10 DIY Classroom Themes You Can Create With Ease

August is quickly approaching and it’s time to start planning classroom themes. These ten whimsical classroom themes will add fun and excitement to your learning space. What child wouldn’t love to sit back and read a book while sitting by the ocean or in a cozy nook at Hogwarts? Students will look forward to working under their favorite truffula tree or practicing writing in the galley of a pirate ship. Whichever theme you choose, your classroom will be a colorful and exciting place for your little learners. If you’re looking for some creative ways to jazz up a your learning environment, we’ve got you covered. These themes help to engage your student and inspire creativity.

Classroom decorations are easy to DIY and make yourself so you can afford to transform your classroom on a budget with these ideas. The best and cheapest way to transform your Classroom is to pick a theme and work with it. Pick a theme that is popular for the season so supplies will be affordable. Ask parents to bring something in to add to the theme, for example, old party decorations that fit your theme, parents would only be too glad to get rid of their supplies. Remember if you don’t ask the parents for help there is zero chance of them contributing. Use your parents as a resource for free stuff.

Pick a theme that is easily interchangeable if you plan to purchase items. I love using chalkboards for my party supplies as it enables me to theme a room very quickly with text and sayings.

Remember 90% of the creativity and inspiration in your classroom comes from YOU the teacher! We also found some amazing classroom cuts out such as these

Life-Size Book Character Cutout

Palm tree cutout

Dr Seuss Decorations

Luau Classroom Theme – Schoolgirl Style

Superhero Classroom Theme – Schoolgirl Style

Ocean Classroom Theme – Pixie Chicks

Nautical Classroom Theme – Sailing Through 1st Grade

Harry Potter Classroom Theme – Chamber of Magic

Dr Seuss Classroom Theme – Tangled with Teaching

Buckaroo Classroom Theme – The Creative Classroom

Pirate Theme Classroom – Clutter-Free Classroom

Bee Classroom Decor – Flapjack Educational Resources

Jungle Classroom Theme – Trendy Teacher

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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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