Comments on: 12 Essential Items to Color Code

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:55:16 +0000

In reply to Janett.

Thank you, Janett!

I’m a believer in keeping things simple, and it sounds like having common pencils, scissors, and pens works well for your family. 🙂 My kids fought over pencils. To be honest I don’t think they were as concerned about the pencil as they were looking for an excuse to avoid math for a few more minutes, lol. Binders are never fought over, but I love having them color coded. I can see at a glance which binder I need to grab!

By: Janett

Janett — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:55:03 +0000

Hi, I just found your site through Pinterest, you have a very beautiful blog and it has refreshed my homeschool heart!
I have always organized by color so it was natural when we had girls 18 months apart and one showed an interest in purple over pink that their color coding would begin! Then my son came along. I waited again to see some preference and he loves red. Most things are bought by color if they aren’t shopping with me, coats, hats, shoes, and toys. I check in every so often to see if they want a change, oldest is 9 and still rocking purple!

Our school is a mix, for the teachers binder and finished work we have, I color code each subject. On their notebooks I break out a giant sharpie and write their name across the front. (My husband and I co-teach so we have to be on the same page without phone-calls asking what, where and why things are where they are) And we just dump pencils in one box, scissors in another, pens in a jar etc. and just call it the schools. We tried individual, color code,d of course, but the kids never had what they needed! Like you said they where in the toy box or upstairs used for other projects.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:48:08 +0000

In reply to Terri Presser. Color coding has helped my family avoid many, many fights. Actually my 18yo and I were just laughing about the endless pencil fights he and his siblings used to have. ;-)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:44:18 +0000

In reply to Samantha @ Stir the Wonder. Thanks, Samantha! I hope they're useful for you. :-)

By: Terri Presser

Terri Presser — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 07:16:45 +0000

Great ideas, I am going to spend a week after Christmas, getting myself sorted for the coming school year (ours starts in February in Australia) and will be book marking this page. Thanks for sharing at Good Morning Mondays. Blessings

By: Samantha @ Stir the Wonder

Samantha @ Stir the Wonder — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 02:55:35 +0000

Great ideas! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you stop by again next week!

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:33:43 +0000

In reply to Shecki @ Greatly Blessed. Color coding can be used in so many areas! Mom and Dad color coded our Easter eggs. ;-)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:33:08 +0000

In reply to Lisa Ehrman. Thanks, Lisa. :-)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:32:52 +0000

In reply to Karyn.

I didn’t think of duct tape! That would work as well.

Aren’t the pencil fights the worst! I could not believe the kids were fighting over PENCILS the first time it happened in my house.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:30:55 +0000

In reply to Alana (@ I have a Future and a Hope). Color coding is wonderful! It stops so many fights before they begin. ;-)