Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Small Upgrades to a Dull Classroom


 I have recently taken the time to redecorate my classroom.  With reduced hours and no students because of the Coronavirus, I have had plenty of time to do some fun projects to revamp my room.  One of my favorite projects is my puzzle board.  I am always on the look out for ways to help with student behavior.  Each day that my class behaves (for the most part), they can earn a puzzle piece.  I bought a few 24 piece puzzles and traced them out on brown paper.  I used scrap booking pages to decorate the background.  I started to use this about a week before we had to close our school's doors.  The kids were really excited to see what the picture would turn out to be. I can't wait to use it when we reopen.

 I have two sets of these shelves in my room and I really didn't like how they looked before.  The brackets were a cold looking metal and the shelves were plain.  A co-worker suggested sprucing them up a bit. I painted the trim around the shelves this pretty light blue color and I painted the brackets in a gold tone.  It really adds a touch of warmth to my room.
 This mirror was a a dark brown wood.  It was slightly broken and most likely would have ended up in the trash. I rescued it and added the same paint used on my shelves.  I added these cute foam dogs to it since my classroom is decorated in a dog theme.

I have really enjoyed having the time to redecorate my classroom but I can't wait to have students in my room again.  

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