Design Ideas For Classroom – Classroom decoration ideas can help you create a calming environment. Today I’m sharing the easiest ways to update your room on a budget. I also share my favorite ideas and transformations on the message board!

I have been teaching for fifteen years. During that time, I read countless studies about the difference a well-organized classroom can make for students. The results are even stronger when you have a student diagnosed with ADHD. A calming environment with less “stuff” can really help your kids succeed. Teachers with well-organized and less cluttered classrooms tend to have higher test scores because students can really focus on what’s important. where to start Let’s start with the color schemes! (This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you!)

Design Ideas For Classroom

Of course, if you’ve been here for a while, you know that I started teaching using primary colors. Instead of having a good theme for the classroom, I was just looking for something with these colors. It was easy to find items at garage sales or thrift stores that would match my color scheme. After all, how many times do you see supplies with rainbow motifs? The summer before my first year of teaching, I just loved browsing yard sales for EVERYTHING my future kids might need.

Core Inspiration Classroom Reveal 2014-2015

I still use primary colors in my centerpieces and folder baskets. Children enjoy bright colors and can sometimes add just the right amount of excitement to an activity. Resist the urge to change everything!

If you’re ready to jump in with me, here are my top classroom decorating ideas and tips to help you create a calming classroom. However, if you want to jump to a resource that will help you, go here!

After about 10 years of these basic colors I was ready for a change. Although they didn’t know it, my students would respond positively to this change. This time I wanted to make sure that all of my classroom decorations were intentional and had a purpose. Every single item in my classroom had to be useful or it would be gifted or gifted to someone else.

First, I made sure to leave plenty of white space. One of the first things I did was to rip all the decorations and pictures off my door. Our state fire marshal has asked teachers to keep their doors clean and unadorned, so my classroom door is one space that is now empty. I currently aim to only fill about 25% of my classroom walls with decor. (That makes the firemen happy, too!)

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Throughout the year we will create and add pivot charts to add. The photo above shows how I covered the fluorescent lights with these cloud covers. They are absolutely beautiful. I have suffered from migraines for years and I really think they have helped me too.

I then replaced my bulletin boards with pegboards. There are so many creative ways to use pegs in the classroom. This will be explained in more detail in a later blog post, but it was one of the best ways I updated my classroom. I no longer waste time changing the paper on the bulletin board or looking for the edges of the bulletin board. It’s such a simple but great way to quickly change your learning standards and goals.

Pegboards are the perfect place to put my interactive centers. Changing the bulletin board to something I didn’t stress about anymore really gave me some freedom. Even better, unused bulletin boards have become interactive centers and workspaces where two kids can sit down and CHOOSE what they want to work on. If you want to learn more about how I use interactive writing and math centers, go here!

One of the biggest changes in my room was implementing my sound wall. If you follow a scientific approach to reading, the sound wall, which consists of the vocal fold and the consonant wall, is so important. You can get FREE individual sound walls and science advice readings here. I really like using these black pocket cards (affiliate link) for my wall of sound. It’s so nice to keep extra cards in the bottom pocket.

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If you’re really into researching the science of reading, your classroom centers need to be organized in the best way possible. Go here to read about the centers I use in my classroom.

The best thing I did was DECLUTTER! I spent time donating items that I no longer used. As a mother, I know how much children love to play with learning materials. Consider sending home readers, books from your classroom library, and games you haven’t used in the past year. I can promise you that your kids will love playing with them, but you’ll secretly sneak in some learning opportunities and extra exercise for them!

My students were sent home with dolls and books. I had so many dolls and I was ready to part with some. I showed the students how they could help their dolls learn to read or read to their new friends. I then sent them home with readers from the previous textbook and books I no longer used in the classroom library. They were excited!

I donated the kitchen that I no longer used to the church, and the other kitchen to the new teacher.

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These are just a few of the ways I’ve created more space, making my classroom that much bigger!

I swapped baskets or tubs for ones with texture or soothing colors. I went to Dollar Tree and used their website to buy 30 white tubs to replace the colored tubs over my cubes.

I used my classroom decor kit to display lots of whites, blues, greens, succulents and other subtle pops of color. Using a classroom decoration kit like mine will help you achieve a cohesive look. It’s an easy way to create a comfortable and enjoyable learning environment. Blue is the perfect accent color to pair with white. I am in love with the end result! I have honestly noticed that classroom management is easier with less harsh colors and more space for my students to move around.

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I use these monthly bath labels to store everything I need for each month. These are kept in hanging file folders with sections labeled Parent Communication, Materials, Assessments, Monthly Projects, Crafts, etc. Then I keep ONE (YES! Just one!) copy of everything I need in the hanging files folder. This will really help you cut down on paper trails and find what you need quickly.

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Have you ever tried using wallpaper in your classroom? Me too! I decided to cover up some ugly walls in my classroom. I started by buying a background like this one from Amazon. I then used foam tape to press it to the wall. I also used hot glue. It works, although it’s hard to reuse the background this way. I just loved the way this turned out and put it on the big wall in my classroom. This made for the most attractive library in the classroom!

Wondering about chairs? I have so many questions about them! I bought mine from Walmart. They are kid sized and cheaper than the ones at Target. However – they are still expensive. My girls used them at home at first and will be coming home with me at some point. I love that they use an outer fabric. You can throw the pillows in the washing machine and it is so durable. Follow Craigslist or FB Market. I have seen many people selling them!

I love my central storage. It took me many years to figure out what types of learning centers and organizations work best for my classroom. I have 3 Trofast storage units from Ikea. This is another item that I decided on