Your students are about to walk through your classroom door for the first time—how are you going to welcome them? These back-to-school classroom door decorations let you show off your teacher personality from day one. From simple but meaningful to artistic and impressive, these ideas cover every subject, every teacher type, and every budget.
Tip: Not allowed to decorate your doors because of fire marshal or safety rules? Many of these make terrific bulletin boards too.
1. Kindness Is Key
We love this play on the word key and the idea of promoting kindness from the moment you walk through the door.
2. Friendship in the Air
While this fun idea is shown as a wall hanging, it could easily be part of your classroom door decorations. Every student’s name is featured on its own heart so everyone feels welcome and included.
3. Everyone Is a Star
Make your students feel like movie stars with this cute, VIP-access-only classroom door.
4. Reading Gives You Wings!
Here at We Are Teachers, we love anything that encourages a love of reading!
5. Be Flamazing
This cute play on the words amazing and flamingo truly is flamazing. Plus, who hasn’t dreamed of riding a flamingo?
6. Fluent in Kindness
If you are a foreign language teacher who also loves to promote kindness, then this is the door for you!
7. Classroom Quilt
We love the idea of creating a classroom quilt, and what better place to display it than right on your door. Get the students involved in the classroom door decorations by having them create their own square representing them or something they love on the first day of school. Piece it together for a real wow!
8. Entryway Decisions
Showing your students you care about them while also recognizing their individuality is of the utmost importance. Have them start each day with a warm greeting, ranging from a simple thumbs up to a hug. Kids simply point to the greeting of their choice.
9. Bring the Outdoors In
Since no one likes being stuck inside all day, why not bring the outdoors in with a cute camping theme for your doorway and maybe your entire classroom?
10. Believe You Can
This is the perfect powerful message to greet your students on the first day!
13. Just Keep Swimming
Welcome back an entire school of little fishies (and share a little Disney love)!
14. We Are Here
Bring those encouraging vibes from day one. Students will feel at home when they see their classroom door.
15. Puppy Smiles
Even if you don’t have an adorable classroom mascot like Dolly, you can still make classroom door decorations full of puppy smiles!
16. Monkeying Around
Using brown burlap for the branch adds some cool texture to this door idea. Have kids color their own monkeys for a personal touch.
18. Today a Reader
This classroom door decoration displays a powerful message for kids to absorb. And these reading monsters are so adorable!
19. Elements of Success
This chemistry-inspired door deserves a Nobel Prize!
20. Whole Latte Learning
This door design will carry you all the way through fall so you can focus on the teaching.
21. Coco: Live Forever
If this is one of your Disney faves, turn it into a classroom door! You can get a kit at the link, with text in Spanish or English (“Remember me and I will live forever”).
22. Happy Campers
The secret to this camping-themed classroom door? Duct tape!
23. You’ve Got a Friend
Here’s some more Disney love from everybody’s favorite toy duo!
24. Building Our Way
Speaking of toys, kids will love these 3D paper LEGO bricks.
25. Classgram
Many students are too young to be on social media, so give them an option they can follow in real life instead. (Buy a kit to make this door from Teach Create Motivate.)
26. Math Gives Us Hope
You may have 99 problems, but a clever door design isn’t one of them!
27. Sign Language Love
Welcome kids by reminding them to embrace diversity in all its forms.
28. A Flower Blooms
Such a great sentiment AND a gorgeous door!
29. Words of Wisdom
Positive sayings and plants? Yes, please.
30. Math Is My Jam!
We love it when teachers are proud of their subject and display it boldly.
31. Ready to Fly
What a great, positive message for students. Help them fly this year!
32. Home Sweet Classroom
Your classroom is their home away from home. Make it feel welcoming!
33. Learners Among Us
Whatever else might be sus, the learning in your classroom definitely is not!
34. We Swim Together
Each of your students can make a fish that matches their personality. Let the creativity begin!
35. Amazing Things Happen Here
Simple, colorful, and full of excitement!
36. The Sky Is the Limit
Shoot for the stars this back-to-school season!
37. Inspiring Black Youth
These classroom door decorations were originally created for Black History Month, but they are terrific for back to school too.
38. I Am Enough
Some classroom door decoration ideas, like this one, really make a big impact! Take inspiration from the book by Grace Byers and remind students that they are enough every single day.
39. Grow and Bloom
This door’s message makes an impact in any language: Don’t just grow, bloom!
40. Something Within Us
Such an important message for every single student to hear.
41. You Are Loved
Everyone needs to hear these things and know that there’s a place where they belong.
43. We Stick Together
Use artificial flowers to add some color to a paper cactus. Punchy details bring door decorations to life!
44. Oversize Pencil
Here’s another take on the “sharp bunch” theme, with the door itself turned into a giant pencil!
45. Shoot 4 Success
We love 3D classroom door decoration ideas. The real basketball hoop makes this classroom door so much fun.
46. Learn and Grow
The big ruler really makes this colorful design pop.
47. Pete the Cat
Pete the Cat will always be a favorite! This design really works because it’s big, bright, and friendly.
50. Chalkboard Door
Make it easy to have a new classroom door message whenever you want! Cover your door with chalkboard paint (be sure to get permission first), then chalk up a new message whenever inspiration strikes.
52. Calculate Kindness
That paper calculator is so much fun!
53. Be Kind
Your students help make this door something special by adding their own ideas on how to show kindness to others.
54. A-maze-ing Year
Those old-school retro vibes are everything.
55. Spread Your Wings
Perfect for those first-day pictures.
56. Be a Pineapple
Pineapples send a surprisingly positive message.
57. Wild About Learning
This door is perfect for a rainforest-themed classroom.
58. Welcome to the Nest
Personalize this cozy door by having students decorate their own bird, write their name, and add one fact that makes them unique.
59. Colorful Crayons
What’s better than a fresh new pack of crayons?
60. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Students will go coco-nuts for this DIY book-inspired door!
61. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Make your students feel special with this underwater door decoration. How cute are those scuba divers?
62. Best of the Bunch
Apples are a back-to-school classic, and this door is a bushel of fun. Try these apple cutouts to make your own.
63. Reading Adventures
Welcome all the readers to your classroom!
64. Taco Bout It
If there’s one thing kids love, it’s food. Show some love to your class (and tacos) with this adorable back-to-school door.
65. Look Whooo’s Here
Those giant wiggly eyes make this personalized door extra cute.
66. Oh Snap!
We love Instagram-inspired classroom doors. Fill it with summer photos or clips from experiences that students can expect in your class (the covers of novels you’ll read, photos of the field trip to the zoo, students reading outside in the spring …).
67. Oh So Sweet
These Popsicle-themed, glitter-covered classroom door decorations are the perfect sweet start to the year.
68. Ocean Reef
Take a trip under the sea.
69. A Whale of a Door
This is a doorway your students will never forget!
70. Superheroes in Training
That 3D effect is easy to create and really adds a lot of impact.
71. Notebook Paper
What a wonderful way to display your students’ names. The design is simple yet perfect.
72. Incredible Year
Love the Incredibles movies? Try this door decoration!
73. Awesome Kids
Keep it colorful (and geometric) with this welcoming door.
74. Life Is Sweet
Pineapples and flamingos make for a really welcoming door.
75. Young Minds Bloom
How pretty are those flowers? Your class will definitely feel welcomed walking through this gorgeous door.
76. Cat Class
Who doesn’t love being greeted by fuzzy kittens every morning?
77. Blast Off!
Go on a space mission into your classroom this year. Prepare for liftoff!
78. Chicken Nuggets
We love these fast-food-inspired classroom door decorations. Perfect for little ones.
79. Welcome Book
This door is perfect for a library or an English class. So simple and cute!
80. In Tents
Grab some tent stickers and some cute garland to re-create this in-tents door.
81. Whale of a Time
This colorful door is over-whale-mingly cute!
82. Kids at Work
This door is one in a minion!
83. Reach for the Stars
Your students will love participating in this Reach for the Stars activity!
84. Hungry Learners
Just like the caterpillar was hungry for food, your students are hungry for knowledge!
85. On an Adventure
Up and away!
86. Piece of the Puzzle
A puzzle border makes this door really stand out.
87. Move Mountains
Remind students of all they are capable of on the first day.
88. Welcome Door
Keep it simple with this notebook paper door! Add a pencil for a nice finishing touch.
89. Cookie Monster
This board is super sweet. Om nom nom!
90. Don’t Let the Pigeon …
Call out a kid-favorite book with this adorable back-to-school door decoration. Don’t let the pigeon in!
91. Ready, Set, Glow
Catch some fireflies this back-to-school season. Watch your class light up with learning!
92. Throw Kindness Like Confetti
Celebrate kindness all day every day in your classroom.
93. Stand Out
Stand out from the crowd with this inspirational door! Perfect for a circus-themed classroom.
94. Joy of Learning
Turn your classroom inside out! This door is sure to spark some joy.
95. Emoji Door
Welcome your students with a smiling face! And a silly face and a laughing face …
96. Ray of Sunshine
Brighten up the entry to your classroom with this desert-themed door. The sun is shining and we’re ready to learn!
97. Honey Bee
Your students will be buzzing with excitement when they see this classroom door.
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