Monster Classroom Decorations: Fun Ideas for a Monster Theme
If you’re looking for some monster classroom decorations, then this post is for you. Whether you want to create a monster-themed classroom or introduce some fun ideas for monster week, I’ve got you covered! Read on to find the best ideas for monster classroom bulletin boards, doors, fun classroom ideas!
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Unique Monster Classroom Ideas
First, I want to show you some unique monster classroom ideas that I found that I think would create a fun classroom environment for you and your students. All of these ideas would be perfect for a monster classroom theme!
Scary Work Coming Soon
Here’s a fun idea to set up a bulletin board at the beginning of the school year that you will later add student work to. This bulletin board features a cute, furry monster eating paper and says, “scary work coming soon”. You can steal this idea and print sheets like this in your classroom color scheme.
Color Monster Sensory Table
Create a sensory table with pom poms in bright colors inspired by the book, The Color Monster. This book helps students to identify their emotions.
You can add colorful monster stickers to containers and students can fill up pom poms that match the monster color. A sensory table like this is a great idea to let students explore without a huge mess!
Monster Week
If you don’t want a monster theme for the entire school year, consider introducing monster week. Holly, a 3rd grade teacher dedicates a week to monster themed activities. Here are some of the activities her class did during this week:
- Solved math-based mysteries based around monsters taking over the classroom,
- Applied to be on a monster squad
- Wrote papers about monsters that were hiding in the classroom
- Made Slime
- Did an eyeball estimation activity
- Worked on monster art
Color Monster Calm Corner
Create a color monster themed calm corner in your classroom. In this corner children can look at the book read feeling posters and choose the spoon of the color monster that they relate to.
If you like this idea, I go into more detail about it in this post…45 Calm Corner Ideas for the Classroom: An Easy How to Guide
Kindness Monster
Copy this idea from Amy, a 3rd grade teacher and add a kindness monster to your classroom. Each time a student witnesses an act of kindness they are encouraged to feed the kindness monster a note. The teacher shares the notes at the end of the day during class meeting time.
You can read, “The Monster Who Lost His Mean” to kick of this class activity. This is a good book to teach students that it’s not what you are called but who you are that counts.
Monster Classroom Decorations
Now let’s check out some fun monster classroom decorations so you can bring the monster classroom theme to life this year.
Monster Birthday Display
Here’s a fun and easy way to display your classroom birthdays. Each monster has a month on them and then you add a clothespin with each student’s name and the day they were born. This cute monster birthday display is available on Etsy here.
Monster Classroom Decorations Cut Outs
Monster cut-outs are an easy way to add some furry friends all over your class. Add them to bulletin boards, classroom walls, doors or you can even use them for desk name tags or table numbering! You can find this 45 pack of monsters on Amazon here.
Monster Classroom Banner
This banner would be a fun addition to your monster classroom décor. Add it to a bulletin board or any wall in your class. You can find the monster banner on Amazon here.
Monster Classroom Theme Decor
I have found some more ideas for you if you want to go all out with the monster classroom theme in your class, check them out below.
Monster Theme Classroom Decor Bundle
You can find this cute monster themed class decor bundle on Etsy. I love classroom décor sets because they are an easy way to incorporate your classroom theme in every area of your room including your classroom organization and decor. This is an editable set that is also printable and comes as a PowerPoint file.
Here’s what this one includes:
- Classroom Rules
- Desk Name Tags with cute little monsters
- Restroom and Hall Passes
- Word Wall
- Number Cards
- Different editable classroom labels for supplies, centers and teams.
- Classroom Money
- Class Schedules
- A Behavior chart and more!
Monster Bulletin Board Ideas
Now let’s check out some inspiration to create school bulletin boards with a monster theme.
Monster Love to Read Bulletin Board
This 3-D bulletin board kit from Amazon would make the perfect addition to your classroom library!
Your Class Little Monsters
This is an editable and printable bulletin board set that can be found on Etsy. You can type your student’s names in PowerPoint onto the little monsters and add your name as well.
A Book A Day Keeps the Monsters Away
Copy this bulletin board idea and include some of your student’s favorite book covers to encourage them to try a new book. The monsters are created with colorful tissue paper.
Our Class is Monsterously Fun
Here’s another cute bulletin board idea to enhance your monster classroom theme. This bulletin board kit is also from Etsy and is a digital download that you print.
Monster Bulletin Board Border
You could add this decorative border to bulletin boards or your classroom white board to keep the monster theme going.
Monster Classroom Door Display
Let’s now check out some fun ideas to add some monsters to your classroom doors.
Monster Classroom Door
The perfect way to welcome students to your classroom is with a silly monster door. You can re-create this one with colored construction paper and colorful streamers for monster hair!
Monster Inc. Classroom Door Idea
If your students love the movie Monsters, Inc. you can copy this idea for your classroom door. The one on the right looks like Mike Wazowski!
Monster Behavior Management Ideas
If you want to carry the monster theme in every aspect of your classroom let’s, check out some classroom management tools that are right on theme!
Desk Monster Idea
Here’s a great way to add a craft activity and a little behavior management too. First have students create desk monsters with paint, rocks, gems and googly eyes. If you are familiar with desk pets you can use desk monsters in the same way.
How to use desk monsters in your class
- Students get to keep desk monsters on their desk, but they are taken to the monster day care if they are playing with them.
- They can earn food (food shaped erasers) and accessories for their desk monsters based on great behavior.
- You could also introduce this idea with toy monsters like these ones.
For more ideas for your Desk Monster check out this post about Desk Pets and replace the idea with monsters!
Monster Reward Jar
Here’s a cute monster themed classroom incentive jar. You can customize this jar with your name or class number. The class will earn a monster in the jar based on good behavior. When the entire jar is full the class earns a classroom reward like a pizza party or free recess.
Monster School Supplies
If you want to gift your students some fun monster themed school supplies for the new school year, then check out the best ones I’ve found.
Furry Monster Pens
Writing is a little more fun when you’re using a furry monster pen. You can find these pens on Amazon here.
Monster Themed Felt Tip Markers
This is a colorful set of 24 monster markers that can be found on Amazon here.
Monster Pencils
You can never have enough pencils so why not add some monster ones to your classroom supplies for the school year.
Monster Classroom Activities
Now let’s check out some fun monster themed activities that your students will love.
Monster Hair Cut Activity
Here’s a great activity for younger students working on scissor skills. Create these adorable monsters and have students work on giving theirs a haircut! Here’s how to create these little monsters:
- Take two pieces of colorful paper and staple them together.
- Then cut waves in the paper from the bottom up to the staples.
- Let students create a monster face on cardboard.
- Between the layers put the cardboard monster face.
- Give students hair clips so they can style the hair after they make cuts.
Build Your Own Little Monster
Here’s a fun classroom activity that will let students express their creativity. It is a build your own monster kit that comes with molding clay, googly eyes, pipe cleaners and pom-poms. Have students create their own mini monsters. You can find this monster kit on Etsy here.
Monster Stickers
With this sheet of monster stickers students can add eyes, noses, mouths and even accessories to make their own unique creation. These monster sticker sheets can be found on Amazon here.
Hope you found some new monster classroom decorations to create a fun learning space for you and your students this year! Feel free to save your favorite monster classroom them ideas to your Pinterest boards. To do that just click on the picture and then the P and choose your board. If you like this post, please give it a share!
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