Preparing your home for optimum study

With the recent announcement of UK school closures, education professionals across the country are encouraging parents to help their children complete their school work, and continue learning as best they can.

But how do you make your home a suitable space for learning? Look no further, as we have some top tips as to how best to prepare your home for optimum study.

Space and set up

Think about where in the home you’d like to set up a designated study zone. Try and choose a quiet space with minimal distractions. Think about upcycling old bookshelves to store textbooks and jotters, and why not get crafty and make baskets and tubs out of household objects to keep supplies neatly organised.

You could even create a cozy corner with bean bags, cushions and fluffy rugs. This would make a great space to read books, to do work on a tablet or laptop, or to complete revision tasks.

A little home hack - hang up over-the-door shoe hangers. The pockets are perfect for storing flashcards, stickers, pencils and pens, calculators, sticky notes, and so much more.

Wall art and inspiration

Make your walls work for you— why not pin up helpful educational charts such as math equation formulas, foreign language grammar rules, world maps or a key timeline of important dates in history.

Magnetic white or chalk boards are a great way to keep children engaged and excited about learning. You could even turn it into a game, where your child turns into the teacher and teaches the “class” about a specific topic. Whether that’s numbers, letters, spelling or art – it’s a fun way to keep their minds active without it feeling too much like work.

Keep a constant routine

It’s very important to keep a level of consistency in young children’s daily routines. Not only that, tweens and teens can turn inward very quickly if they spend too much time alone. Sit down with your family and work out a new daily routine for everyone. This can even be printed off, laminated and hung up so children can tick off areas of their day they have completed.

Make sure to set out clear times for breaks, lunches and “play time” – sticking to consistent timings will help your children adjust to this new normal, and still give them a sense of daily routine.

Get creative with cooking

Did you know cooking can be a great learning opportunity? As you're whipping up tasty meals for the family, aim to get your kiddos involved. Talk to them about ingredients and their origins, cooking processes and techniques. This can be a great way to learn about science, geography and maths (through weighing) in a hands on way…literally! It's good for fine motor skills and coordination too.

However you try to keep those bright minds engaged whilst staying at home, we hope this has provided you with some inspiration.

We’d love to see pictures of your own home school set up! Please tag us on twitter or Instagram using @millerhomesuk so we can share them.