Sports Classroom Theme

There are some real advantages for using a sports theme. It can be energizing, it gives you a natural lead-in for lessons on health and character, it brings up natural science, lit, and social studies connections, and it’s easy to decorate for.

Here are some of the ready-made classroom decoratives we like for a sports theme:

• It’s Fun to Be Fit includes girls playing team sports. Finally!
• Soccer Goals Bulletin Board does include girls. It lends itself to all kinds of goal setting, whether it’s a general hope for a good year or a way to keep track of who has memorized those multiplication tables.
• CTP Sports mini bulletin board has just sports gear, but it’s realistic and there’s a good variety of sports represented.
• Teamwork Works uses a sports theme to emphasize teamwork and collaboration — an important 21st century skill.
• “We Are a Team” is the centerpiece of Carson-Dellosa’s All-Star Sports set.
• One more team-centered set is Edupress’s We Make a Great Team bulletin board set with jerseys and sports equipment.
• Fadeless Designs Bulletin Board Paper, Team Sports, 48″ x 50 ft. because it’s so hard to find a good sports background sometimes, and because you can do all kinds of math things with it.

There are also loads of sports posters everywhere — we’re not even going to give you links, because you probably have one in your closet, garage, or kid’s room right now.

Bulletin board slogans or sayings for a sports theme:

• We’re having a field day!
• Go for the Gold
• We’re a great team!
• Welcome to Our Team!
• All Stars
• We are the champions!

Bring in sports gear, old team jerseys, and any sports memorabilia you can scrounge up for 3-D additions.

Here are some clever sports-theme ideas for decorating, communicating with parents, rewarding kids, and generally setting the stage:

• Printable instructions for making sports-theme placemats.
• Downloadable pattern for “Let’s Kick Off a Great Year!” bulletin board
• 25 sports-themed crafts to get your students involved.
• PDF Book Report form for sports-themed books
• A large selection of sports printables from Enchanted Learning, including multilingual pages.
• Sports coloring pages at Twisty Noodle.

Sports books for your classroom library:

• Teaching Cues for Sport Skills
• Fun and Games: 100 Sport-Related Activities
• Playing Fair, Having Fun: A Kid’s Guide to Sports and Games

Fun stuff for your classroom:

These ideas will give you a running start!