This Reader Turned an Attic Discovery Into a Homeschool Treasure Chest

Two years ago our family of five moved into a 1940’s home and found this amazing trunk in the attic. I knew I wanted to use it as a display piece in our home, but also knew that it had to be functional. I was able to fit a plastic file box perfectly inside it. It now holds all of our homeschool supplies for the entire year!

This is our second year using, what our children affectionally call, our homeschool treasure chest. The first year it took a little time to organize and make all of the folders. But this year, it took very little time at all. So I’m hoping that the years to come will be just the same.

Here’s a little more about how we organized the file box… 

The file box includes 36 labeled file folders for each week of the school year. Inside each hanging file is a folder for each child that includes all of the school work they will need to complete for that week.

This gave us such a smooth and seamless school year last year, and we are all looking forward to starting school this year. It took the stress off my shoulders from week to week and the kids knew exactly what to expect.

I love that when people come over and ask where we store our school things, I get to open up this beautiful treasure chest and show them!