Your students are about to walk through your classroom door for the first time—how are you going to welcome them? These back-to-school classroom door decorating ideas let you show off your teacher personality from day one. From simple but meaningful to artistic and impressive, these ideas cover every subject, every teacher type, and every budget.
Tip: Not allowed to decorate your doors because of fire marshal or safety rules? Many of these make terrific bulletin boards too.
We love the idea of creating a classroom quilt, and what better place to display it than right on your door. Get the students involved in the classroom door decorations by having them create their own square representing them or something they love on the first day of school. Piece it together for a real wow!
Make your students feel special with this underwater door decoration. How cute are those scuba divers?
Courtesy of Colleen Bergquist
16. Entryway Decisions
Showing your students you care about them while also recognizing their individuality is of the utmost importance. Have them start each day with a warm greeting, ranging from a simple thumbs up to a hug. Kids simply point to the greeting of their choice.
We love Instagram-inspired classroom doors. Fill it with summer photos or clips from experiences that students can expect in your class (the covers of novels you’ll read, photos of the field trip to the zoo, students reading outside in the spring …).
Make it easy to have a new classroom door message whenever you want! Cover your door with chalkboard paint (be sure to get permission first), then chalk up a new message whenever inspiration strikes.
Keep it colorful (and geometric) with this welcoming door.
Kindness and Friendship Classroom Door Ideas
Courtesy of Barbara Gruener
37. Kindness Is Key
We love this play on the word key and the idea of promoting kindness from the moment you walk through the door.
Courtesy of Barbara Gruener
38. Friendship in the Air
While this fun idea is shown as a wall hanging, it could easily be part of your classroom door decorations. Every student’s name is featured on its own heart so everyone feels welcome and included.
Courtesy of Barbara Gruener
39. Fluent in Kindness
If you are a foreign language teacher who also loves to promote kindness, then this is the door for you!
Some classroom door decoration ideas, like this one, really make a big impact! Take inspiration from the book by Grace Byers and remind students that they are enough every single day.
Go on a space mission into your classroom this year. Prepare for liftoff!
Animals and Nature Classroom Door Ideas
Courtesy of Naomi Meredith
62. Bring the Outdoors In
Since no one likes being stuck inside all day, why not bring the outdoors in with a cute camping theme for your doorway and maybe your entire classroom?
If this is one of your Disney faves, turn it into a classroom door! You can get a kit at the link, with text in Spanish or English (“Remember me and I will live forever”).
Many students are too young to be on social media, so give them an option they can follow in real life instead. (Buy a kit to make this door from Teach Create Motivate.)
