Classroom Decor for Teachers
Download printable classroom decor and explore decorating ideas developed by teachers for elementary school teachers like you. We've created this collection to help you make your classroom the warm and inviting place your students need this school year.
From classroom welcome signs to printable bulletin board sets, cut-out decorations for your walls to editable name tags for every student's cubby or desk, this collection of resources was created by the teachers on the Teach Starter team to make decorating the classroom as easy as possible.
That means that whether you're the kind of crafty teacher who has a favorite glue gun or the type of teacher who likes to keep the decor to a minimum, this classroom decorations collection has something for you!
Not sure where to start? Read on for tips and tricks on decorating a classroom from our teacher team!
How to Decorate a Classroom — Ideas for Decorating a Classroom From Our Teacher Team
Not sure where to begin or hoping to change things up this school year?
Are you looking for more specific ideas to decorate a classroom this school year? Feel free to browse our complete collection of printable decor and explore our teacher blog for ideas straight from our teacher team ... and check out this list of fun (and functional) ideas.
- Make it welcoming. Set up a welcome sign with your students’ names like our cute and bright fish themed sign that you can download and customize or a space-themed welcome sign with name tags that match.
- Never miss one of your students’ birthdays. Use a bright birthday chart to display all the students’ birthdays. Not only is this and easy idea for classroom decorating that can be set up and kept up all year long, but it will make your students feel valued.
- Use posters to cut decorating time. Posters are simple to hang up and can help you create a positive environment without a lot of effort.
- Let your personality shine in your classroom decor. The things that made you passionate about teaching kids are often your very best tools in the classroom. Floored by flamingos? Wild about Mo Willems? Show your passion in the classroom, and you’ll see those little light switches flip in your students’ brains as they see what they love about the topics that have made you so passionate.
- Beware of OVER decorating. While it can be tempting to go all out with your classroom decor, remember that you don't want to over-stimulate your students! This can be especially tough on neuro-divergent students.
- Leave space for your anchor charts. As the year progresses, you will be creating anchor charts with your students that will reiterate important information. Make sure you've left space for these important tools.
- Incorporate student work. From craftivities that you can hang on your bulletin board to setting up a bulletin board specifically for student work, it's important to incorporate your students' work in your classroom decor.
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Classroom Book Tasting Resource Pack
Introduce your students to new book genres with an exciting food-truck-themed “Book Tasting” classroom transformation.
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Nouns, Proper Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs and Conjunctions Posters
Enhance student understanding of the 8 parts of speech with these colorful, informative, and easily-referenced grammar wall posters for the classroom covering nouns, verbs and more!
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Watercolor Rainbow Classroom Theme Bundle
Brighten up your classroom space with a cheery Watercolor Rainbow Classroom Theme using a variety of editable classroom decor printables.
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Sprinkle Kindness - Bulletin Board Set
Get your students reflecting on ways to show kindness with this interactive bulletin board!
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Spring Classroom Door Decorations — Printable Butterflies
Let your spring classroom door ideas take flight with these free butterfly printables!
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Coping Skills Desk Plates
Download and print calm-down strategy desk plates for your students so they can respond appropriately to big emotions.
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Addition Strategies Cheat Sheet
Help students understand the different addition strategies with this helpful cheat sheet.
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Printable Person Outline - Body Template
Create fun likenesses of your students and famous figures with a printable person online template.
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Add a Little Sunshine to Someone's Day - Bulletin Board Display
Brighten your classroom (and someone's day) with this sunflower-themed bulletin board set.
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Desk Mats – Upper Grades
Letter size desk mats that include 2-D shapes, 3-D figures, the alphabet, times tables and Five Star Writing hints for your students’ desks.
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I'm Done! Early Finishers Choice Board Display
Build a useful ‘I’m Done, Now What?’ bulletin board with a printable early finisher task board display kit.
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Morning Greetings Display
Greet each student at the door in style with this set of 4 greetings posters.
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Bee Themed Classroom Decor Bundle
Create a bee-themed classroom with a decor bundle full of bulletin boards, student awards and more printable and digital bee decor for your hive!
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Welcome to Our Hive! - Bulletin Board Display
Get students excited about BEE-ing in their new classroom with this bee-themed bulletin board display.
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Sorcerer Supplies – Letter, Number, and Punctuation Set
Sorcerer Supplies themed set of printable letters, numbers, and punctuation to create banners or titles for displays.
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Higher-order Thinking Bloom's Taxonomy Desk Plates
A simple and highly effective desk plate that makes higher-order thinking visible and encourages cognitive thinking.
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Scientific Investigation Process – Posters
Remind your students of the steps to the scientific investigation process with this set of 7 posters.
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Area of 2D Shapes — Poster Set
Use this set of posters to teach how to find the area of 2D shapes.
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Thinking Hats for Effective Group Work
Thinking Hats based on Dr. Edward de Bono's teachings.
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Ancient Gold - Letter Number and Punctuation Set
Ancient gold themed letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Chocolate Buttons - Tray Labels
Chocolate themed classroom tray labels for your students.
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Rose Garden Theme Classroom Decor Bundle
Download a Rose Garden Theme Classroom Decor Bundle of printable and digital decorations to transform your classroom into a blooming garden of knowledge.
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Rainbow Colors Classroom Decor Bundle
Create a happy vibrant classroom with this rainbow colors decor bundle including over 20 different classroom decor templates.
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Editable Teacher Binder Covers & Dividers - Fruit Themed
Organize your curriculum materials in a stylish new teacher binder with our editable and printable teacher binder covers and dividers.
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Sharp and Dull Pencil Signs (Pencil Station)
Help keep your pencils organised in the classroom with these pencil station signs.
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Space-Themed Classroom Name Plate - Editable
Decorate your space-themed classroom with editable classroom desk tags.
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Place Value Chart – Printable Banner
Use this printable place value chart filled with different ways to represent a number in your classroom.
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Food Chains & Food Webs – Vocabulary Posters
Display this set of science vocabulary posters in your classroom when learning about food chains and food webs.
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Force and Motion Vocabulary Posters
Display this set of 22 mini-posters in your classroom when learning about force and motion vocabulary.
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Life Cycle of a Frog – Poster Pack
Display information about the life cycle of a frog with this set of 6 posters.
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A Whole LLAMA Learning Going On! - Bulletin Board Display
Make creating a fun bulletin board no prob-llama with this llama-themed bulletin board kit.
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Blank Letter and Number Cutouts
A set of printable bulletin board letters and numbers to use when decorating your classroom.