he starts his homework, he changes the clock to that time. when he finishes, he does the same. how long did he work for? let him tell you!

after that, you just need the title (you can print the “what time is it?” title here), and the envelopes (see instructions above).

you’ll also need to print the following:

time cards (hours)

time cards (minutes – 1) & time cards (minutes – 2) & time cards (minutes – 3) & time cards (minutes – 4)

teach your child to tell time

now all you need to do it get a couple buckets to put in the essential school supplies – kid-friendly scissors (we like these ones – aff link), pencils, erasers, colored pencils, & crayons. (aff links)

we started this new homework station about a week ago, and let me tell you – it’s been glorious! he’s totally into it and loves having his own space for doing his work. right now we have it propped up on a little table against the wall, but when we get a bigger kitchen table, he’ll have it up there as a sort of “shield” against whatever else is going on in the house. he’s super excited about it and looks forward to doing the activities in the 3 different sections every day, in addition to his homework! high 5 for mom!!! 🙂

kids homework station - 3

it will be easy for you to make your own, too. just get your hands on a tri-fold display board (i’ve even seen some at dollar stores!) download all the printables above along with the ones in the printable calendar post and clock post, make the envelope sleeves, and you’re good to go!

kids homework station - free printables!

NOW we can ALL enjoy homework time! 🙂

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  1. Heather Lynne says

    September 20, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Katie, you have solved some problems for me!
    We have been doing days of the week, months of the year, and a calendar and it has been going well. BUT I was feeling like I needed an easier way to pull together the “Today’s Date” part without just pointing all over the place like, “Today is (point to day of the week) Monday, (point to the top of the calendar) September, (point to the day on teh calendar) … etc.” I really like your envelope pocket idea- I’m definitely going to try it!

    Also, I reallly like the way you did your clock. I am going to try this with Talia. She can sort of tell time, but still gets messed up sometimes, and I think the way you set up your clock (showing the minutes and colour coding it) will be helpful.

    Thanks for making these downloadable! 🙂

    ~Heather
    (p.s. if you want to, you should like your posts up to the Sharing Time LInk Party on my blog- you have some great posts for kids, and some awesome recipes!)

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 21, 2013 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks Heather! I’m glad you like it!
      I know what you mean about calendaring – all the info’s right on the calendar itself but it’s hard to show them how to jump around all over the place just to get the whole date in the right order! I’m going to try to get him started in writing his name AND date at the top of all his homework sheets. Hopefully the practice and repetition that way will help, too.

      Reply
  2. katharine says

    September 20, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    love, love, love this. i’ve wanted to do something like this for our homeschool room, but well you know, i never got around to it. now i don’t have to — it’s all done and super cute. thanks. katharine.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 21, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      katharine, that’s great!! i’m so glad you can use this! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tiffany says

    September 21, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    I love this! Great job!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 23, 2013 at 8:20 am

      Thanks, Tiffany! So glad you like it!

      Reply
  4. Sandee says

    October 5, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Katie thankyou so much for solving a problem for me and I don’t have children!!
    My elderly parent whom I care for constantly asks… what day is it , the weather, when is lunch etc
    I’ve make the ‘homework’ station for him so if he needs any info he can go to the board and
    have a look instead of asking me dozens of times a day
    What a huge relief
    THANKYOU

    Reply
  5. Julie says

    January 13, 2014 at 7:39 am

    Katie I LOVE these, my son has been having problems understanding the the breakdown for the calendar and being able to use this at home plus what his teachers use is great!!
    I love the weather section, but I wish I had cards for temperatures lowers than 60 degrees! For the life of me I cant figure out how to make these cards!

    julie

    Reply
    • Katie says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      thanks for the comment! i’m glad you like the printables! i’ll work on making more temperature numbers and will let you know when they’ve been posted. thanks!

      Reply
  6. Stephanie Treasure says

    January 30, 2014 at 8:23 am

    Thank you for this idea. Do you have any ideas for older kids, 10 and up?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 3, 2014 at 10:43 pm

      Hi Stephanie! I’m glad you like it! Unfortunately, I don’t have any ideas for older kids, I’m sorry.

      Reply
  7. Briana says

    September 3, 2014 at 10:40 am

    I am so excited to try this project. My daughter is starting pre-school on friday and I really want her to have a space of her own. I am a complete organization freak so this is completely perfect for us. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 16, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      that’s so great! i hope she loves it! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Carlos says

    January 5, 2015 at 8:01 am

    Hello Katie,
    do you have a editable version? I’ am portuguese, and i love this project, but i would want put portuguese words in it.

    Best
    Carlos

    Reply
    • Katie says

      January 9, 2015 at 9:46 am

      Hi Carlos! Sorry, I don’t have an editable version. I hope you’re still able to find a way to use it!

      Reply
  9. katy says

    March 5, 2015 at 10:29 am

    this is perfect thank you for the downloads! question, what are you using to stick the items to the chart for on and off again?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      March 26, 2015 at 7:27 am

      Hi Katy! I just use self-stick velcro dots. they work great!

      Reply
  10. Jami says

    August 20, 2015 at 9:53 am

    Wow, this is perfect for our homeschool room! Thank you so much for offering this to others! It’s so simple and cute! My girls will love it!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 23, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      I’m so glad you like it, Jami!

      Reply
  11. Miranda says

    September 17, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    Great templates! Thanks!! The pockets for the hour, minute, and temperature; what do you put in them? And I am guessing that the weather pocket holds the different weather cut-outs to pin up?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 24, 2015 at 8:47 am

      Hi Miranda! There are “time cards” as well as “weather & temperature cards” that you can download – the links are in the post.

      Reply
  12. keturah says

    April 19, 2016 at 9:04 am

    Is there a printable for the 2016 version of this for the calender?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      April 23, 2016 at 6:16 pm

      not currently, sorry! i’ll get on that and update this post when it’s done! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Jessica says

    August 31, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Do you have a printable for the clouds and sun? I did not see it listed.
    Thanks! Love it!
    Jess K

    Reply
    • Katie says

      October 15, 2016 at 3:49 pm

      Hi Jess! I don’t have printables for those – I just cut them out freehand out of colored cardstock and then went around the edges with a marker. it’s okay if they look imperfect – the more hand-drawn looking the better, imo!

      Reply
  14. Elísabet says

    November 8, 2016 at 3:34 am

    Hi Katie
    I love this homework station! I was struggling looking for a way to put the date all together and I just found you! And it looks really nice for the kids attention on the important words.
    Thank you!
    I will use it in my junior English classes in the school in Catalonia (Spain).

    Best wishes!
    Elísabet

    Reply
    • Katie says

      November 15, 2016 at 11:56 pm

      I’m so happy you like it! Thanks so much for letting me know, Elisabet!!

      Reply

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