5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom
Posted 03/15/2023 by Mark Watson
Spring is just around the corner! Now’s the perfect time to bring a fresh new look to your classroom, along with adding some colorful, spring-themed activities to keep your students engaged in their learning.
We’ve rounded up a fun collection of creative teacher resources you can use in your classroom right away.
1. Brighten up your space
Welcome the changing of the seasons with a new door or bulletin board design. It’s one of the simpler ways to make your classroom stand out from the rest, and it helps set the tone every time your students walk in. (And it’s sure to add a little spring in their step, too.)
This cheerful design was made by the creative mind of @misscraftymathteacher, a high school math teacher dedicated to all things that make learning fun and engaging.
Download the free printables on TPT
2. Calculator keypress reminder posters
Students forget a step on their calculator? These helpful posters have your back! This poster set covers 10 common functions with quick keypress reminders.
You can pin these posters all around your classroom in three different colors to match your new spring theme — all free and ready for you to download and print.
Download your free posters
3. Spring piecewise worksheet activity
It's raining math with these fluttery function activities. These worksheets provide a quick and easy lesson on domains and functions as students demonstrate their knowledge to create fun spring-themed designs.
Choose from two designs, a butterfly or umbrella, with three activities each — so you can pick the difficulty level that’s appropriate for your students. Just download the pack, print them out and you’re all set!
Download the piecewise activity
4. Explore teacher tips for classroom management
We asked our teacher community to share their favorite tips and tricks for managing their classes, and we received a lot of great responses. We rounded up the top five approaches and highlighted some of our favorite ideas.
Read the full blog for tips from your fellow educators.
Read the top 5 approaches from teachers
5. Springtime coloring activity
Our creative coloring books provide fun and cheerful activities for students to work on. They’re great to hand out during downtime after tests and quizzes, or when students are getting anxious around holidays and breaks. And they even double as engaging math lessons!
You could even let students hang their finished works of art around the classroom (next to your calculator posters) for an additional pop of color.
Download the spring coloring pages
If you’re interested in even more fresh ideas and resources, be sure you enter the Sines of Spring Sweepstakes.
Every week (for four weeks), we’ll highlight brilliant ideas to help you perk up the classroom, including spring-themed activities, decor, tips and more. Plus, you can be entered for a chance to win one of our colorful TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators.*
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About the author: Mark Watson is a Senior Copywriter for Texas Instruments with years of experience in the areas of education technology and teacher and student software. A proud graduate from Texas Tech University, he has a passion for helping educators discover ways to enrich the classroom learning experience and support student success.
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