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This colorful set of 22 posters is colorful and double-sided for 44 messages in all. The 12-by-17.5-inch posters are designed to inspire and motivate students with positive quotes, appealing graphics and important messages.
Encourages ParticipationPut these up in the classroom to brighten up the walls and encourage everyone to do their best. Flip them to mix things up a bit when you want to.
This package includes 14 separate 9.4-by-11-inch cards with "welcome" and "ready to learn" spelled out, along with two ropes and 40 glue point dots. You can hang the cards however you like and use them for the first day of school and year-round.
Colorful Wall DécorMake your classroom feel more welcoming with these appealing, versatile and thoughtfully designed decorations.
Sproutbrite's set of two educational classroom banners is well suited for daycares, learning centers, libraries, preschools and elementary grade classrooms. Children are naturally drawn to the attention-grabbing colors, words and pictures.
Bright MessagesYou'll love the fun look, the reasonable price and the personalization they provide for your teaching space.
This complete set of back-to-school wall or ceiling decorations includes hanging swirls and cardstock cutouts of buses, pencils, apples, blackboards and more. You can design them any way you like and rearrange them easily.
Fun AboveThese school decorations can be hung anywhere in the classroom, delighting the kids when they enter.
Buying Guide
Classroom posters with inspirational messages and attention-grabbing graphics can motivate students, make classrooms more welcoming and keep teachers and administrators happy. They are an excellent medium for transferring knowledge and encouragement, and many students are attracted to the visual appeal they bring to the room.
Try to think outside the box when it comes to choosing artwork for your classroom. Teachers can look at different posters to decide which ones are appropriate for their students’ age groups; many products will include this information.
You can buy a pack of the posters and rotate them throughout the year to mix things up from time to time. Younger students will enjoy putting them up, so you can make it a classroom activity. Some have laminated finishes that you can write on with dry-erase markers, so you can erase messages and write new ones as needed.
Teachers usually have to foot the bill for their classroom decorations, but these wall banners and posters are usually $12 or less. You can then add ribbons, balloons and other inexpensive decorative items onto them, too.
There are many ways to hang school posters and decorations, from tape to staples and glue dots or other means. Be sure it’s OK with your school’s custodial staff to hang decor on the walls before you start.
What to Look For
- Don’t put up posters with messages that are too young or old for your students because this can confuse or alienate them.
- Another good way to hang up posters is to stick double-sided painter’s tape to the walls and dot on hot glue.
- Do something extra special for the first day of school with posters that welcome students back. You can add balloons and other fun accents.
- Before the first day of school, you can hang up a poster that includes the students’ names, which can make them feel special when they come in on the first day.
- After the school year is over, salvage whatever classroom decorations you can and store them away for the following year.
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Good teaching can really pay off: Kenyan teacher Peter Tabichi was awarded the Varkey Foundation’s 2019 Global Teacher Prize and received $1 million. He received this honor for his achievements as a math and physics teacher at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School, where the majority of the students are from low-income families, and many have only one parent or are orphans. These students don’t have access to reliable food and water resources and face a myriad of other challenges as well. Way to go, Mr. Tabichi!
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