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 Wish List – Giraffe
Display your back-to-school needs for your new parents on this classroom wish list display.
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Affirmations – Grouping Posters
A set of Affirmations themed posters to use when separating your students into groups.
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Affirmations – Weekly Task Chart
Printable Affirmations themed weekly task chart to use in a diary, planner, or on a wall in your classroom.
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Inspire Printable Teacher Planner - Week and Day Planner
A set of inspire-themed printable day and weekly planner sheets to use as part of your teacher planner.
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Read Across America Pennant Banner
Celebrate Read Across America Week with a printable pennant banner. This can also be used to crete a simple "Read" banner for your classroom book nook or school library!
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Penguins – Grouping Posters
A set of penguin-themed posters to use when separating your students into groups.
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Looking For a Book? – Library Display
Help your students choose a book with this classroom library display.
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Pen Licenses
They've done it! They have achieved the all important goal of being allowed to write with a pen. This moment deserves something special.
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Wanted Poster Template
Download and print a free wanted poster template to use as a history project.
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Happy Birthday Pennant banner - Rainbow
Bunting to decorate your classroom for special birthdays.
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Happy Birthday Pennant banner - Balloons
Bunting to decorate your classroom for special birthdays.
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Grit Pennant Banner for the Classroom
Nine pennant banners to encourage grit, resilience, and a positive growth mindset in your students.
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Christmas Lights Decoration — Printable Classroom Decor
Download these printable Christmas light decorations for your classroom bulletin board or classroom door decor.
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Happy Birthday Chart - Balloons
Kids love to celebrate their special day.
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Cactus - Numbers 1 to 100 Chart
A cactus-themed hundreds board.
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Lush Leaves White - Border Trimmers
A set of lush tropical leaves themed border trimmers to theme your whiteboard, corkboard or windows.
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Science of Reading Strategy Classroom Posters
Posters to remind your students of the different reading strategies.
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Vivid Action Verbs Posters - Using Strong Verbs
Teach your students to omit boring, overused verbs from their writing with a classroom set of Vivid Verb Posters.
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Candy Classroom Decorations — Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
Use these candy-themed letters and numbers pennant banners to decorate your classroom for Halloween or just to make it extra sweet!
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Printable Name Tags for Students — Candy Themed
Printable name tags in with a chocolate button theme.
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Chocolate Buttons - Grouping Posters
A set of 6 cohesively themed posters to use when separating your students into groups.
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Chocolate Buttons - Welcome Sign and Name Tags
Welcome your students to their classroom with this decorative sign.
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Data Display - We're Aiming High Bump It Up Wall
Help your students "bump up" their work with this hot air balloon-themed bulletin board display.
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Letter Confusion Poster - b and d
A poster highlighting the difference between b and d letterforms.
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Love Hearts – Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
Create classroom banners and displays for Valentine’s Day with this set of letter, number, and punctuation mark heart pennants.
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Decorative Pennant Banner – Love Hearts
Decorate your classroom for Valentine’s Day with these shades of red and pink heart pennants.
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Valentine's Day Classroom Decorations
A set of cut-out decorations to use on Valentine's Day.
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Cupcake Birthday Bulletin Board
Create a cupcake-themed birthday display for your classroom.
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History of Flight Page Borders
A set of aviation history themed page borders.
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Developing Characters Poster Pack - Show, Don't Tell Feelings
Enhance story development and characterization in student writing with a set of 16 Show, Not Tell Posters.
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Pastel Dots - Tray Labels
Printable pastel dot themed tray labels to use in your classroom.
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Hall Pass Templates
Send your students down the hall in style with fun printable hall passes using our customizable hall pass templates.