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June 12, 2009 by: Brenda

Sue Patrick’s Workbox System©

workboxSue Patrick’s Workbox System© has quickly become a favorite organizational strategy among homeschoolers. With the Workbox System©, homeschool students can manage their school day independently, complete more activities each day, and stay on task. Because the purpose of this article is to provide ideas and resources for users of the System, I would like to just offer a summary of the program. Please visit Sue Patrick’s website for complete details. The basic structure of the program is that your child has 12 boxes on a rack. Each box holds an item or task to be completed. Your child works through each box and puts the box away as they finish the task or item. This visually allows your child to see how much work they have left to do for the day.

Here are a few of my favorite things from the Workbox System ©:

  • I like that is uses a systematic approach to helping my children organize their school day
  • It promotes student independence
  • It can be used with any curriculum
  • It can be adapted to fit your needs
  • Sue Patrick offers additional support for individuals who purchase and register their purchase on her site
  • It is a visual system that is great for students who need visual prompting
  • This system has been successfully used with students with Special Needs

 

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The following information can help new users and current users get some ideas for workboxes, see different varieties of the program, and additional resources of the System.

Read more of this article…

Written by Kari

Brenda (132 Posts)

Brenda is a homeschooling mother of 5, who has a wonderful husband encouraging her to be the best woman that God has created her to be. Together they are very intentional about spending time together as a family. She considers her daily life with her children as her ministry and has found many avenues to encourage others to live a lifestyle of learning. She is the founder of an online homeschool community, Our Lifestyle of Learning and a curriculum review site authored by a group of well-known homeschool bloggers, Curriculum Choice. She blogs about their homeschool journey and family traditions at Tie That Binds Us.


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Comments

  1. Nicole says

    June 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Kari,
    Thanks so much for compiling all this info in one place. I am very happy to have it to show everyone I have been raving about workboxes to.
    Nicole

    Reply
  2. Maggie says

    August 5, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Kari,
    I accessed your article a few days ago without a problem and bookmarked it in my browser. However, now when I click on the link (the same destination as the Read More link above) it tells me I “[do] not have access to this document”. I’d like to send the article to a friend who is interested in workboxes. Is the article available to the public? I’m not sure why I saw it before but not now.
    Thanks so much for your help!
    Maggie

    Reply
  3. Brenda says

    August 5, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Hi Maggie,
    I just tested the link and it is working again.
    Brenda

    Reply
  4. Caroline says

    August 19, 2009 at 11:27 am

    Hi Maggie – I have some resources and pictures you could add to your list if you like. It’s an immense help to have so many links in one place 😀
    .-= Caroline´s last blog ..Down By The Riverside… =-.

    Reply

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