An inviting and student-centered classroom design sets the tone for your school year.

You don’t have the spend hours decorating your classroom in order to create a cohesive and welcoming environment for your students. In this episode, you’ll learn some simple teacher tips and design hacks to make a classroom that will WOW your students from day one!

Learn tips for choosing a theme or color scheme for your classroom, making the most of your classroom space, DIY projects that ANYONE can do, as well as some bonus ideas that will take your classroom look to the next level!

Highlights from the Episode:

• My FAVORITE part about planning for back to school! (3:22)

• Choosing a classroom theme or color scheme (4:16)

• Planning your room arrangement and making the most of your space (6:47)

  • making the most of your wall space (or lack there of)

  • arranging student work spaces (traditional vs. flexible seating)

  • to have a teacher desk, or NOT to have a teacher desk (it might be time to get rid of it!)

  • creating simple classroom storage

• Classroom DIY projects (11:37)

  • Use cheap supplies such as spray paint, sticky contact paper, and tissue paper to create simple DIY projects for your classroom

• Bonus decorating tips to create a cozy and inviting classroom (14:11)

  • add lamps throughout your classroom

  • use real or fake plants

  • put a welcome mat outside of your classroom door

  • hang up curtains and valences to classroom windows

  • have students bring in family pictures to place in frame around the classroom

Resources and Links mentioned in the Episode:

• Get cheap black and white or color printing (and your first month FREE) with the HP Instant Ink Program

• Check out these printable classroom theme decor collections from The Classroom Nook

  • Choose from: Sports Theme, Pirate Theme, Jungle Safari Theme, Camping Theme, Hollywood Theme, Ocean Theme, Bee Theme, Rock Star Theme, Circus Theme, Monster Theme, Dog Theme, Beach Theme, Superhero Theme

• Grab a FREE classroom design guide for a your favorite theme HERE.

• Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced DIY projects for the classroom

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