Decorating Your Classroom: Five Items Every Teacher Must Have
1. Storage: Every teacher knows storage is a must! Organize art supplies, activity centers, and anything else causing clutter in your classroom in colorful, labeled storage bins. This is a practical way to bring a pop of color into the classroom. Get creative with the labels for even more dcor.
2. Educational Posters: Hanging posters around the room is a great way to keep your kids learning. Make sure these posters are relevant to the curriculum and depict cultural diversity. For example, use pictures of historical figures, flow charts, and geographical maps.
3. Artwork: Using your student-s artwork as decorations is an inexpensive and fun way for them to personalize their classroom.
4. Bulletin Board: Every teacher needs a bulletin board. It should be in an area of the classroom that is easily visible to all students. An ideal place would be at the front of the classroom next to the whiteboard. Post important dates or reminders on the board and add decorations. If you have seasonal decorations you would like to use in your classroom this would be a good place, because bulletin boards are easily changeable.
5. Pictures: take pictures of your students in class, on field trips or on the playground and post them around the room or in frames. It is important that your students feel like the classroom belongs to them too!