Classroom Door Decoration Ideas

Classroom decoration is a thing of past. The latest 'in' thing is classroom door decoration. Classroom decoration prevents you from giving a 'personal' touch to your classroom, as you have to follow a school protocol. All you can do is paste some scientific or mathematical charts here and there, post the pictures of some famous people and adorn the classroom walls with cliché quotes. How boring! What if you were allowed to paste your own photograph with your pet dog Samuel? Sounds bright, ain't it? So, here is your chance to add that missing personal touch to your classroom. You can decorate your classroom door in numerous interesting ways that can appeal to students as well as passersby.

Involve the Kids
No matter how you decide to decorate your classroom, always involve the kids, because at the end, its their classroom and they will feel more like coming to school only if they are involved. Encourage them to come up with different ideas to decorate the classroom door. You would be amazed at the number of inputs, you'll get.

Puzzle Game
Post a new puzzle every day and ask the students to solve it. Provide the answer the next day, along with a new puzzle. You can also encourage the kids to come with puzzles of their own.

Current Affairs
Post the cutting of an interesting news article and ask the students to come with a relevant caption. This will encourage the students to read the article. This may also inculcate the habit of reading the newspaper, which will help them in future.

Hobby Contest
Symbolize different hobbies and activities. For example, if a student has read a new book he will post the symbol of a book with its name and date. At the end of the month, class can count how many activities they have performed.

Number Game
A student can write a number or date on a paper and stick it on the door. His classmates have to guess the significance of the number/date. They can write their ideas along with their names. Ask the student to display the answer at the end of the day.

Choose a Theme
Choose a theme every month, e.g. geometry, English, poetry, etc. and paste the items related to that theme. You can also post riddles and puzzles based on that theme. If possible implement the theme for classroom decoration as well.

Answer a Question
Children are inquisitive by nature and they have hundreds of questions about the universe. Ask them to put them on the door. You can encourage the students to find the answers themselves, or you can a choose free-time to answer them.

Beautiful Thoughts
These need not be quotes by some famous people, instead ask the students to come up with beautiful thoughts or quotes. You can also pick 'the quote of the day.' This will definitely help to unleash creativity within kids.

Calendar
If you already don't have one in the classroom, you can put it on the door. It should inform the students of the upcoming tests, events, competitions etc. It can also inform the passersby of all the activities that you are likely to undertake.

Personalize
Lastly, put all your creativity in and personalize your classroom door the way you want. Do not hesitate to paste your photograph. This can provide assurance and comfort, if your students are particularly young, and also help the older students, who have changed classrooms to find you easily.

Classroom door decoration allows you to create your own style and sets you apart from the rest. Remember, the door gives an idea to the visitor about what to expect inside. So, your door decorations should be in sync with the rest of the classroom.