5 simple school supply organisation ideas for your home

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If you’re constantly searching for missing pencils, replacing glue sticks, or clearing piles of school supplies from all over your home, then these school supply organisation ideas will help keep your school supplies under control.

In this post you’ll discover five simple school supply organisation ideas that will help you organise everything from pencils and notebooks, to art supplies and homework essentials.

You’ll discover how to create a homework station, use school supply storage, organise school supplies by category, how to create a restock basket, and how decluttering can prevent school supplies from getting out of control.

Whether you’re getting ready for a new school year, or want to bring more order to your home, these simple organisation ideas will help make homework and school admin much easier.

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Why does supply organisation matter?

As well as homework, school supplies can be used for craft projects, assignments, permission slips, or like in my house, whenever a creative mood strikes.

Without an organisation system in place for school supplies, they can quickly become scattered throughout your entire home, and any family organisation systems you have in place when it comes to school admin can take longer.

When you organise school supplies at home you:

Feel much better about being prepared for back to school
Make homework a less stressful part of your after school routines
Can tick school supply organisation activities off your routine checklists
Save time looking for items
Avoid buying duplicates
Reduce homework frustration
Keep your home looking less cluttered

What’s the best way to organise school supplies?

The best school supply organisation system is one that’s:

Easy for your kids to use
Quick to tidy up
Simple to maintain
Located where the supplies are needed
Adaptable as your school supply needs change

What school supplies do you need?

Every child and every school have different school supply needs, but here’s a list of the supplies that I keep in my home that help my kid’s get their homework done, which I buy with my kids as part of our back to school traditions.

School supply organisation ideas

Here are 5 simple ways to organise school supplies at home to help minimise homework stress, and to help prevent your home from being cluttered by these regularly used items.

Homework station

A homework station is an area in your home where your kid’s school supplies, books, and anything they need to complete their homework is kept.

It typically comprises of a table and chair, plus all the school supplies your kids need to do their homework without distractions.

Here are some ideas of where you can place your homework area:

Under a staircase
In an unused corner
On part of the kitchen counter
On a small desk

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School supply storage

Using storage specifically for school supplies helps your kids put their supplies away fast, and ensures everything is in one place, making it easier for your kids to access what they need, when they need it.

Some of my favourite school supply storage solutions are a:

Stationery desk organiser perfect for adding to your homework station
Rolling cart that enables you to move school supplies to wherever they’re needed
Stationery caddy which can be moved around and fits in small spaces
Clear storage containers so your kids can see what supplies are inside them

Organise by category

Another great way to organise school supplies is by category.

Some categories you can organise by are:

Writing supplies – pencil cases, pencils, pens, highlighters, sharpeners, erasers
Craft supplies – ruler, glue sticks, scissors, sticky tape
Paper supplies – notebooks, post it notes, binders, paper
Technology supplies – calculators, chargers, headphones

Restock basket

I love having back up school supplies on hand for when school supplies go missing, or when they suddenly run out.

However, back up school supplies also need to be organised, and a great way to do this is to store them in a basket or container that you keep in an area of your home that’s easy to access, but out of everyday reach.

Declutter every term

Another way to organise school supplies at home is to go through your supplies at the end of each term and remove:

Broken items
Empty containers
Finished notebooks
Dried up pens
Unused worksheets

School supply organisation ideas – a recap

Keeping school supplies organised means you spend less time searching for missing items, replacing items you’ve already bought, and dealing with school clutter during homework time.

Some simple changes like creating a homework station, storing supplies in clear containers, organising supplies by category, keeping a restock basket, and decluttering school supplies regularly can make a big difference to how smoothly your home runs throughout the school year.

Ready to get more organised?

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Which of these school supply organisation ideas are you going to try first?

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