Making Space for Schooling in a Small Home / Apartment
At 8 a.m. every morning, I prep our tiny house for a hodgepodge of learning activities for our little one. It’s not homeschooling. It’s... what? Home learning? I’m not sure what to call it. But whatever it is, I hope I don’t mess it up, and that I grow and learn right by my child’s side.
Despite the fact that my mom was an educator for nearly 50 years, I’m terrible at this sort of thing. Not even just with West, but for myself as well. I’ve always been better at working and reading than at formal schooling.
I should note that my child is only 3½, so I’m focused on making sure he’s exposed to new experiences within our tiny home in the months to come, as opposed to focusing on a curriculum. And, of course, Adam is doing all of this with me.
Some resources we’ve found useful this week:
Authors and actors reading children’s books on Instagram Live. This helps enhance our library since we can’t go to the library for new books at this time. Some examples are Save with Stories and Oliver Jeffers, but there are SO many more.
Running spreadsheets, texts and DMs with friends, family and our Instagram community.
As the days and weeks progress, I’ll share more snippets of what we’re doing, and how we’re navigating this new version of life within our limited space. In the meantime, stay safe and well.
Note: The folding desk + chair pictured in this post was a vintage find on Etsy. I searched for months until I discovered the exact item I’d been envisioning. I aim to responsibly produce a handful of small space items like this for those who want them. Hopefully once we’re on the other side of this thing...
(The photos featuring Whitney were taken at the cottage by tinylicious.co.)
