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Teach your kids the color mixing with this simple and easy color-changing water science experiment. They will be amazed at how the water magically changes color!
How to put systems in place to help students work independently.
These 5 geometry projects for middle or high school are a great alternative assessment for your student. Project-based learning is so important to...
Massive list of classroom jobs for elementary students in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade - such great ideas for classroom jobs!
Need inspiration for a fun reading corner? I've gathered 11 ideas to create a fun, cozy reading corner. Why such an angle? It's nice that there's a place where it's clear what you can do there. Reading is extremely important for children's development. On Squla this is explained beautifully through a blog. It looks at how reading at certain ages. And how you can contribute to that as a parent, teacher, or pedagogical employee. Read Ma...
These adorable alphabet posters are a classroom essential that you will reference all year long. If you’re going to display the alphabet you might as well do it in style! You will love seeing these gorgeously designed alphabet posters all year long!
Classrooms need carpet space for the whole class to sit and learn during various activities. One challenge with this (besides finding space in your classroom) is getting kids to have their own spac…
This is the perfect way to transform your classroom into a campground for the day. These academic based activities make for such a fun learning day.
I tried to figure out a new, different way to hang my students work this year. I used clothespins last year, but when the hallway got re...
There are so many goodies you can find that are adorable and perfect to make your classroom look amazing. But, being a Type-A teacher myself, I want cute AND functional. Finding classroom decor that is bright, clear and serves a purpose is how I keep my classroom organized. Bright and Clear I am not one
8 of the best Ivar Ikea hack to radically transform this simple and classic Ikea piece. Now, you just need to choose...
Des cartes positives spécialement conçues pour aider les enfants à être confiants et positifs. Un outil d'épanouissement à la fois simple et puissant !
There are three kinds of teacher-decorators: those who were born for Pinterest, those who can’t, and all the ones in between (such as the broke, the tired, and the I-have-no-time-to-decorate). However, making a classroom appeal to middle and high school students doesn’t HAVE to involve serious crafting or expensive, time-intensive projects. Check out these tips from me and Bonnie from Presto Plans as you prepare your classroom for the fall (or at any time of year that you want to give it a boost!) You might also like Sara's more recent blog post, Inside My Farmhouse Classroom Makeover. 1. Have a color scheme (if you can) Sara: My principal gave each teacher the paint for one accent wall, so that shade of turquoise inspired the rest of my blue decor: milk crates, bulletin board borders, etc. It helped unify the room to make it look pulled-together instead of random. I've also learned about the importance of contrast. Even a full-blown rainbow color palette can look clean and cohesive (instead of cluttered) if you pair it with black or white to balance it out. Bonnie: If you are looking for inspiration for colors that look great together, check out this Pinterest board. There are lots of combinations that will help you choose colors when you are shopping for classroom materials. 2. Stick to a few favorite fonts Sara: Just like businesses create a brand, you are creating a classroom “look” or persona that you will be known for... or, at least a mood you will create. (Friendly? Professional? Fun? Minimalist?) Try to pick a few fonts that most of your labels, signs, and other wall-hangings will consistently use. For example, I used the Google font Crushed to make and laminate labels for my whiteboard (see below), along with mint-colored painter's tape. 3. Make your classroom library a focal point Bonnie: Your class library should draw students in and works well as the focal point for any English classroom. Here are a few things you can do to make your library stand out: Give bookshelves a makeover by rolling them a new coat of paint and/or taking the shelves out and attaching wallpaper or scrapbook paper to the back. Put a few floating shelves on the walls near your library area where you can feature particular novels recommended by students. Add comfortable, flexible seating near a library to make it more welcoming. These items can be more expensive, so shop around online or scour garage sales until you find seating that may work. Use old books as decorations! When a book is unusable, find a way to repurpose it. One easy way to do this is to cut out the pages and write a reading-inspired quote in black permanent marker on top of the page. Frame the page and put it on your bookshelf! Sara: If your classroom library is small, nonexistent, or needs some attention, check out this blog post for more ideas about how to strengthen it. 4. Display student work Bonnie: Use student work as decor by making a framed gallery wall. All you have to do is pick up some inexpensive 8x10 frames (check your dollar store) and arrange them on your wall. When you get a piece of exceptional student work, add it into the frame! If you don’t want the hassle of buying and hanging frames, order a pack of mixed color picture mats and use them to frame student work on a bulletin board. Sara: Another way to get student work on display (while also practicing literary analysis!) is to have them complete this Quote Illustration and Analysis assignment; students use Canva (or any tool you wish) to make an inspirational or literary quote come to life. The results are stunning! 5. Use author-inspired decor Bonnie: Find ways to incorporate the authors you will be studying into your classroom decor. You can do this by featuring fun facts or by sharing quotes by the author. For example, I use an interactive Shakespeare Hashtag of the Week bulletin display that exposes students to one quote from a Shakespeare play each week. If you don’t want to make your own, you might even consider assigning an author to each student and having them develop a bulletin display with a biography, fun facts, and quotes that you can swap out weekly. Sara: Don't forget to interject moments of literary ALLUSION or author-inspired inside jokes as well, like my favorite light switch art... 6. Make your posters work together Sara: On at least one bulletin board or section of wall space, add some symmetry or consistency by hanging posters in a similar style (color, font, or other), or by displaying images that have a common theme. For example, check out these posters of stylized quotes to get some English class wisdom on your walls. Bonnie: If you are looking for some ideas of common themes you could use for posters, try some of these ideas that could work in any English classroom: funny grammar quotes or fails, literary terms or genres, author quotes, famous lines from literature, idiomatic expressions, or jokes using puns! To read more about my favorite bulletin board ideas for middle and high ELA, check out this blog post. "English is Weird" poster set 7. Make displays that are EASY to update Sara: Two of my favorite bulletin board spaces were ones that took VERY little effort in updating, so I didn't have the self-imposed pressure to redo the whole thing multiple times per year. For example, my Word Nerd Challenge is quick to update on a Monday morning because all I have to do is add this week's word to the list. (I made each word tile a magnet that can go on my whiteboard!) I also made low-prep Quote of the Week flipbooks of reading and writing quotes, which students often asked to flip FOR me. I used Command hooks and spiral binding to hang it on a cabinet. Do you have additional ideas? Tell us in the comments!
Encourage creative thinking and drawing with these 30 'draw more' activity pages. Students will finish each drawing by using their imagination and ideas. Included in the pack are 30 single worksheet pages: draw more leaves and bugs finish the snail trail draw more spiders turn the circles into anything draw what is in the jars draw more clouds in the sky draw yourself in the photo frame draw more birds in the tree turn the squares into anything add toppings to the pizza add spots on the bugs draw details on the house draw peoples' faces draw more sea creatures draw what else is on the hill draw more details on the robot draw the rest of the robot draw patterns on the leaves draw the rest of the garden draw squares in squares draw what's on the hamburger draw the owl's faces draw the windows and people on the bus draw faces on the pumpkins draw more cars on the roads turn the pentagons into anything finish the birds draw more scoops on the sundae draw more waves draw inside the haunted house windows We do hope your little learners love completing these art projects. Use them as an art warm-up or stimulus for writing. Ask your students to write a story following their creative thinking time! A bonus (and optional for use) digital activity is included for use the Easel by TpT. It includes 30 slide activities that match the printable pages! Click here to return to my store home page
I love decorating my classroom each year! I am excited to share my new sports themed classroom with you! Most of the printables that you will see in my classroom come from my Sports Theme Classroom kit. My theme starts in the hallway. This fun basketball court includes basketballs for each of my students and
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As secondary teachers, when it comes to decorating we often don’t know where to start. Sometimes, we just don’t have the time or energy to devote to another long project with possible m…
These paper geckos are an easy craft project for all skill levels and a great coloring activity for kids! Make some for fun or to use as party decorations.
If you don't know, I have a jungle themed classroom. If you have a jungle themed classroom as well, you will want to pay attention. I have made a fantastic find today on TPT; Jungle Floor Numbers to make lining up a painless experience! But wait, I have even better news: It's completely free! Don't wait! Click the picture below to go to the site to download!
Beskrivelse af idéen: Pop-art virker hver gang. Den umiddelbare fascination af genkendelige motiver, de klare farver og den lettil...
Refocus classroom management in your classroom by using these 10 tips for positive behavior management. Watch your students' behavior transform!
I’ve been teaching art for over 15 years and have taught every grade, K-12. In those years I have made resources and handouts helpful for the art room, contained classrooms, or homeschool parents. …
Professeurs des écoles, éducateurs spé': avant la rentrée faites le plein d'idées pour décorer et aménager votre salle de classe sans vous ruiner (on sait que vous n'avez pas un budget mirobolant pour ça). Retrouvez ici 15 idées DIY / récup' pour personnaliser sans vous ruiner votre salle de classe.
Spanish teachers, decorate classroom bulletin boards and visually support students with Spanish word walls! Spanish vocabulary word walls provide meaningful input, make the language visible, and support beginning students. Post cognates, high-frequency words, verbs, and classroom commands around your room. Must-have visual resource for the world language classroom. Here are five reasons to use Spanish word walls in Spanish class.
After such a long project to complete these beauties I wanted my 4th graders to have a really fun, stress free, extension for those that were done on our last workday of this project... enter Roll-A-Picasso! I did this last year after my 4th and 5th graders finished up this project. And it was a huge hit, entertained for the entire 45mins! I made these sheets up ahead of time after finding a not so great version online awhile back and borrowed some dice from a classroom teacher.... Just a few minutes to explain and do examples and then they were hard at work creating these slightly creepy but awesome drawings. They had the option to just draw faces or draw and add on to the faces, and then color if they wanted too...they always get to take extensions home day of so I snapped a ton of pictures! Try not to pee your pants laughing :)
Get some helpful ideas on how to decorate your ESL classroom. Check out the top 5 classroom decoration ideas to work on with your students!
A tool to add to your classroom management plan for positive student behavior. It encourages student accountability and student self-reflection.
Do you want to kick off the kindergarten school year the right way? Get the full list of the top 8 do's and don'ts
Transform your classroom with these easy, cheap decoration ideas! Decorating your classroom does not have to be expensive or difficult!
Do you love Disney as much as we do? Then check out these Disney inspired classrooms created by real teachers! Students will love these creative classroom decorations and themes!
