My Little Squirt's School Bin

Each of my children have school bins where their books and planners are kept. Makes it real handy to grab the bin and go find a place to work: desk, table, floor, etc. I usually let them choose, although I like to keep them in view so I can help them stay on task! :) 
Now My Little Squirt is no different just because he doesn't have schoolbooks yet...he has to have a school bin too! Instead of being filled with books, his bin is full of activity bags and other projects or manipulatives.

I was so excited to see how this would work that I got his bin ready a week early - go Mom!

I am doing Letter of the Week (LOTW) with him from Confessions of a Homeschooler. So, I marked some gallon zipper bags with the days of the week and filled them with about 4 activities each from LOTW.

Then I looked for other activities that would go with the Letter A. I grabbed some books with A in the title to add to his bin. I added some other activity bags, like
Alpha Beads, All Mixed Up and Clips and Straws (to make the letter A). I even threw in some letter blocks with an A on them (he'll have to show me which side has the A). And finally I added a box of Animal magnets. 

While I want to work with him on the activities in his bin each day, I still think he has several things that he can do on his own while I work with one of his sibs.  Or I can get him started on something and then let him go with it.

I also wanted to do some things that couldn't go in the bin...eat an apple and animal crackers, make apple pie or apple sauce, sing a song, learn a verse, make our bodies into the letter A, etc. So, I made a little checklist for him and put that in the bin, too.

And yes, it all fits nicely into his bin - I was a bit amazed that it fit, too!

Did you notice the sticker chart on the bin lid? I picked these cuties up at Target. Each of my kiddos has one on their bin. My plan is to give them a sticker for each successful day of school. When they have filled their chart, they can hand it in for a prize from the Reward Box. This is new for us this year - and not ready yet, so I'll have to post picks later.

Well, that pretty much sums up my plan for a week of school with Little Squirt. Now let's hope I can stay a week ahead!

8 days and counting!
Happy Homeschooling!