9 Fun Classroom Designs for Back-to-School Inspiration

July / 2019

Explore nine ideas that can give you inspiration for your back-to-school classroom decor or your at-home learning spaces.

At Blocks Rock!, we support fun and engaging learning environments. That’s why we’ve pulled together nine ideas that can give you inspiration for your back-to-school classroom decor or your at-home learning spaces. Check out ideas from bloggers such as PreKinders, Artsy Fartsy Mama, and more!

Space Classroom: We are Teachers

We Are Teachers demonstrates 25 ideas that will help you make your classroom out of this world! Here is a quick glimpse at some of these space-themed ideas:

Build a role-play rocket ship or design a rocket ship bookshelf
Create a solar system with paper lanterns or buy an inflatable solar system
Add twinkling lights to the ceiling to help your students see the stars

Rainbow Classroom: TeacherStarter.Com

TeachStarter.com named the Rainbow Classroom as one of the teaching trends of 2019! This bright and happy theme can be created by using rainbow supplies wherever you see fit. This article includes ideas for rainbow storage, guided reading, classroom stationery, door decorations, and more.

Matching Blocks Rock! 3D Design: Bridge

Cactus Classroom: Fancy Free in Fourth

Layla from Fancy Free in Fourth designed a classroom that will surely stick in your mind by making her classroom all about cactuses. One of her boards reads “In the class we stick together!” You can find several fun cactus pieces throughout her classroom like a cactus garland, a 3D cactus creation using tissue decor and hanging paper lanterns, a cactus pillow, and more.

Farmhouse Classroom: Erica’s Ed-ventures

Make Joanna Gaines proud by with this Fixer Upper/Farmhouse themed classroom by Erica’s Ed-ventures. Erica used burlap, buffalo check, galvanized metal, black accents, farmhouse themed printables and more to achieve her look.

Get a rundown of everything Erica used to create this look by clicking here.

Matching Blocks Rock! 3D Design: Pickup Truck

Jungle Classroom: Clutter-Free Classroom

Turn your classroom into a jungle safari with these ideas from Clutter-Free Classroom by Jodi Durgin. Her classroom setup has a variety of jungle printables, animal print fabric bulletin boards, fake vines and greenery, stuffed animals and more!

Head into the jungle and check out this wild classroom design.

Woodland Classroom: Schoolgirl Style

This woodland classroom also gives you some slight fairytale vibes. Decorate your room with whimsical forest animal printouts, polka dotted red ribbon, pinecones and acorns, woven baskets, banners, and more. There are many ways to make this theme your own, but you can check out what Schoolgirl Style did for inspiration.

Matching Blocks Rock! 3D App Design: Rabbit

Beach Classroom: PreKinders

Karen from PreKinders turned her classroom into a beach-side getaway by using beach decor and turquoise. Some of her fun ideas include:

hanging a grass skirt border with a seashell garland over it
hanging up fishnet with a crab caught in it
using crab labels for the pockets of folders
using twin bed sheets in turquoise to cover bulletin boards
adding in fish and other fun beach accessories throughout

Matching Blocks Rock! 3D Design: Lighthouse

Superhero Classroom: Artsy Fartsy Mama

Artsy Fartsy Mama’s husband is a third grade teacher, and together they put together a superhero inspired room! They used superhero cutouts, painted foam discs to resemble Captain America’s shield, added in Superhero dry erase magnets and hung other superhero inspired decor!

Matching Blocks Rock! 3D Design: Robot Bug

Camp Classroom: Bee-ing Mommy

This Camping Classroom by Bee-ing Mommy combines trees, animals, a tent, a fire and stars to create a cool camp atmosphere. Some of the design ideas they used include: