Today’s Thriller Thursday Theme is going to be WILD!
Hopefully after you read this post and see the pictures from jungle/zoo themed classrooms, you’ll have some “GRReat” ideas!
I chose this theme for my 1st grade classroom for two reasons…#1 They had recently painted the giraffe in the hallway right above my door. #2 I really like my friend Jessi’s theme for her classroom: “Wild about Reading.” Then when I changed rooms and grades (to 2nd grade), I kept the jungle theme. So here are some pictures from those two classrooms that I hope “LEAF” you feeling inspired!
Class Entrance
The Ceiling
I twisted green butcher paper to make vines and stapled leaves and tissue paper flowers on them. Then I adorned them with rubber snakes and furry monkeys!
Bulletin Board Displays
Vocabulary Display: “On A Safari for Words”
Student Work Display: “Great Work Spotted!”
One of my favorite bulletin board borders was the leafy border I made with leftover artificial leaves from my wedding. You can see it in the two pictures below. To make it, I just hot-glued the leaves around the butcher paper.
Student of the Week Display: “King of the Wild Things”
I mentioned above that I got the inspiration for my classroom after seeing my friend Jessi’s room. We went to grad school together and I just loved her classroom theme. Here are a few pics from her room.
Here are some more zoo/safari/jungle inspired sayings for your classroom:
- Roaring Readers! (or fill in the blank) decorated with any animal that roars
- We’re Wild about ___________!
- Climbing to Excellence! (or fill in the blank) decorated with monkeys
- Behavior chart: Zoo Warning! Wild Behavior is NOT allowed!
Thanks for “hangin’ around” our blog! (Get it? Hanging like a monkey?)
Don’t forget, we’ll be hosting a linky party for you to share your own classroom themes in two weeks!
How cute! I absolutely love it! In 4th grade in art class, our teacher had us turn our whole classroom into a rainforest. I think everyone from my class remembers it to this day and we’re all 25 now! I think having fun things like themes and decorations really do make a difference
Cool themes. I like all the animal prints and references. Great Work!
I just want to say I love segment on classroom themes. I teach elementary science and am searching for a theme for September. I’ve already down the jungle and the meadow. Your blog has been really helpful in terms of ideas!
Great! Stick around, there’s more comin’!
Love, Love, Love It – can I come learn with you even though I am an adult! Thanks for sharing!
Sure you can!!
This is so cute! I’m sure your students loved it.