It’s fun to have a classroom ‘theme’…you can find ideas in several areas… pro teacher has it as a topic, browse the web, check out teacher clubhouse, etc. Once you have picked one out you can now start to have fun with it. Create a warm and inviting classroom - make curtains with bees/polka dots/camping theme etc. on them. Use your theme any way you can in your classroom. I even find contact paper to cover my pencil cans, etc. that has my theme on it. I have baskets to collect caught being good tickets that relate to my theme. Think ebay or Easter baskets….Here are some examples…

Apples,  ABC’s	Bees, Bugs,	Camping,  Candy, Cowboy, Chefs
Dogs, Detectives	Fish, Friends, Frogs, Farm, Fifties	Garden, Hollywood, Horses,
Jungle, Ladybugs, Mystery	Ocean, Owls,	Polka Dots, Patriotic, Pirates,
Race Cars,  Rock n Roll,	Stars,  Sports, Space