Decorating A Classroom I Like

like to think that I'm creative, but when it comes toto decorating, I'm way out of my league. Doubly so
decorating, I'm way out of my league. Doubly sowhen I look at where I work. I'm a middle school
when I look at where I work. I'm a middle schoolsocial studies teacher. I love history and I would love
social studies teacher. I love history and I would loveto inflame my students' passion for it, too. But I have
to inflame my students' passion for it, too. But I havesome problems doing that in the white cinder block
some problems doing that in the white cinder blockbox that I teach in.
box that I teach in.I have a vast expanse of bare white cinder block
I have a dry erase board on one wall, a smartboardwalls. The walls are coated with glossy paint, which
on another, and a long, waist-high bookshelf thathelps with cleaning and helps keep gum from sticking.
takes up a good chunk of a third wall. Aside fromBut it also makes it difficult to decorate at alllike to
that,think that I'm creative, but when it comes to
Decorating a classroomdecorating, I'm way out of my league. Doubly so
I likelike to think that I'm creative, but when it comeswhen I look at where I work. I'm a middle school
to decorating, I'm way out of my league. Doubly sosocial studies teacher. I love history and I would love
when I look at where I work. I'm a middle schoolto inflame my students' passion for it, too. But I have
social studies teacher. I love history and I would lovesome problems doing that in the white cinder block
to inflame my students' passion for it, too. But I havebox that I teach in.
some problems doing that in the white cinder blockI have a dry erase board on one wall, a smartboard
box that I teach in.on another, and a long, waist-high bookshelf that
I have a dry erase board on one wall, a smartboardtakes up a good chunk of a third wall. Aside from
on another, and a long, waist-high bookshelf thatthat, I have a vast expanse of bare white cinder
takes up a good chunk of a third wall. Aside fromblock walls. The walls are coated with glossy paint,
that, I have a vast expanse of bare white cinderwhich helps with cleaning and helps keep gum from
block walls. The walls are coated with glossy paint,sticking. But it also makes it difficult to decorate at all.
which helps with cleaning and helps keep gum fromDoes anyone have some tips on how I could change
sticking. But it also makes it difficult to decorate at allthis room from a cinder block prison cell into a
Decorating a classroomwelcoming history-themed learning environment?
I likelike to think that I'm creative, but when it comes