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How do you decorate your math classroom.
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Decorating classroom doors can be a fun and creative way to engage students while adding a touch of educational flair to the learning environment.
When it comes to math door decoration ideas, the possibilities are endless, ranging from vibrant and visually appealing designs that showcase mathematical concepts to inspirational quotes that motivate students to embrace the world of numbers.
Whether you’re a math teacher looking to inspire your students or a school decorator aiming to foster a love for math, we will provide you with a variety of imaginative and engaging math door decoration ideas to transform any ordinary classroom door into a mathematical masterpiece.
Encourage students to reflect on their mathematical growth and set goals for the future by creating a “Mathematical Reflections and Resolutions” door decoration. Have each student write a reflection on their math journey, highlighting their achievements and challenges. Additionally, ask them to set mathematical resolutions or goals for the upcoming school year. Display these reflections and resolutions on the door to inspire self-awareness, motivation, and a commitment to continuous improvement in math education.
Engage students in a series of math puzzles and challenges that lead to the creation of a door decoration. Provide age-appropriate math problems or brainteasers that require solving. As students work through these puzzles, they earn pieces of a larger image or design. Once they’ve successfully completed all the challenges, they can assemble the pieces to reveal the final door decoration. This interactive approach not only reinforces mathematical skills but also adds an element of excitement and accomplishment as students watch the door decoration come together piece by piece.
Turn your classroom door into an interactive graffiti wall of mathematical equations and solutions. Provide whiteboard markers or chalk and invite students to write equations, formulas, and mathematical riddles on the door throughout the week. Encourage them to challenge their peers with math problems or leave clues that lead to hidden messages. This dynamic and ever-changing door decoration not only keeps math at the forefront of students’ minds but also fosters a sense of ownership and collaboration as they contribute to the evolving mathematical landscape. Related: Can a Teacher say Shut up to a student in Classroom?
Challenge students to create a storyboard that tells a mathematical story. They can choose a specific mathematical concept or historical mathematician and illustrate a visual narrative on the door. Encourage them to include characters, dialogue, and plot twists that revolve around math. This activity not only promotes creativity but also allows students to dive deeper into mathematical history and concepts as they bring their stories to life. The end result will be an informative and captivating door decoration that sparks curiosity and imagination.
Challenge students to identify and document instances of mathematics in their daily lives. Assign each student or group a specific aspect of their routine, such as measuring ingredients for recipes or calculating distances while traveling. Students can then create visual displays or infographics showcasing how math is an integral part of their everyday experiences. This activity helps students recognize the practical applications of mathematics in real life and can lead to a door decoration filled with relatable examples.
Organize a math symbol scavenger hunt as an interactive and educational door decoration activity. Create a list of math symbols and concepts relevant to the curriculum and hide them around the classroom. Provide clues that guide students to each symbol’s location. As students find the symbols, they can use them to create a math-themed collage on the classroom door. This activity encourages students to explore the world of math, reinforces their knowledge of symbols, and promotes critical thinking as they decipher clues to complete the decoration.
Engage students in creating a mosaic-style door decoration by using math puzzles as the building blocks. Provide a variety of mathematical puzzles, such as Sudoku, crosswords, or logic problems. Each student or group can solve the puzzles and color code the solutions, with each color representing a different mathematical concept or answer. Assemble the completed puzzles on the classroom door to create a vibrant and visually captivating mosaic of math challenges.
Explore the relationship between mathematics and architecture by having students design and construct architectural models based on mathematical principles. Provide materials like cardboard, toothpicks, and glue, and ask students to create structures that incorporate mathematical concepts such as symmetry, proportion, or tessellation. Once the models are complete, arrange them on the classroom door to form a visually striking architectural display that showcases the beauty of mathematics in design and construction. Related: 20 Easy Volcano Activities for Preschoolers
Combine mathematics and art by challenging students to create a door decoration that represents mathematical concepts through various artistic mediums. Allow them to choose from options such as painting, sculpting, or even creating a mosaic. Encourage them to think about how color, shape, and texture can be used to visually convey mathematical ideas. This hands-on activity provides an opportunity for students to explore the intersection of math and art while developing their artistic skills and mathematical understanding.
Explore the mathematical principles behind music and sound by incorporating them into a unique door decoration. Assign different musical elements, such as rhythm, harmony, or musical notation, to student groups. They can create visual representations of these elements on the door using musical symbols, notes, and mathematical equations that relate to music theory. This interdisciplinary activity not only enhances students’ understanding of both math and music but also highlights the connections between these two disciplines in a visually captivating way.
Invite students to explore the presence of mathematical patterns and concepts in the natural world. Assign each student or group of students a specific natural phenomenon, like the Fibonacci sequence in sunflowers or fractals in snowflakes. They can research and gather images or create artistic representations of these mathematical patterns and their occurrences in nature. Display these representations on the classroom door to create a stunning showcase of how mathematics is intertwined with the world around us, fostering an appreciation for the subject’s real-world applications.
Combine math learning with fun by having students design and create their own math-themed board games. Provide them with materials like cardboard, markers, and dice, and encourage them to invent board games that involve mathematical operations, strategy, and problem-solving. Once the games are complete, students can take turns playing them and refining their designs. The winning game can serve as the inspiration for the classroom door decoration, with elements from the game incorporated into the design.
Encourage students to explore the world of famous mathematicians and their words of wisdom. Have them research and select inspirational quotes from mathematicians like Pythagoras, Albert Einstein, or Ada Lovelace. These quotes can then be beautifully displayed on the classroom door along with artistic representations of the mathematicians and their contributions. This activity not only exposes students to the historical figures who shaped mathematics but also motivates and inspires them to embrace the subject.
Dive into the realm of technology by having students create QR codes that link to math-related resources, videos, or interactive simulations. Each student or group can research a specific math topic and generate a QR code that provides access to an educational resource related to that topic. These QR codes can be arranged on the classroom door to form a visually appealing and interactive decoration. Students and visitors can use their smartphones to scan the QR codes and delve deeper into various mathematical concepts and resources.
Combine literature and mathematics by asking students to design book covers for fictional math-themed books. Encourage them to invent titles, authors, and captivating cover art that incorporates mathematical elements. This creative activity not only reinforces mathematical concepts but also promotes storytelling and design skills. The best book cover designs can be featured on the classroom door, giving it a bookshelf-like appearance with the fictional math books showcased as a captivating door decoration.
Broaden students’ horizons by exploring how mathematics is used in different cultures and regions. Assign students or groups a specific country or culture, and have them research and present mathematical contributions or applications unique to that place. They can create visual representations of these mathematical concepts, such as geometric patterns in Islamic art or Mayan numerals, and display them on the classroom door. This multicultural approach not only enriches students’ understanding of math but also promotes cultural awareness and appreciation.
Challenge students to create a vibrant collage on the classroom door using mathematical symbols and equations. Provide them with colored paper, scissors, and glue, and encourage them to arrange the symbols and equations in visually appealing and artistic ways. This hands-on activity allows students to experiment with mathematical design while reinforcing their familiarity with key mathematical symbols. The end result will be a visually stimulating and mathematically informative door decoration.
Recognize and celebrate students’ achievements in mathematics by dedicating the classroom door to a “Math Olympians Hall of Fame.” Highlight the accomplishments of top math performers by displaying their names, achievements, and even photos on the door. This not only motivates other students to excel in math but also instills a sense of pride and recognition among those featured. You can update the door regularly to showcase new accomplishments throughout the school year.
Create a dynamic and informative timeline of mathematical discoveries and breakthroughs on the classroom door. Assign different mathematical concepts or historical events to students or groups, and have them research and create visual representations of these milestones. Assemble these representations in chronological order to create a timeline that spans from ancient mathematical discoveries to modern advancements. This historical perspective helps students appreciate the continuous evolution of mathematics over time.
Encourage students to explore the artistic side of math by organizing a mathematical art gallery on the classroom door. Provide various art materials and ask students to create mathematical-themed artworks, such as tessellations, symmetry designs, or optical illusions. Display these artworks on the door to transform it into a visually stimulating gallery of math-inspired art. This activity fosters creativity, artistic expression, and an appreciation for the aesthetics of mathematics. Related: 25 Creative New Year Bulletin Board Ideas
Sohaib's journey includes 10+ years of teaching and counseling experience at BCSS School in elementary and middle schools, coupled with a BBA (Hons) with a minor in Educational Psychology from Curtin University (Australia) . In his free time, he cherishes quality moments with his family, reveling in the joys and challenges of parenthood. His three daughters have not only enriched his personal life but also deepened his understanding of the importance of effective education and communication, spurring him to make a meaningful impact in the world of education.
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I’m excited to show off my 2014-2015 high school math classroom decorations. I currently teach algebra and trigonometry, but many of my decorations can be adapted for math classes of all levels.
It seems like everyone has some sort of comment to make when they walk into my classroom and see it for the first time. My principal: “Well, it’s certainly colorful in here!” Others: “Are you sure your room isn’t too visually stimulating for your students?” “A student could sit in your room for 3 weeks and still not read all the posters in here!”
Here’s my philosophy. My school is old. It’s the oldest public high school building still in use in the state of Oklahoma. It’s beautiful on the outside, but it is falling apart on the inside. Going “all out” in decorating my room is the first way that I can show students that I care. It’s my way of saying, “This year is going to be different! It doesn’t matter how you’ve done in math in the past. You can learn math in here. We’re going to work together to make it happen!”
I sometimes spend 10-12 hours a day in this classroom. It’s got to make me happy. And, this room does just that. It’s fun. It’s colorful. It makes me smile. And, my students seem to love it, too!
Want to see what my math classroom decorations have looked like during other years?
If you would like to just see all the free posters I’ve created and shared over the years, you can do that by visiting my posters page !
When you walk in the door of my classroom, this is what you see:
Here’s the back corner that is cut off in the previous picture.
The next pictures are going to focus in on details of the decorations which I’ll try to explain.
These “Think Different” posters from Apple are a new addition to my classroom this year.
My mom and sister are the queen and princess of bargain shopping. I tell my mom what I’m looking for to decorate my classroom or use in a certain activity, and she always manages to find it for a ridiculously cheap price. Garage sales. Thrift Stores. Craigslist. Ebay. Clearance Sections. Somehow she manages to be on top of them all! If it wasn’t for my family and their support, my classroom would look radically different.
My mom picked up these posters, a duplicate set of these posters, and probably 5-7 other posters at her favorite thrift store for me. It’s an interesting thrift store. Nothing is priced. You just load up your shopping cart, go to the front counter, and the sales person gives you a price to pay based on what’s in your cart. That day, all the salespeople had to go through the posters and try to identify who was in them. They really liked the posters, and they charged my mom $5 for the entire pile of posters. Being a bargain shopper, my mom felt like she had gotten kind of ripped off with this price. But, she loves me, so she paid the $5. When she called me to tell me this, I reassured her that it was a very fair price. Any single poster at a teacher store will cost you at least $3. She had bought an ENTIRE pile of posters for $5.
Then, my mom and sister start researching the people posters to figure out who all the people are. It turns out the Apple Think Different posters are highly collectible. As in, the sets sell for hundreds of dollars on ebay. And, she bought two sets. The one set that is hanging on my wall is laminated , and Gandhi is missing. But, that’s okay because I like the symmetric 3×3 arrangement of posters. She told me that I was more than welcome to sell the posters and make a profit, but I really like them. So, I hung them up on the wall.
All the adults who walk in my room have to try and guess who the people are. Most have a hard time identifying them. Not a single kid has mentioned the posters, though. I guess there is a lot of other stuff for them to be looking at, though…
I bought a new bell for my classroom this year at Mardel. I had one during my first year of teaching, but it was stolen. And, my filing cabinet is rocking its new Mathalicious magnet from #TMC14!
The summer before my first year of teaching, I made this When you enter this classroom… decoration that was Pinterest inspired. For the last two years, it has been on my door. This year, I decided to change things up and put it on the bulletin board outside my door. This is one of the bulletin boards that my parents made for my classroom! Love having this extra space to expand my decorating to the hall
The next few pictures were taken before I finished decorating, but they give you an idea of how the desks are arranged. My first two years, I started with the desks in groups of four. Then, as my classroom management skills failed, I moved the students back to rows. This year, I’m being honest with myself. I have to become better at managing my classroom before I let students sit in groups all the time. The center rows face forward. And, the rows on each side face the center of the classroom.
I’ve got 24 desks in my room, and that’s about all it can hold. I’d like to have less, but my Algebra 2 classes this year are at 22 and 24. One of my desks actually disappeared this summer when the janitors were cleaning. I came back to start decorating, and for some reason, I decided to count the desks. 23. That’s weird. Count again. Still 23. Ummm… I’m sorry. I know I’m a math teacher, but I can’t really deal with having an odd, prime number of desks in my classroom. The number of desks must be divisible by 4. So, I had to go steal a desk out of the storage room and put it back in my classroom.
I kept the date portion of my dry erase board similar to what I did last year. The date is written as a math problem every single day. Kids hate this. I love it. If they ask me the date, I will read the math problem to them.
Below the date, I look up the daily celebration. These are wacky holidays that I get from HolidayInsights.com .
Last year, I did a monthly celebration. But, this year, I wanted to try something new. I put an area on the board for a countdown. So far, we’ve counted down to the first day of school and school picture day. The number of days is also a math problem. Would you expect any less from me?
Every week, I want to pick a different class norm to focus on. I’m writing it on the board to remind myself and my students.
And, I’m continuing with the quote of the week this year. I’m trying to incorporate as many growth mindset quotes as possible. I may also feature some math quote posters . If you can’t tell, I LOVE posters! And fonts. And making posters. And laminating posters. And looking at pictures of other people’s posters in their classrooms. And, I guess you could say I’m obsessed! I even have an entire page on my blog dedicated to all of the posters I have made for my classroom over the years.
Another new thing I’m trying this year is using Remind for sending text message reminders to my students and their parents. I wrote the instructions on the board for signing up with the hopes that students and parents would do that on meet the teacher night. But, I had so many students in my room since I was the place to go to get freshman class schedules, that it was chaos and didn’t happen. We ended up taking some time on the first day to sign up.
Here’s the right hand side of my dry erase board. This dry erase board was one of the things my parents bought for me off of craigslist. It’s 16 feet long, and it was a pain to move! But, I love it and use it everyday.
The blue mitt thingy is from Dollar Tree. And, it works perfect to erase the dry erase board. The blue pocket chart is something I picked up at Target last year. I’m planning on using it to assign groups and group roles randomly.
I decided that I wanted to give each of my class periods a chance to have their own class twitter status. I envision this as being a way to share achievements or funny things that are said in class. Plus, I get to have my own twitter status, too!
In order to update the class twitter status, a student in that period has to nominate a new status. And, the class has to approve it by a vote of more than 50% in favor of that status. I planned on printing and laminating a cute little twitter bird and title for this plus laminating the class period twitter handles, but it has yet to happen. This will have to do for now.
I finally found a place in my classroom to hang my filetastic from Mardel. I actually own a bunch of these. I found the purple ones for 75% off and some jungle green ones for 80% off, and I just couldn’t pass them up. But, I sadly don’t have the wall space for them in my current classroom. I’m thinking that my sister will probably end up using them in her future art classroom. I can’t believe this is her last year of college!
I’m planning on using this as a station for students to pick up work they missed when they are absent. I will be more organized this year. I will be more organized this year. I will be more organized this year. My students have told me that this new obsession with organization is only going to last a few weeks. As my students would say, I should let my haters be my motivators. 🙂
Here’s the door to my classroom. The polka dot cling border around the window is something I picked up at Dollar Tree last year. It’s one of the few decorations I left up over the summer because it was a PAIN to put up! The Garfield poster is one that came in the $5 bundle of posters.
Bullying is a huge problem in my school. In the past, we invited Stand for the Silent to come in and speak. What an amazing, heart-felt, tear-jerker of a presentation. Bullying truly does kill. If you haven’t heard Mr. Smalley speak, you need to! The kids were asked to sign an anti-bullying pledge. I have one hanging on the wall of my classroom as a reminder.
This is my new absent work board . Were you absent? Look at the calendar for the day you were gone. It will tell you if there was a homework assignment that you missed. Get the homework assignment out of the filetastic next to the board. I’m hoping that this is more sustainable than the absent work organization methods I’ve used in the past. Everyone has to comment on the fact that I have three calendars. Hello, I have three preps!
The punch-out lettering is from the Dollar Tree. I love that store! The string art on the bulletin board was made by my sister when she took high school geometry.
I call this the “Words I Want to Hear More” section of my classroom. Please . Thank you . Yet . My sister didn’t understand why I would hang the word “yet” on my wall. Instead of hearing “I can’t do this,” I want to hear “I can’t do this YET.” It’s one of my efforts this year in developing a growth mindset in my students and myself.
I love the never, never, never give up poster! Below that, is my senior picture bulletin board. In two years of teaching, I was only given 3 senior pictures. And, all 3 of those are from last year. I’m hoping that keeping these posted will encourage more pictures!
I’m going all out with SBG (standards based grading) this year! I did a quick google search for SBG posters, and I ended up on Sarah Rubin’s blog, Everybody Is A Genius . (If you’ve never visited her blog, you should definitely check it out!) She posted a flow chart that she had adapted from a flow chart posted by Kelly O’Shea .
I liked the poster, but I envisioned something bigger. This may have been influenced by the fact that I had two blank bulletin boards in my classroom at the time… Since SBG is going to be new to my students, I wanted something that would let us have conversations. If a student is struggling, I wanted them to be able to see where they were in the SBG process. I used four different colors of paper to illustrate the four steps in the process. Learning (INB/In-Class Activities), Practice (Homework/Redoing homework until they have earned an A or B on it), Quizzes (Redoing Quizzes until they have earned an A or a B on it), and Demonstrating Mastery. Don’t let the letter grades throw you off. This is SBG on a four point scale. I just call a 4 an A, a 3 a B, and anything below a 3 is “Not Yet.”
The arrows were cut out of sparkly art foam. There is now glitter EVERYWHERE in my classroom! Let me just say, I am in LOVE with this bulletin board. I was going to change out this back bulletin board once a month. Nope. This is staying up ALL year! You can download the files for this bulletin board here.
You can kinda see it in the previous picture, but I put up horizontal/vertical reminders on my wall this year. I’m not exactly sure why it is, but my Algebra 1 students struggle terrible with remembering which way horizontal is. And, they don’t know what the horizon is either. I think that’s part of the problem.
Here’s a better pic of the letters. They’re vinyl letter decals from Target. Of course, my mom picked them up at a yard sale for 25 cents. Win!
My black cabinet is now home to posters for group work roles inspired by Ilana Horn’s Strength in Numbers : Collaborative Learning in Secondary Mathematics and classroom rules inspired by Harry Wong’s The First Days of School : How to Be an Effective Teacher, 4th Edition.
The side of my filing cabinet is covered in beautiful math posters I downloaded from around the Internet.
And, here’s my classroom bookshelf.
More posters. I thought these were fitting to hang next to the people who thought differently.
I couldn’t find a good place to hang my greek alphabet posters . I’m not happy with their placement. I wanted them to be more like an alphabet banner. Maybe next year… The sentence starter posters are also inspired by Ilana Horn’s Strength in Numbers : Collaborative Learning in Secondary Mathematics.
Here’s a view of the entire back corner.
The window sill will hold daily supplies. Right now, the magazine holders are holding construction paper and dry erase boards. The tub of foam dice and stuff will go in my cabinet. And, then there’s my awesome new pink pencil sharpener from Classroom Friendly Supplies .
At #TMC14, Rebecka Peterson talked about Friday Letters. I mentioned wanting a mailbox in my classroom so I can make this my own classroom tradition. This is what I ended up with. My mom bought a vintage Versafile at the thrift store. She was worried about kids stealing the letters of other kids, so she insisted I get something that locks. My dad took the box over to the machine shop at work and cut a nice slot in the top for me. And, then he painted it Drumright Red. It’s now sitting next to my new aloe vera plant that my mom decided I needed.
Also in the window sill – my new spider plant (also courtesy of mi madre), hand sanitizer, air freshener, and one of those paper weights that you turn over and watch the three colors of corn syrup flow through. Let me just say. My kiddos are AMAZED by this thing. It’s ridiculous.
Along the wall are these random storage containers that I wish I had a better home for. But, when they built my classroom in 1919, they weren’t really thinking about built in storage.
I’m still using the curtains that my mom made for me the summer before my first year of teaching. They add a nice touch to the room.
Then, there’s my ceiling decor. The origami is still hanging from the ceiling. But, I’ve added some tissue paper pom poms. I bought a kit to make these at Tuesday Morning, and they were ridiculously easy to put together.
One of the other teachers asked me what their purpose was. Duh. They look pretty!
Here, you can see my number line on the south wall. Plus, the class norms posters that are below it.
At the end of my student teaching, my cooperating teacher gave me a name plaque because his cooperating teacher had done the same for me. It’s still on my desk. I think it convinces my students that I’m a professional. 🙂
Behind my desk are a couple of reminders to myself. I made these based on an #EduRead conversation that I was lurking on. They go perfectly when my emphasis this year on the Growth Mindset. They remind me that I should praise process over product and that fast learning is not always the best and deepest .
These posters behind my desk summarize my grading scale. If a homework assignment or quiz is PERFECT, that’s an A. If there are a few tiny mistakes, that’s a B. If there is a major mistake, that’s considered “Not Yet.” Students will be required to redo the homework or requiz until they earn an A or a B.
Behind my desk is this awesome pi plaque that my sister made for me! She painted the heart white. Then, she used wavy painter’s tape to add the purple stripes. The pi symbol is purple glitter. And, the whole thing is coated in something to keep the glitter from coming off.
It hangs right above the Ms. Hagan sign that she painted for me two years ago.
Behind my desk, I have several sets of plastic drawers to keep me organized.
I picked up this dry erase calendar at Dollar general last year. I’m hoping to keep it updated with meetings and such.
This wire shelf used to set on my back wall on top of a science lab table. I moved the table, so the shelf had to find a new home. It’s currently sitting behind my desk. This is great except for the fact that I keep running into it with my chair which makes it fall apart. I’ve put it back together at least 15 times so far.
One of my students made this origami crane last year and taped it to my computer monitor. He threatened dire consequences if I took it off. It’s still there!
The bulletin board behind my desk was inspired by @druinok . She posted a link to an image on pinterest on twitter. I fell in love with it. Her hubby made an awesome poster, but I decided I wanted to go bigger than that. Plus, I did have that one last empty bulletin board that needed something.
This summer, I read Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success .
This book has completely revolutionized the way I want to approach certain things in my classroom. There is power in the words we speak. And, we change our mindset by changing out words.
I typed up the sentences, and I printed the fixed mindset statements on gray card stock and the growth mindset statements on colored card stock . They ended up being bigger than my bulletin board, so I overlapped them a bit. I think it gives a nice visual effect. I’m hoping this will be something that we refer to the entire year. I want my students to recognize when classmates, themselves, or even I speak in a fixed mindset. And, I want us to work together to change these statements to a growth mindset.
I decided to call this bulletin board “ Change Your Words – Change Your Mindset. ”
The front wall features a ton of free posters that I requested online .
You’ll also notice the cursive handwriting banner. Students are always asking me how to write a certain letter in cursive. Now, they’ll have a place to reference!
Decorations around the SMART Board:
Like last year, my problem solving strategy posters have been hung under the SMART Board. I need to do a better job of referencing them this year!
This is my collection of mathematical toys. My kids love to play with these. Especially the monkey who multiplies!
And, I use these free posters from Texas Instruments a lot to show where certain buttons are. I added reminders to my scientific calculator poster last year for my Algebra 1 students. This year, I’m going back to using the TI-84 in Algebra 2 instead of the TI-NSpire. We’ll see how I like this…
I picked up these anti-bullying posters from Dollar Tree.
And, I love this poster about attitudes.
My podium posters are pinterest inspired .
Here are my order of operations posters .. I still need to go back and add let to right arrows. A lot of people ask questions about these posters when they walk in my room. Hey, at least they’re eye-catching.
Here are my red/yellow/green cups for group work . The artwork in the window is courtesy of my sister.
I got new stacking trays for students to turn in papers to! So excited for these. For the past two years, I’ve had all classes turn papers into a single tray. It was a pain to sort and grade. I picked up these at a yard sale for $2!
They’re sitting on my pretty, pink cart that I paid $5 for at another yard sale. This year, I’m actually going to label the drawers! It holds extra notebook paper, graph paper, etc. I’m thinking it will also be perfect to hold frayer models and table of contents sheets for INBs.
My weekly schedule posters are up, and I LOVE them! They’re a good reminder for me and my students as we build classroom routines.
I have a mini poster of the Pledge of Allegiance below my flags. I printed it off somewhere on the Internet.
The box next to my date/holiday/quote stuff is for discipline. Consequences of breaking rules involve having your name written on the board. One of my students dubbed it the “Wall of Shame.”
I’m planning to do more cold calling this year because in the past I’ve always ended up calling on the same few kids because they are the ones whose hands are up. These canisters are going to hold popsicle sticks with names of students for each class period. I’m super excited about this!
Now, I just have to wait for the class schedules to get finalized so I can have one of my aides make the popsicle sticks .
Here’s the front corner of my classroom. You can see my TU flag in this pic. Love my alma mater!
When I laminated the class norms , it made them hard to photograph.
Our bell schedule this year is wonky. 53 minutes first hour. 52 minutes second hour-seventh hour. 5 minute pass periods except one for the passing period before lunch which is 6 minutes. I like the bell to ring on a multiple of five. That’s NOT happening this year.
After complaining about it on twitter, Meg Craig suggested I make arrows to put around my clock that point at the time each class period ends. She posted about her clock and its arrows at the bottom of this post . Meg took the idea from Math Teacher Mambo who took the idea from someone else.
So far, it’s been super helpful to me. I’m not sure if my students are using the arrows, but I sure am!
This is the back wall of my classroom. It has my How to Learn bulletin board , my horizontal and vertical reminders , and my calculator holders!
View behind the podium:
Front of Classroom View:
Back of Classroom:
Remember the table that used to sit along the wall where the calculators now are? I didn’t get rid of it. I just moved it by the door. In a way, it’s kinda in the walk way. But, I really, really, really want a flat surface to set papers and stuff on for kids to pick up when they walk in the door. So, I’m going to live with it and start looking for a smaller table to replace it with that’ll be less in the way.
The math teacher across the hall asked me if I was going to stand at the table and charge admission to my classroom. Ha. Ha. Ha.
Outside my door is a sign with my name and room number on it and a reminder that no food or drinks (except bottled water) are allowed in my classroom.
Okay. Back to my shoe holders/calculator holders. I’ve wanted to try this idea for several years, but I just didn’t have the wall space. This year, I decided to move the table and claim the wall space behind it. I managed to find three matching shoe holders at Tuesday Morning for $7.99 each. I found a ton of stores with cute shoe holders, but most are 60 inches tall. The space below my bulletin board is only 53 inches tall. These only hold 20 calculators instead of 24, but they fit the space perfectly!
You may have noticed my pet monkey that hangs out by my calculators. His name is Henry if you’re in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, or 6th hour. My 4th hour insists on calling him Cinnamon. He’s our talking piece when we do classroom circles. He was a Valentine’s gift last year from a couple of my students.
I guess that about sums up my classroom. Sorry for the overwhelming number of pictures! Hope this gives you some ideas for decorating your own classroom!
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Hi Sarah! Thank you for sharing your creative ideas. I'm in the process of making some changes to my classroom. You have made this process a whole lot easier. I love your ideas! Thank you once again!
Saturday 28th of October 2017
SUPERRR Jelaous of your progress pictures... I very much wish to go back in time to document just how far I've come. Its really nice to see that we all start with a tiny room with seriously NOTHING. I was so embarrassed with my class in the beginning to even take a picture because its a charter school and I felt people would judge just the state of the class I was working with, but I think all teachers must go through the same thing with classrooms. I really had to fix up my classroom with even cleaning most of it. Did you end up moving to a nicer school since these pictures?
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Fabulous ideas...I am just about to go and make a tree! We have done the fractions baubles but I love the idea of putting them on a tree as we were just going to string them up. Thanks guys
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A recent survey conducted by educators in the UK showed that classrooms which had creative displays and were well-decorated seemed to have students with higher engagement levels and high enthusiasm. It was seen that they were keen to learn new concepts and were engrossed in the classroom environment. It is important, as teachers that you ensure to learn how to decorate your math classroom.
Students often find math to be difficult and teachers have to keep finding new ways to ensure that students understand math and keep their attention in the classroom. One such way to keep students engaged is to have a decorative classroom as it can act as a stimulator. If you’re wondering how to decorate your math classroom, we have got for you the do’s and don’ts of middle school math classroom decoration plus some fun classroom decoration ideas as well. From fun math decoration ideas for classrooms and tips on how to decorate your math classroom, we have got it all covered. Why wait? Let’s get started.
Here are the must do’s on how to decorate your math classroom!
Charts are a great way to decorate your classroom and keep students engaged. You can make fun charts related to any mathematical concepts or even important mathematical theories. A classic way of using charts in your classroom is to put down all the important formulas that every students must know and remember.
While using these mathematical formula charts and theories, you can simply have them pinned onto the bulletin board in your classroom and have them to recall frequently during class hours. It can even come handy to students to quickly take a look at the formulae. In this way, using charts as a classroom decoration can help students familiarize themselves with the concepts they are learning and yet to learn. It also helps students to visualize math concepts in an effective manner.
If you’re wondering how to decorate your math classroom, bulletin boards are an ideal way. You can display all your colorful charts, flashcards or even celebrate your students’ wins on your bulletin boards in your classroom. You can start by dividing your bulletin boards into different sections and keep little corners where you can speak everything related to math on these boards. When we are looking at how to decorate your math classroom, here is a teacher who decorated her virtual Bitmoji Classroom and has fun tutorial for you, check it out below!
Not to forget that, you can also use your bulletin boards in your middle school math classroom to celebrate occasions like birthdays, Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving or even Christmas. If you are looking for more fun math classroom decoration ideas that can help you all around the year, read “20 best classroom decoration ideas for teachers”.
At the end of the day, what students really long for is a classroom full of loud applause, star stickers and smiley faces on their notebooks. If you are looking for a new way on how to decorate your classroom, displaying your student’s work can be an ideal option. It is definitely an interesting option to decorate your classroom using your students’ works which they do personally or together in a group.
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You can give them assignments or DIY projects which you can keep for display in your classroom. In this way, students feel like they are being appreciated and it instills a sense of pride and accomplishment in themselves. At the same time, it also encourages students to participate in classroom activities while building a learning environment that is stimulating and positive.
We can all agree that resolutions are not just for the new year, they work well all around the year. One great way to decorate your middle school math classroom is to create math-oulations. Math-oulations are nothing but math resolutions. Yes! We just made up that term.
Math-oulations are a game changer to help decorate your middle school math classroom and on the other side it can also help students to learn math while doing away from the fear of the subject. You can even play around a fun activity and ask students to write their own math resolutions for the year and work around them. You can also create more fun math affirmations or even let your students create their own math affirmations for the day.
Always remember to score out these of your math classroom decor list, when you want to get started on how to decorate your math classroom.
Most often teachers use the classroom boards to display the grades, marks or scores of students. They often put down the scores of students with high marks to ensure that the rest of the students are motivated by it. However, as much as it seems to be encouraging for a few students, it also tends to have a demoralizing effect on the rest of the students. Hence, it is best to avoid putting up scores and grades of students. Instead, you can put up some encouraging quotes on the classroom black board or the bulletin board.
Always remember that your middle school classroom is well defined and neat. Ensure that your classroom decor is not too overpowering or crowded. You should ensure that during the planning stage on how to decorate your math classroom, the decor decided must be minimal and in line with the available space in the classroom. The classroom must have ample amount of space for students to walk around and move freely in the classroom. When you add too many decorations in your classroom, it creates a sense of chaos and gives a cluttered feeling.
Decorating your middle school math classroom can often be an exhausting activity. We understand that every classroom is different but it is important to ensure that every classroom gives students a learning environment that is highly engaging and welcoming to all types of learners. If you’re wondering how to decorate your classroom, we hope that this was helpful for you. When you’re decorating your middle school math, ensure that you create an environment. If you are a middle school math teacher and want to make math fun and interesting for your students, click here .
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Math can be so much more engaging when you teach concepts in a new way. This year, I added some new math crafts to my math lessons, and the results were amazing!
In my experience, teaching math has always been more effective when there are a lot of hands-on activities included in instruction. This includes lots of blocks, spinners, dice, cards, and other manipulatives. Little hands and brains seem to learn so much better when there are concrete objects to move around and play with.
Adding art to our math instruction fits right in with this way of thinking. Coloring, cutting, gluing and arranging shapes is an engaging way for students to expand their fine motor and thinking skills.
In addition, the projects I’ve made with my students are fun and cute – that’s why my students love to make, display and talk about them!
Here are some photos of the math crafts we’ve made in class. Some of the core math concepts covered are numeral formation, subitizing, counting, one-to-one correspondence, skip counting, geometry, place value, symmetry, telling time, and doubles! Click on any of the pictures to see the project in more detail.
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Many of these new crafts also include color versions to use a math centers, and printables to use for assessment of understanding. Skills practiced include: Addition, Subtraction, Make 10, Doubles, Geometry, Odd and Even, 100’s Chart Adding or Subtracting tens and ones, and number order.
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The classroom is a room where learning takes place, but it does not have to be all plain and boring. It’s possible to have a very colorful and lively learning environment. With amazing classroom decorations and bulletin boards, you can make maths become an exciting subject.
Make your students come to the class to experience a profound transformation in their learning environment. Let’s take a look at some math classroom decorations and bulletin board supplies that you can put into your classroom right away.
Numbers are arranged in a colorful grid from 1 to 100 with ten numbers on each row.
This chart contains a back chart featuring reproducible activities, subject information, and useful tips. 43cm x 56cm size of a classroom.
This amazing poster, 6 feet tall, colorfully lists the characteristics which your little mathematicians should imbibe in solving math problems that arise in the classroom and in their everyday lives.
This is a giant poster that will help your students remember the steps to follow when simplifying an expression-an important pre-algebra skill.
It also shows the “ Dear Aunt Sally ” mnemonic. There is creative information in the teacher’s guide section.
The chart shows a simple process of converting fractions to decimals and then to percentages .
It has activities that are reproducible at the back of the chart, information on the subject, and other useful tips. 43cm x 56cm size of a classroom.
This chart indicates pictures of coins such as the dollar, half-dollar, quarter, dime, nickel, and penny. It also shows coin values in both words and numbers.
It also has information about the subject, other activities, and useful tips. 43cm x 56cm the size of the classroom.
This is a good fit for learning geometry such as circles , triangles , and three-dimensional figures. The package has an activity sheet and a teacher’s guide.
This chart helps students learn to master fractions. It displays engaging artwork and accurate, teacher-created content to support learning.
The chart aid in teaching essential subjects and can be displayed year-round for reference. Every single chart back comprises tips, reproducible, and additional information. Sturdy and durable. 43cm x 56cm size of a classroom.
There are attractive displays of basic geometry formulas and definitions for area and perimeter .
It has some features at the back of the chart, reproducible activities, and useful tips. 43cm x 56cm size of a classroom.
This chart shows basic math symbols for geometry, algebra , etc. as students’ math skills increase and advance.
It contains a back chart featuring reproducible sheets, activities, and helpful teaching tips. 43cm x 56cm size of a classroom.
This is creatively designed in bright colors and styles, which makes it a perfect fit for a classroom. It shows the analog clock to help students learn time.
The set contains clocks that have hands for the easy practice of the basics of time concepts.
Students can learn to master decimals with this chart. It shows colorful and engaging artwork to support learning.
The chart helps to explain subjects and can be displayed year-round for reference.
Each chart pack comes with reproducible, tips, and additional information. 43cm x 56cm size of a classroom.
The chart is a very useful learning tool that decorates as well as educates! Each chart is 43cm x 56cm in measurement.
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High School Math Classroom Decorations Overview. this RESOURCE. The biggest change for this school year was that I went from having 30 individual student desks to six large round tables. Our school cafeteria got new tables, so teachers were offered the old tables for their classrooms.
8. Personalized Math Spaces. 9. Math Manipulative Stations. 10. Math Classroom Door Decorations. In every classroom, the environment plays a pivotal role in shaping how students learn and engage with the subject matter. This is especially true for a subject like math, which can sometimes seem a bit daunting to many students.
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This post is a collection of math classroom decoration ideas, some from my own classroom, some printables I've made for teachers, and photos that teachers have sent to me of their own math classroom décor. Above is a how to be a Math Person poster (linked below) surrounded by some printable mathy math bulletin board borders.
This bulletin board lets students know what math is all about! It is simple to assemble and includes phrases like "finding solutions," "predicting the future," and "working together.". This picture is from Katherine Coppinger's 7th grade math classroom. The bright colors make this an eye-catching and meaningful decoration!
Welcome to a tour of my 2020-2021 high school math classroom decorations! This school year, I taught Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, and Statistics. Normally, I would post these pictures at the beginning of the school year, but we all know that this past school year got off to a very strange start due to COVID! I actually didn't do any decorating at ...
Students can quickly figure out that 116 is 4×29, then the question becomes, "Is 29 prime?". Students can refer to the list of prime numbers to see that 29 is prime, so √116=2√29. Prime Numbers posters hanging above my whiteboards. August 2021.To see more photos of my classroom, read my Ideal Math Classroom blog post.
Welcome to a tour of my 2020-2021 high school math classroom decorations! This school year, I taught Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, and Statistics. Normally, I would post these pictures at the beginning of the school year, but we all know that this past school year got off to a very strange start due to COVID! ...
I took plenty of inspiration from the math classroom decorations at #edcampTULSA, too! If you've been following along with my last few posts, you know. ... I'm not sure exactly what the assignment was, though. But, I was inspired by the color, neatness, and organization of the work. If anyone knows what these students were solving for, please ...
I hope you enjoyed this little tour of E509 and my high school math classroom decorations! By Sarah Carter. Published: May 18, 2020 - Last updated: July 21, 2022. Join me for a classroom tour of my 2019-2020 high school math classroom decorations. Includes links to free downloads to create your own decorations.
Mathematical Puzzle Mosaic: Source: vecteezy.com. Engage students in creating a mosaic-style door decoration by using math puzzles as the building blocks. Provide a variety of mathematical puzzles, such as Sudoku, crosswords, or logic problems. Each student or group can solve the puzzles and color code the solutions, with each color ...
Examples of best-out-of-waste articles from the waste generated in a classroom can include 2-D shapes made from sharpened-pencil litter, 3-D figures or shapes made from waste paper or old book bindings, and so much more. 14. Rainbow Colors. It would be a great idea to include the colors of a rainbow in the classroom.
Sunday 15th of October 2017. I loved it. Many people in Uk say, tell me about everest double glazing prices seeing our home and business exterior and ambiance. So I suggest them to get an agent for the best guideline. I'm excited to show off my 2014-2015 high school math classroom decorations. I currently teach algebra and trigonometry, but ...
Teachers are so creative! This post is filled with photos teachers have sent of their math classrooms and of the Christmas math activities they used to decorate their classroom walls and classroom doors. There are ideas for decorating with fractions, for middle school and even how to create a Christmas tree out of math pennants!
Make Use of Charts. Charts are a great way to decorate your classroom and keep students engaged. You can make fun charts related to any mathematical concepts or even important mathematical theories. A classic way of using charts in your classroom is to put down all the important formulas that every students must know and remember.
CRAFTY MATH BUNDLE 2. Many of these new crafts also include color versions to use a math centers, and printables to use for assessment of understanding. Skills practiced include: Addition, Subtraction, Make 10, Doubles, Geometry, Odd and Even, 100's Chart Adding or Subtracting tens and ones, and number order.
Created by. Rise over Run. Pump up students about math with this bulletin board or door decoration kit. Included are letters to spell out " MATH is all about…" along with 20 circles with phrases telling what math is all about. You also have the option to spell out " MATH & SCIENCE are all about…" thanks to popular requests from ...
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With amazing classroom decorations and bulletin boards, you can make maths become an exciting subject. Make your students come to the class to experience a profound transformation in their learning environment. Let's take a look at some math classroom decorations and bulletin board supplies that you can put into your classroom right away.
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