What's On My Classroom Walls

So, we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually what's on the walls of our classrooms. And when mortal tells me to do something, I commonly do it. Except when I don't. Like when we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually Kate asked us to postal service virtually why nosotros blog. I meant to do that, but I never got approximately to it. Sorry Kate! And, I never did my Day In The Life postal service either. I wrote downward everything I did for a day, but I'm pretty sure those notes are long gone... Or, dorsum circa 2009, I got tagged inwards 1 of those 25 Random Things About Me posts on facebook. I was supposed to write my ain listing of random things. I pose it on my to do list, but it's 2014 as well as nevertheless undone. Oops... Maybe I should write a listing of random things virtually myself to pose on my About Me page. Adding to my to do listing correct now. Maybe it'll acquire done inside the decade. :)

Seeing every bit my summertime has already started, my decorations are all taken downward for the summer. I know some of you lot are nevertheless inwards school. Don't loathe me! I counted today, as well as I conduct hold 86 days left until schoolhouse starts dorsum upwards in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than on August 14th. And, I conduct hold so, so, therefore much to acquire done earlier then!

Classroom Decorations In Preparation To Be Packed Away

Though my decorations conduct hold been packed away, I did handle to detect photos of most of my wall decorations to share.

The northwest corner of my classroom had 2 posters - Nelson Mandela as well as an aerial shot of a acre that was cut/plowed/I don't know what you lot telephone hollo upwards it to aspect similar a vase of flowers. I picked upwards the aerial photograph poster at a garage sale for a quarter. The Nelson Mandela Poster was inwards a laid of 3 costless posters that I received from The Foundation For H5N1 Better Life. You tin asking your ain laid of 3 costless posters as well as a dvd here.

Posters inwards NW Corner of Classroom

On my cabinet, I posted we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually Truth Signs as well as diverse mathematical posters that I printed off the Internet. You tin download the Truth Signswe're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually here.

Posters on Storage Cabinet

Along the tumble out of my dry out erase board, I posted the 8 Standards of Mathematical Practice inwards kid-friendly language. I downloaded these from we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually Everybody Is H5N1 Genius. Above those are posters I downloaded from NCCTM.

Posters on Dry Erase Board

This year, I made 1 of my bulletin boards into a wall of pride. I wanted to create a house for students to postal service things they were proud of. I guess I didn't do a real practiced task of explaining this because hardly anything got hung upwards at that topographic point all year. It shortly became to a greater extent than of a house to hang luncheon menus as well as fliers. I did hang upwards a few things that students colored or made for me. And, during the in conclusion calendar month of school, I did conduct hold a pupil brand a snowflake as well as hang it upwards on the wall of pride. Yes, a snowflake inwards May.

I also conduct hold 2 flags inwards my classroom from my alma mater, The University of Tulsa! Go Golden Hurricane!

Wall of Pride Bulletin Board

Snowflake

One of the get-go things students aspect at when they walk inwards my classroom is the daily as well as monthly celebrations that are posted below the date. I aspect upwards the crazy vacation celebrations here. The engagement is ever written every bit a math problem. This drives my students insane. Some volition inquire me the engagement inwards an seek to exit of solving the employment on the board. When they do this, I volition read the employment right away the board inwards reply to their question.

Date as well as Daily Celebration on Dry Erase Board

Below the engagement as well as holidays, I postal service a quote of the week. These consist of posters I conduct hold downloaded off the Internet as well as posters of math quotes I conduct hold created myself. You tin download the posters I created we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually here.

Quote of the Week

One of my bulletin boards is rather unfortunately placed behind 2 lovely pipes. It's for certain non ideal, but you lot conduct hold to larn to alive amongst things similar this when you lot learn inwards a edifice that's been approximately since 1919. This was a novel add-on for this year. Students earn their call on a star yesteryear scoring at to the lowest degree an 85% on a unit of measurement test. Since I've started dipping my toes into the waters of SBG, I'm non sure how to modify this or if I should fifty-fifty proceed this. My students loved it. They dearest seeing their names upwards on the board. My students from my get-go twelvemonth of teaching were actually mad at me for introducing this because they never got to conduct hold their call back on a star when they were inwards my class.

Star Students Bulletin Board

Above my SMART Board, I conduct hold a banner that reads, "Welcome to Class." I picked it upwards at Wal-Mart inwards their $0.88 bin 2 years ago. This yesteryear year, I added left/right posters. I was shocked at how many of my high schoolhouse students conduct hold problem differentiating betwixt left as well as right. Next year, I desire to add together fundamental direction posters every bit well. Our schoolhouse likes to brand announcements such as, "There volition locomote a senior flick at 11:30 on the S steps."

Welcome to Class! (And, Left as well as Right Reminders)

This twelvemonth I took 1 of my bulletin boards as well as used it to postal service some costless Texas Instrument estimator posters that I received at a workshop. Since my district doesn't conduct hold TI Smart View, as well as I can't purpose my Smart Board as well as my document photographic television set camera at the same time, these come upwards inwards handy to present students where diverse estimator buttons are.

Calculator Posters

As the twelvemonth progressed, I added friendly reminders for often used estimator buttons.

Adding Helpful Reminders to Calculator Posters

Behind my desk, I conduct hold several costless posters that I received from the AMS. You tin asking costless posters here.

Math Posters Behind Desk

I also conduct hold a Mona Lisa poster behind my desk amongst a reminder to smile. Somedays, I actually demand this reminder!

Mona Lisa Poster

At the dorsum of my room, I conduct hold a bulletin board that I planned on changing out monthly. Well, I pose upwards Pascal's Triangle inwards August, as well as I took it downward inwards May. So, that innovation failed. Maybe adjacent year...

Pascal's Triangle Bulletin Board

One of the best things I hung upwards inwards my classroom this twelvemonth was a issue line. It was a slap-up assistance to me inwards my teaching as well as my students spell they were working. For example, I taught gradient every bit alter inwards y over alter inwards x. If the y value began every bit 3 as well as ended every bit -5, students could locate 3 as well as -5 on the issue occupation as well as visually encounter that at that topographic point was a decrease of 8. My students do non come upwards to me inwards Algebra 1 amongst rigid integer skills, therefore this issue occupation is a lifesaver. My students conduct hold requested that I brand them private issue lines adjacent twelvemonth to hold inwards their notebooks. My special didactics students particularly demand this because at that topographic point is no issue occupation available to them if they become as well as operate inwards the resources room. Though, I guess I could impress off some other re-create of the issue occupation as well as gift it to our special didactics teacher. I may simply do that! If you lot desire to impress your ain issue occupation poster, I wrote a postal service virtually it we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually here.

Printable Number Line Pieces

Here's my issue occupation upwards inwards action. With to a greater extent than costless posters higher upwards it. Can you lot tell I dearest costless posters? :)

South Wall of Classroom amongst Number Line

On my door is 1 of my favorite classroom decorations. I flora this on pinterest, as well as I modified it to locomote virtually math instead of science. I conduct hold posted the file to brand this we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually here.

Door Decoration

Below my SMART Board, I conduct hold diverse employment solving strategy posters displayed. I didn't emphasize these every bit much every bit I should conduct hold this year. Problem solving strategies are going to locomote a major expanse of emphasis for me adjacent twelvemonth amongst the transition to Common Core, though. You tin download these employment solving strategy posters we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually here.

Problem Solving Strategy Posters Below Smart Board

Outside my classroom door, my parents built me a bulletin board to hang materials on. They also built all the other bulletin boards inwards my classroom. Let's simply tell my parents are super crafty, do-it-yourself people! Here, I postal service my name, room number, as well as discipline taught. I also added math comics as well as a poster I picked upwards at Target, I think.

Bulletin Board Outside Classroom Door

These posters are hung upwards on a wall that I amazingly never photographed inwards my classroom. I got them for costless from WeUseMath.org.

More Free Math Posters

Hanging from my ceiling, I conduct hold modular origami made from sonobe units. By the cease of the year, my students are ever real excited to finally larn how to we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually build their ain origami projects.

Origami Hanging From Ceiling

I seek to display pupil operate to inspire other students, but I haven't done the best task of it. This was 1 of my student's projects during my get-go twelvemonth of teaching. My students this twelvemonth loved looking at it as well as using the handles to brand the reporter move. When students would inquire where the pencil sharpener was, I would ever explicate that it was yesteryear the television. "But, but, but there's non television set inwards here!"

Student Projects On Display

My aim is to conduct hold a classroom decor that is bright, colorful, inviting, as well as inspiring. My students notice what is on the walls. They encounter things as well as inquire questions. Creating a beautiful classroom surroundings is simply 1 means I tin present my students how much I care. Our students come upwards to purpose from a middle schoolhouse that is less than v years old. When they come upwards to our almost hundred twelvemonth one-time building, the departure is evident. By taking the fourth dimension to brand my classroom a dwelling of sorts, I am communicating the seek I am willing to give away as well as the seek I aspect my students to pose out. Plus, I pass 8-12 hours a twenty-four hr stream inwards this room. It needs to locomote a house that makes me smile!

View of Classroom From My Desk

Over the class of the year, my students add together their ain touches to the decor. They dearest to describe pictures on the dry out erase boards as well as postal service them for the other classes to see. Here are a few pictures of boards that conduct hold flora a dwelling inwards my classroom this year. I commonly leave of absence them upwards for a few weeks earlier erasing them. My students ever acquire mad when I erase them, but if I didn't, nosotros wouldn't conduct hold whatever boards left to solve problems on!

Student Artwork

Since my classroom is pocket-size as well as has less wall infinite than I would like, I conduct hold also taken to hanging things on the wall exterior my classroom. Here are some posters that my students made to review the procedure of factoring polynomials.

Factoring Difference of Squares Poster

I also hung upwards my we're supposed to write a spider web log post virtually statistics semester projects on the wall exterior my classroom.

Statistics Poster Project

So, at that topographic point you lot conduct hold it. This is what adorned the walls of my classroom this year. Could it locomote better? Of course! I'm already working on plans for adjacent year's classroom decor. I've bought some novel posters. I also picked upwards the cursive alphabet to hang up. Hardly whatever of my students tin write inwards cursive. It's becoming a scary Blue Planet out there! I'm also thinking virtually posting the greek alphabet. That would conduct hold come upwards inwards super handy inwards statistics this yesteryear year. But, I figure nosotros tin detect a means to purpose it inwards trig adjacent year, too.

What's On My Classroom Walls

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