You know that feeling you get? That one where you finally have had enough of your summer break, take yourself into school, and look at the blank walls of your new year's classroom, just itching to fill it with colour and decorations and a reading corner and intriguing objects and all sorts of learning? Isn't there … Continue reading How to Let Your Students Set Up Their Own Classroom

At the beginning of each school year, my Pinterest feed fills up with tons of pictures that fall under the heading of "Classroom Inspiration". Teacher friends will send pictures of their freshly decorated rooms to each other with questions about where to put the book corner. Ikea experiences a massive spike in sales of those giant canopy leaves … Continue reading Why I Hate Classroom Themes