Summer is ending, the air already smells of textbooks and fresh paint, and by September 1, as always, nothing is ready. Don’t panic: we’ll tell you how to prepare a student’s room for the school year.

1. Don’t redo everything at once

Although life changes on September 1, don’t rush to completely remodel your child’s room. School is already stressful for him, even if he is an excellent student. And then there is its own territory under attack: it is turning from a play area into a working one.

Add a business area carefully, without disturbing the usual routine. For studying – everything is strictly: a table, a chair, a shelf for books and textbooks, a lamp and other accessories. For games – we save and leave in sight containers with Legos, dolls, cars or a game console. This is an important part of a student’s life, let him know that it is not going away. And the last thing is the sleep area. A bed and a night light, favorite soft toys are needed for proper rest.

2. Create a workspace

Now, with the understanding that this will be only part of life (and the interior of the room), we are preparing a workplace. For a first grader, you can choose a small table where he will have everything at hand. But if you want to save money, get a larger countertop. Already in elementary school, children make presentations and prepare work on a computer that will “eat up” part of the table. A width of 100 cm and a depth of 60 cm is the optimal tabletop size for a primary school student.

Advice: choose a “growing” table. The children grow up, and he grows in height. Then you won’t have to buy a table every 2-3 years.

The chair should have a back that supports the lower back. Adjust the height so that your feet are on the floor and your knee bend is at a right angle. The back is straight, the view of the monitor falls at an angle, from top to bottom. The tabletop is at the level of the solar plexus.

Tip: the chair can also be “growing”, with a footrest.

3. Select a lamp

Everyone knows the rule: if the child is right-handed, the light should fall from the left, if left-handed – from the right. This applies not only to the window (although natural light is truly best), but also to the table lamp. It should be high, flexible, so that you can easily adjust the tilt to your work (reading, writing, modeling), and provide a bright enough, but not cold, light. The best light temperature is 2700-3000 K.

Tip: To prevent the lamp from taking up space on the tabletop, use a bracket.

4. Do you really need shelves above the table?

It is generally accepted that shelves above a desktop are convenient. For an adult, yes, but not for a child. Constantly reaching for something to the shelf (and it will hang high, above the monitor) is not a good idea. There is a place on the table for stationery, and textbooks and notebooks can be placed in a bookshelf (you can even allocate a separate shelf for them).

So think carefully about whether you really need shelves above your desk.

5. No glare on the monitor

An important point in organizing a workplace is lighting when working at a computer. This is where a flexible lamp comes in handy: make sure that there is no glare on the monitor from the lamp or from the window, especially from the sun. Because of the glare, your eyes become strained, tired, and your vision can even deteriorate.

When working at a computer, the keyboard should be lit first.

6. Take care of lighting

Don’t be under any illusions: your child won’t spend much time at his desk. He will read in bed or lying on the floor, as well as draw or make something. Therefore, the upper main light should be bright and not cold. This is the lighting base.

But you want to relax in softer light, so medium light – wall lamps, table lamps, bedside lamps – can be dim and warm.

Tip: a budget option for multi-scene lighting is a ceiling lamp with a dimmer. Adjusting the brightness of the light will give you the opportunity to read and doze off according to your mood, without drilling into the walls or buying other lamps.

7. “I’ll look at my schedule.”

Post your class and extracurricular activity schedules in a visible place. This is the child’s personal secretary and a hint as to which textbooks and notebooks to put in the backpack in the evening. It’s easier to teach your child to keep track of his schedule once than to pack his briefcase every evening.

8. Clothing – freely available

School uniforms, like textbooks, are the child’s responsibility. He has to hang his shirt or sundress on a hanger. This means that the cabinet and compartment with railing for hangers should be freely accessible, at eye level.

If there are drawers at the bottom – great, put in them what you might need in your new life: sportswear, a towel and goggles, uniforms for other sections.

9. Make a wall of fame

Remember Gaylord Focker’s wall of fame from the movie Meet the Fockers? The father carefully kept all his son’s diplomas and medals, even for 9th place. And this is right: the child should know that he is loved, that he is definitely the best in something and can praise himself. He will not succeed in everything at school, even if he studies well. And this reminder of success will be useful at home.

You can hang diplomas on any wall. For example, the one that a child’s gaze falls on when he wakes up. Or above the desktop. You haven’t nailed the shelves there yet, have you?

10. Make the play area even more interesting

Although school is an important part of a child’s life, games have not been canceled. Through games he continues to learn about the world and practice relationships. There should be a lot of games, which means the play area should be transformed along with the work area. Buy a couple of new toy containers, a pillow with your favorite character, or a new game in honor of September 1st. Let him know that you understand and share his passions.

Tip: If the play area is in the child’s field of view during activities and distracts him, separate it with a shelving unit.

And lastly: coordinate purchases for the nursery with your child. Of the two orthopedic chairs you have chosen, let him choose the one he likes more. And from several lamps on a long stem – the one that he would like to see on his table. After all, he is the one to live in the renovated room