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[m8888888]

I teach in a public high school, and my co-teacher wants me to decorate my classroom. I have a bulletin board in the back with an art project the students did, but the co-teachers want some informational posters and stuff. How did you decorate your classroom? Is there anything that the kids actually ever read? Or should I not put too much effort into it because they won't care anyhow (that's what I'm leaning towards!)?

[Alyallen]

[VirginIslander]

Days, Months, Numbers, Colors, Shapes, Math terms, Countries, Languages, Places, People, Konglish expressions and the correct English counterpart, quotes, Occupations,

[oneofthesarahs]

I used to have a couple of posters with irregular English verbs and whatnot on them, but they kept falling down on their own or they would get picked at and pulled down. Now I just have a bulletin board that is updated once a month by my two youngest classes. The older classes don't care about cutesy art projects.

[Colorado]

My co-teacher asked me to decorate the English class room. I kept stalling and had no ideas, except for putting up a map of the world and some student art work. Finally my co-teacher decorated the room herself. It looks great.

[cranura]

On one side of my English Zone classroom bulletin board is a world map with string yarn to descriptions of countries where English is spoken or taught in school (the best were chosen from a classroom assignment for the grade three girls); in the middle are cartoons (on speaking English, the best chosen from the grade one and grade two girls classes -- another assignment); on the opposite side are posters of classroom language, classroom etiquette and a revolving area for pictures, best classroom work, etc.

[The Aussified Canuck]

In Middle School (although I've found this to be successful at all levels), I get students to work in learning groups of 4-6. They're asked to choose a group name and compose a team profile, describing each member's interests, family, hobbies, or things they share in common. I take a digital picture of each group, which is displayed on the wall, along with each team's profile poster. If you've got several classes, this fills up the entire room, and really personalizes the space.

If you're not into groups, have them interview a partner, and put up some of the best profiles.

I also keep a space open to display the best of the students' work, as they complete different projects throughout the semester.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

[ddeubel]

Lots to say here...

But get the students doing the work, plastering the classroom full of stuff. If you have any materials which accompany the text book, what's not being immediately referenced, plaster it on the walls!

Get chart paper -- have a Wall of Words. With a marker swinging nearby. They can do graffiti, write new vocab there....etc.... Change as needed but take a pic first!

I hang lots of stuff from the ceiling, lots of general class language there. Use string and styrofoam, write in marker. When students don't use classroom language, point to the sign and they will get it "Please repeat that" for example....

But get the students working. Very vital in my mind, in every classroom is a dialogue board. Write the dialogue for the text on cards and put on the boards. Students can always visually see it and practice. Change, as you change and move along in the text.

DD

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[jvalmer]

Do you work in a boys, girls or co-ed school? In girl's schools the students will probably do most of the decorating. In a boy's school, they boys won't do any work decorating. As for coed schools, I have no idea.