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10 easy classroom decorating ideas!
1. Define and create spaces in your classroom with rugs and/or furniture. My favorite is using bookshelves and a classroom rug to create a cozy corner!
2. Use bulletin board paper as a base on your bulletin boards to showcase your classroom decor and educational resources to make them POP!
3. Bring nature into your classroom with plants and flowers. Real or fake! Either way has a calming effect on your brain and will help your students focus.
4. Fill in the negative space above your whiteboards with inspirational words and phrases to spread kindness and positivity in your classroom.
5. Display student work. This helps build community and confidence!
6. In addition to student work, don't forget to celebrate their birthdays. They LOVE this. It makes them feel SO SPECIAL!
7. Another way to build confidence is using an Affirmation Station in your classroom. It's another way to talk about emotions, how they come and go, and infuse them with love and kindness.
Why is it important to decorate your classroom?
- Most teachers spend more time in their classroom than they do in their own home, so it's nice to make it as inviting as possible. You want you and your students to feel GOOD in their space. To be excited and happy to be there everyday! How does your favorite room in your house make you feel when you walk in? Your classroom is the same way! A place to inspire.
- Did you know that your environment can imprint on your emotions, mood, and desire to learn? You can easily use classroom decor to enhance your space without making it too stimulating. The balance of how much classroom decor will depend on you. Follow your instinct. The smallest details make the biggest difference!
- A study from the University of Salford states that attentively decorated classrooms can enhance learning by 25%!
- A good rule is to keep 20% of your walls bare. Classrooms should feel warm and inviting but not overcrowded.
- When your students walk into your room, they are subconsciously making a decision to engage or turn themselves off. Their environment and YOU are the first impressions everyday where they will decide this.
- Your classroom decor can be a great teaching tool!
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