One of my favorite things to do is to visit other teachers’ classrooms.  You can tell so much about a teacher by looking at their classroom and get great ideas. These are pictures from my first-grade room.  I resigned from teaching to do TpT full-time in 2017.  It is important to me for a classroom to express fun, happiness, comfort, and warmth.  Personally, I enjoy being in an inviting place when I learn all day.

classroom decor
Whole Group and Calendar Area
I like to get paint cans that have never been used for paint. I use chalkboard adhesive to write on them for pencil storage. Students put used pencils in and grab a sharp pencil.
This is how I found my materials one year after summer.
I love to do theme days! This was our Ocean Themed Day.
Hawiian Beach Classroom
This is one of my Hawaiian Themed Classrooms.