Welcome to the Team! - Back to School Football Door Decoration

Hartville Elementary School Several weeks ago, I had the extreme privilege of visiting my childhood elementary school to check out the newest and best in classroom decorations! Despite their busy schedules - meetings and last minute preparations before school started the next day - the gracious teachers at Hartville Elementary welcomed me into their colorful and engaging world; a world in which they will spend countless hours the next 180 days, imp!acting the lives of the children in our community. I thank you all for dedicating your lives to helping our children grow, both as students and individuals. Here's to a brilliant school year, ladies and gents! {And thanks a million for allowing me the opportunity to visit your classrooms! I had a blast!}

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Elementary Sports Bulletin Board Door Display — Photo Source: Lee Knepp

Next stop in the fabulous line of third grade rooms is the classroom of Lee Knepp. He joked that decorating wasn't his thing, but we think he did a tremendous job creating an environment that promotes learning and enthusiasm! We love the sports theme and the other little details that show Lee's personality - starting with the awesome door display!

Football Door Display

Background: Lee covered the center of the door with a rectangle of green indoor/outdoor grass turf. You could also use green bulletin board paper. Use thin strips of background paper or thin white electrical tape to create "yard lines" on the "field".
Title: "Mr. Lee's Team!", "Welcome to the Team!", "All Star Line-Up!", etc.
Border: Sports themed border or cutouts of your school mascot. {Hartville Elementary's colors are red and blue, and their official 'mascot' is the blue streak. Lee capitalized on this with his fantastic cutout border!}
Decoration: To go with the football field and mascot border, create a football cutout on which to script the display's title. Either purchase an accent or create your own - drawing the shape by hand or finding a clip art image to enlarge and trace.

Supplies for this bulletin board...

Green indoor/outdoor grass turf or green bulletin board paper
White background paper or white electrical tape
Construction paper in various colors or sports themed trimmer
Brown and white construction paper or football accent

Stay tuned - we'll continue the tour of Mr. Knepp's awesome classroom tomorrow! And, as always, we love to hear your thoughts, so leave us a comment below!