Homeschooling is something we have done since our children were just barely old enough to talk.  As they got older, we were coming into our own in the school arena when I found out I was pregnant.  That makes a seven year difference between the middle child and the new baby.

Now, school is even more of an adventure.  Having a two year old is challenging enough.  Homeschooling two elementary school children at the same time you are entertaining a toddler is down right exhausting on some days.

The dining room table has always been home to school.  We started there again this year.  But baby brother had to be involved, and after the umpteenth time of dragging him off the table, I knew I was going to have to come up with a new plan. 

I spent the next weekend reorganizing the crafts and the school supplies.  Now I am able to put up baby gates in the two entrances to the family room.  The older boys can work in there.  I can work in the kitchen (in what we refer to as “the office”) and the baby has the run of the rest of the house.

It seems the key to homeschooling with such a wide age span is to make sure everyone has something to do that will keep them focused and entertained (or just lock out the nuisance and call it a day).