"What can my classroom theme be next year?"
I always liked to pick a theme early so I could work on getting posters made and items collected over the summer. One spring, I was thinking about how kids always seem to like Super Heroes, and I decided that "Super Heroes" would be a great theme for my fourth grade classroom. Next was a major brain storm - since my last name is "Justice", the class would be the "Justice League"!! Decision made!
"Have a "Super Year"!
Welcome to my Super Hero, "Justice League" Classroom, where every kid is a "Super Kid"!! I modified an existing "Welcome" sign by adding the Super Kids banner that I drew and colored with markers. As you enter, listen closely: You may hear the "Superman Theme" playing on the CD Player!
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| Welcome! |
My daughter-in-law Heejin helped me with a lot of the artwork in the classroom. My door decoration (below) included popular Super Heroes which were taped onto the blue background made from bulletin board paper. We "free-handed" the designs for the Super Heroes on poster board, outlined with a black Sharpie, and colored with colored pencils and markers. The stars were made by first laminating yellow construction paper and then out cutting stars with a die-cut machine. I drew the "Justice League" poster, outlined it with a Sharpie, and then used Cray-pas to finish the design.
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| Justice League Zone! |
I cut the "buildings" (below) from black bulletin board paper and glued them to pieces of blue bulletin board paper. I then cut yellow rectangles and squares from bulletin board paper and glued them to the black paper to give the idea of skyscrapers. To hang, I strengthened the top of the blue background paper by gluing on strips of poster-board that were 2-inch wide and the width of the paper. Wide clear tape was added for additional reinforcement. I then used a hole punch to put holes in the top and hung with clear fishing line and small binder clips from the ceiling.
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| "Super City" |
Every Super Hero needs a "Code of Conduct", and our class was no exception! Super Work hung on 2 clothespin chains suspended from the ceiling on both sides of this bulletin board.
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| Super Hero Code of Conduct |
I searched for border for Super Heroes, and I was fortunate to find this Super Kid border at our local school supply store. It looked great around my large bulletin board.
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| :"Super Kid" Border |
The large Super Heroes (below) each hung near their respective centers. They were hung in the classroom from the ceiling using fishing line and binder hooks. Each was "free-handed" onto a full sheet of poster board, outlined with a black Sharpie, and colored using Cray-pas.
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| Mighty Math computes tall problems! |
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| Super Science Man to the Rescue! |
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| ABC Man and Marvel Comics Poster |
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| Global Girl Complete with Compass Rose |
In the hallway outside my classroom, I hung this purchased Super Kids Banner. Above it I hung a Hall of Justice Banner that I made. Beneath the banners was a double "clothesline" with colorful clothespins to display children's work.
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| Hall of Justice |
- Each week we had a different "Super Leader" to call tables, lead the class, etc.
- Each student made a Super Hero and gave it a name. Those were hung in the hallway with Super Goals for the year.
- I shopped the "dollar" stores, and found a "Spider-man" mouse pad for my computer and "Batman" and "Spider-man" place-mats to put under the electric pencil sharpener, etc.
- To add to the fun and set the mood, I wore a Super Girl cape for orientation!!
- "Super Hero" stickers added to the fun!
- I used this site for inspiration:
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