High School Reunion Ideas including class reunion decor, theme ideas, high school reunion planning tips, and reunion memorial ideas for those that have gone before.
Ideas to help you plan an epic Senior Sunrise that unites the class as they embark on their senior year!
We want students to be comfortable in our classrooms. We want them to feel welcomed and inspired. Classroom decoration can play a role in creating that environment. Below are some simple ways to …
Here are a bunch of fun fall door decorations for the classroom! You will find pumpkins, halloween, thanksgiving, apples, and more ideas!
After spending most of June and July working on the yard, it’s time to refocus on homeschooling. Normally we don’t take a summer break and instead take more time off in the spring and fall for plan…
Are you looking for a calm classroom theme? I have five beautiful and unique classroom decor bundles that will help create a peaceful, engaging, and beautiful home away from home in your classroom! These five bundles will be a perfect way to create a calm classroom vibe!
Time to inspire and motivate your students with these 4 fun bulletin board ideas that are perfect for schools, classrooms, or libraries!
Birthday Posters | Cupcake Display Transform your classroom into a vibrant and festive birthday celebration with our Gentle-Colored Birthday Cupcake Display. This delightful kit is designed to create an adorable and customizable display that your students will adore. **Key Features:** 1. **Gentle-Colored Cupcakes:** Our display features 12 charming birthday cupcakes in soft, gentle colors, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for celebrating student birthdays. 2. **Editable Candles:** The cupcakes come with editable candles that allow you to use Adobe Reader to quickly type student names into the candles. Attach them to the corresponding cupcake, displaying the month of the year, for a personalized touch. 3. **Versatile Usage:** This kit is perfect for showcasing student birthdays in a fun and memorable way. It's a beautiful addition to your classroom decor that fosters a sense of belonging and celebration among students. 4. **Easy Assembly:** The kit includes easy-to-assemble decorations, making it hassle-free to create a captivating birthday bulletin board that will make students feel special. **What's Included:** 12 Gentle-Colored Birthday Cupcakes for each month of the year Editable Candles for Personalization Easy-to-Assemble Decorations Make each student's birthday a memorable occasion with our Gentle-Colored Birthday Cupcake Display. Whether you're an experienced educator or just starting your teaching journey, this kit is an essential resource for fostering a sense of community and celebration in your classroom. Order your kit today and create a beautiful and fun class display to honor student birthdays!
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!
Pumpkin printables are a fun and frugal way to decorate! Opt for the free printable pumpkin templates to make great coloring pages for kids.
Learn how to build a beautiful DIY murphy bed with fluted doors using a highly rated murphy bed kit and some careful planning.
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a geometric, Bauhaus-inspired paper collage. Prior to beginning, it is helpful to learn more about the Bauhaus art movement. Some of the key characteristics of Bauhaus art includes (1) simple, geometric shapes, (2) basic color schemes, and (3) asymmetrical balance. This activity challenges artists
A bright and cheerful bulletin board in the hallway is the perfect way to welcome students back to school! Check out these ideas for inspiration to create your own school and classroom decorations.
Discover awesome tips on planning a Halloween class party including ideas for organization, Halloween activities and crafts plus freebie downloads.
Do you teach science? Today, on the blog, I'm sharing ideas and inspiration for decorating your science classroom.
Learn how to create a charming book page pumpkin with this easy DIY tutorial. Transform old books into unique fall decor with just a few simple steps!
Sun prints are so easy, fun, and exciting to make with kids. They are also called cyanotypes and can be made on fabric as well as paper.
Self-portrait ideas around the topic "Identity" or "Personality" but I could also work for general descriptive adjectives lesson as well.
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How to decorate an ESL Classroom; 8 ESL classroom decorations for a welcoming and inclusive environment for your multilingual students.
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Amazing classroom decoration ideas including how to add a class fireplace, a beautiful teacher space, a classroom fridge and more!
To recreate this beautiful Paper Sunflower Collage Art Project, you will need some brightly colored paper, glue and our printable sunflower template.
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Looking for classroom decor ideas? Try some of these meaningful approaches to freshen up your middle or high school classroom.
Amazing classroom decoration ideas including how to add a class fireplace, a beautiful teacher space, a classroom fridge and more!
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Bulletin boards, doors, and classroom walls are all opportunities to spread positive math messages! A bulletin board in a math classroom should be meaningful. I’ve gathered some of my favorites that will get students attention, make them feel welcome, make them think, inspire them, or even make them
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Having students color in posters with their names is a great first day activity that provides yearlong decoration for the classroom!
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18 free leaf pattern templates to print and use as stencils or coloring pages.
I love a pretty classroom. Although I realize that classroom decor is not the most important aspect of teaching, having a pretty classroom makes a nice
