As summer comes to a close and the excitement of a new school year begins, one of the fun ways to welcome students back to the classroom is by decorating your door.
An inviting and creatively decorated door can set a positive tone for the year and make students feel welcome and excited to learn.
Whether you’re a teacher looking for inspiration or a parent helping with school decorations, here are some creative back-to-school door ideas to spark your creativity.
What are some popular themes for back-to-school door decorations?
Popular themes include motivational quotes, seasonal themes like fall or summer, educational themes like books or math, and student-centered themes that celebrate diversity and individuality. For instance, a door featuring a giant pencil with the phrase “Welcome to a Sharp New Year!” can be both motivational and thematic.
How can I incorporate students’ names into the door decorations?
Incorporating students’ names into the door design can make them feel personally welcomed. One idea is to create a tree with each student’s name on a leaf or apple. Another idea is to have a large bus with each student’s name on a window, symbolizing the journey of learning together.
Are there any DIY back-to-school door decoration ideas?
Absolutely! DIY door decorations can be both fun and cost-effective. You can use construction paper, markers, and other craft supplies to create a variety of designs. For example, you can create a “Reading Garden” with flowers made from paper, and each flower can feature a book title or a student’s name.
How can I make my door decorations educational?
To make door decorations educational, you can incorporate elements from the curriculum. For example, a math-themed door with numbers and math symbols, or a science-themed door with planets and stars. You can also create a “Word Wall” with vocabulary words that students will learn throughout the year.
Can door decorations change throughout the year?
Yes, changing the door decorations seasonally or to reflect what the students are learning can keep the classroom environment fresh and engaging. For instance, in the fall, you could switch to a harvest theme with pumpkins and leaves, and during winter, a snowy scene with snowflakes and mittens.
Back to School Door Decoration Ideas
A Warm “Whale”come
If it’s still summer when school starts, this is a fun door to do that incorporates the ocean and whales. Just change the classroom to which class or grade you are.
Superhero Theme
Create a cityscape background with comic-style speech bubbles featuring encouraging words like “Everyone has a superhero inside them waiting to be discovered”.
You could even add cutouts of superheroes with students’ names on them.
Tiny Seeds for Apple Theme
Apples are a sign of early fall and back to school for most. I love this saying because it indicates that these students will enter as small seeds and grow into smart older students by the time that they leave.
Under the Sea
Decorate your door with ocean waves, fish, and sea creatures. Each student’s name can be on a fish swimming in the sea. Add a catchy title like “Diving into a Great Year!” or “{teacher name} is so happy to SEA you!”
Space Adventure
Use a space theme with rockets, planets, and stars. Each star can have a student’s name, and the door can say, “Blast Off to a New School Year!”
Puzzle Pieces
Each student’s name can be on a puzzle piece, and the door can feature the phrase “We All Fit Together!”
Garden of Growth
Create a garden theme with flowers or another plant and a ruler. Caption with “when we learn we grow”
Get Your Cray On
Decorate your door with crayons. Each crayon can have a student’s name. You can use the phrase “get your cray on” for a fun play on words and to set the tone for an exciting year!
Pac Man
This one is one of my favorites! Decorate your door with a Pac-Man maze – you could even write student’s names on the characters! This is sure to create an amazing year!
We Love Learning
Perfect for any coffee loving teacher. You can put all the kids’ names on the coffee cups for personalization.
Looking Sharp
This fun back to school door idea is easy to customize with different cactus, and adding students’ names on the cactus pots! You could even have the kids color their own cactus to make it more fun.
Fin Tastic
Any classroom with this door is sure to have a “fin tastic” year!
Ready for Adventure?
School is quite the adventure, and each year is different! That’s why we love this back to school decor idea!
When You Enter this Classroom
This is one of our favorite back to school door ideas! Such true statements! When students enter your classroom they are scientists, authors, important, leaders, thinkers, explorers… and more!
Rainbow of Possiblities
Every classroom is full of a rainbow of possibilities! This door helps remind all the students of this!
All are Welcome Here
We love this inclusive back to school decor! Spelling the word “welcome” in sign language is such a cute idea!
Let’s Start the Year off Write
Starting the year off right is the hope of every school teacher in the building! This back to school door idea uses a fun play on words that we just love!
Home Away From Home
Students need to feel safe and comfortable in their classroom. This home sweet classroom door- can give anyone home away from home vibes!
Battle Royale!
When making a back to school door – using themes that kids are into can be a hit! Fortnite seems to be a safe choice!
The Coolest Pack
Every teacher feels like her students are the best, and this back to school decor idea really gives you a chance to show that off!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
This back to school is simple, yet so cute! Using a common nursery rhyme that is familiar – and personalizing the stars can help students feel welcome.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
But will there be enough room?! We love this book inspired idea for a back to school door!
Little Acorns
This is such a sweet door for young toddlers and preschoolers for fall and back to school. These little acorns in your class will grow to be big, strong trees one day and this is just the beginning!
Shape-ing up
Preschool is a fantastic place where students learn and grow. Shapes are one of the many things that they’ll learn this year and you can show that off on your back-to-school door!
Decorating the classroom door is a wonderful way to welcome students back to school and create an inviting learning environment.
By incorporating students’ names and elements from the curriculum, you can create a door decoration that not only looks great but also enhances the learning experience.
So, get creative and make this school year the best one yet with an unforgettable door decoration!
