Math Bulletin Board and Door Ideas
Bulletin boards, doors, and classroom walls are all opportunities to spread positive math messages! A bulletin board in a math classroom should be meaningful. I’ve gathered some of my favorites that will get students attention, make them feel welcome, make them think, inspire them, or even make them smile. I hope you can use these ideas for your math classroom decorations.
Math is all about
This is the perfect math bulletin board for any grade level. It lets students know what math is all about… thinking, trying, problem solving, looking for patterns, finding solutions, and more. Thanks to @sandy.wojcik for this picture.
We are mathematicians
This bulletin board lets students know that they are mathematicians, also known as… thinkers, problem solvers, inventors, learners, observers, mistake makers, collaborators, writers, and investigators.
Thanks to @amynah.r for this picture.
Have you used math today?
This classroom decoration shows students all the ways they use math in everyday life… like when they play games, bake, play sports, dance, and more!
Thanks to @grayceshea for this picture.
We are problem solvers
What better classroom decoration than a sign that students help create? This collaborative poster is made of smaller pieces that students each get to decorate. The pieces come together to make a large sign.
Thanks to @dayquizzle for this picture.
Our futures are bright with math
Want to show students how different careers and jobs use math? Each of the pairs of sunglasses on the door has a career and how it uses math.
Thanks to @kelseyvasey_ for this picture.
Math helps us bloom
Check out this flower made of polygons, each labeled with its name! This bulletin board not only is pretty, but can help students learn geometry.
Thanks to @teacherandthedog for this picture.
Math to make you laugh
Each of the smiley faces on this classroom decoration has a funny math joke! Lift the smiles to reveal an answer to each riddle. This is perfect for the teacher who loves math puns!
Welcome to math class
This bulletin board welcomes students to math class, where we have 5 sides to a pentagon, 4 quadrants on a coordinate plane, 3 angles in a triangle, 2 axes on a graph, but only 1 of you!
Thanks to @powellinprimary for this picture.
Have you used math today?
This window display shows students lots of examples of using math for ordinary activities. It shows that math is every where!
Thanks to @keepongrowing9 for this picture.
Thank you, math
Help students be grateful for all math does for us! Each of the leaves on this bulletin board gives a reason to be thankful for math.
Math symbols
Do your students confuse the many symbols we use in math? This bulletin board has large scale symbols and their meaning. It has lots of options to choose from for symbols for different grade levels of math.
Math is sweet
This fun bulletin board welcomes students to math class. It has colorful sweets and treats made from math tools and decorated with math!
Thanks to @kayla_bek for this picture.
What will you grow today?
This door decoration encourages a growth mindset, asking students what they will grow today! The plants give examples like… perseverance, creativity, your brain, patience, problem solving skills, focus, and more.
Thanks to @grayceshea for this picture.
What you will need in order to succeed
This colorful bulletin board shows students the tools for success! Each school supply shows something that will help students succeed, such as study skills, teamwork, goals, flexibility, perseverance, self-confidence, kindness, and more.
Thanks to @aholzem for this picture.
Stay curious
This classroom decoration encourages curiosity! It features examples of ways to stay curious on each of the colorful circles.
Thanks to @kayla_bek for this picture.
How to Rock at Math
This bulletin board shows students how to rock at math! Each of the posters is based on an idea from the standards for mathematical practice!
What’s your MATHeagram?
If students like personality tests and enneagrams, this door will help them discover their MATH-eagram! It has 9 types to choose from.
Thanks to @joanna.popp for this picture.
The heart of a mathematician
The big heart on this bulletin board really pops! Up close, you can see it’s made of lots of pieces with examples of things mathematicians love.
It’s going to be a gr8 year!
This is the perfect classroom decoration for an 8th grade math classroom! Not only does it feature a big 8, but the pieces of the 8 each say something 8th graders will learn about.
Thanks to @samspeedline for this picture.
We must think in order to learn
This classroom banner encourages thinking in the classroom. Without thinking, there is no learning!
So many reasons to love math
This fun door decoration shows students all the reasons to love math! Each heart has a reason, and students might even add their own.
Thanks to @kelseyvasey_ for this picture.
We are wild about math
Check out this eye-catching door design with rainbow cheetah print! This one is sure to get students excited to enter the math classroom.
Thanks to @naturally_curly_ for this picture.
The struggle is real.
The struggle is [when] real [learning happens]. This decoration encourages students to persevere and work through the struggle to learn!
Thanks to @miss.neill for this picture.
Step inside for lots of lightbulb moments
This window to the classroom lets students know they are about to have lots of lightbulb moments and learning inside! The colorful bulbs are so pretty!
Thanks to @blessedmathteacher for this picture.
Which type of math person are you?
Show students that we all math people! Celebrate all the different, unique strengths we bring to math. This one is sure to start some great conversations.
Many of these images were shared by teachers on Instagram, which I appreciate so much! I always love seeing how you use my kits to make your own classroom full of meaningful decorations. If you create a bulletin board or door decoration in your classroom using one of my kits, please share and tag me on instagram: @rise.over.run.
