15 Creative Ways to Display Quotes in Your Preschool Classroom
Here are 15 of my favorite display ideas:
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Create a Quote Wall
2. On the Classroom Door
I always have an inspiring quote to welcome students and their families. You might like to display a new quote each week or term. Reading a displayed quote on the classroom door is a lovely way to start the day.
3. Make Quote Posters
I have quite a collection of quotes on posters. They don’t have to be big posters. Most of mine are A4 document size but I do have a few printed in a larger A3 size. When you have a collection of inspiring quotes printed as posters, you’ll have a quick and easy way to decorate your classroom or learning areas.
4. Use Chalkboards
You don’t have to print out a quote to reap the benefits. Use a chalkboard or a chalkboard-painted area of the wall to write out your favourite inspiring quotes.
5. Decorate Clipboards
Attach a clipboard to the wall and decorate it with a printed quote. You might like to add a few design elements like
dried flowers or leaves
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a piece of jute string tied to the top of the clipboard
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patterned washi tape to frame the edges of the clipboard or create a border
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children’s art work or doodles to really personalise it.
6. In Your Teacher Diary and Through Your Planning Documents
I must say my planning documents contain many quotes. These documents are great places to add a little something to keep me inspired and motivated.
7. Create a Quote Banner
Use a string or ribbon to create a banner that displays a selection of inspiring quotes. Hang it above a reading nook or along the edge of a bulletin board.
8. At Investigation and Learning Centers
Display relevant quotes at different learning centers to inspire curiosity and engagement in specific activities.
9. Use Classroom Quotes in Morning Meetings
10. Create Quote Art
Encourage your students to get involved in creating an inspiring classroom. Add plain quotes to your art area and invite the kids to use coloured paper, markers, and other collage materials to create artwork featuring the inspiring quotes. Then you can hang their art around the classroom. This is great for creating a co-constructed learning environment and will give your students a sense of ownership and pride in their classroom.
11. Use Post-it Notes
Write inspiring quotes on post-it notes and place them on student desks, the classroom door, or other prominent locations.
12. Decorate Picture Frames
13. Use Magnets
14. Create a Quote Tree
15. Create Quote Blocks
Use wooden blocks or cardboard to create blocks featuring inspiring quotes.
16. Make a Quote Book
Make a little booklet or diary with motivational sayings in it. As part of circle time, read out a quote and talk with the class about the meaning of the quote as well as its relevance. Perhaps put the book of quotes within the classroom library where students can get back to the quotes and feel inspired.
Preschool teachers can use a lot of creative ideas to hang inspiring quotes on the walls. Whether it is designing a quote wall or a quote book, these features could be used to establish a positive and inspiring learning space among students.
What Are Some Classroom Quotes?
Creating a positive learning environment and a love of learning starts with a good quote.
To help you transform your learning space, here are 10 inspiring quotes to get your quote collection started:
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The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn. – Maria Montessori
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If we could all see the world through the eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything. – Akiane Kramarik
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Nature is a tool for children to experience not just the wide world, but themselves. – Stephen Moss
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The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. – Mark Van Doren
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Listen to what children are saying with and without their words, … listen with your heart to what they hope you will hear. – Lynn Staley
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Let nature be your teacher. – William Wordsworth
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It is a happy talent to know how to play. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Children learn what they live. – Dorothy Law Nolte
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Play is our brains favourite way of learning. – Diane Ackerman
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If kids don’t touch and experience nature, why would they want to save it? – Richard Louv
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