Animal theme ideas?

Question

I just started a new job the preschool is not opened yet the walls are bare and i have to decorate the classroom in an animal theme any ideas?? There are no kids yet so i can't put up the children's art yet?

Answer 1

do animals that look friendly and not so real like a bear thats big and fuzzy and some dogs

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Answer 2

You can try painting animals that look friendly, or else children may be frightened.Examples include rabbits, hamsters, cats and dogs, etc. You can also try painting animals that are not so friendly and add on nice eyes, smiles etc. Examples include lions, tigers and elephants, etc.

Answer 3

What fun!  I would suggest you use zoo/jungle or farm animals...number 1--- they are very easy themes to find ideas and material.  And number 2---all kids like them!

Remember you don't want it TOO busy.  And you want to leave room for children's work.

Let's see- You would need a number chart.  You can make your own tactile numbers (sand paper or printed on cardstock and traced with glitter glue).  Then if you have a die cut machine add the corresponding number of animals or cut out your own.  Laminate for durability if possible.  Put down at children's level so they can experience the tactile numbers and count the animals.

You are going to want an alphabet chart.  Add items that go with your theme.  Or purchase a theme related alpha chart.

Color and/or shape display--it's fun the have an animal holding a shape or an animal that is a specific color.  It is OKAY to use a "purple cat" so to speak.  Be sure to have Brown Bear Brown Bear book in your library.  It is also a jumping board for fantasy and reality.

Add simple animal clipart to your center signs.

Have a children's b.b. if you can.  Start it with blue paper sky and green grass and the words such as "on the farm" across the top.  Have simple animal cut outs at easel and art for painting and collages and put them up on the b.b.

Just adding theme related material to your centers are going to become a bit of "decoration".  Be sure to add a book on display at each center!

Good luck...as you can tell I tend to keep my space very simple and everything has a use :-)  I find that the less "busy" it is the calmer the children are.  

Do not feel bad about leaving some bare space for children's art work...if you don't wish to explain it...just add a fun saying in bulletin board letters over the bare space such as... Check out what our class artists' have been work on!  The parents will get the point.

Answer 4

zoo animals would be your best bet - jungle theme might make them all act like lions and roar their way through the day!  Really, any animal theme would be great - you could go with rainforest or their own pets - you could just put up pet pictures and then have them bring in their pet pictures after you start.  Oceans or dinosaurs, etc.

Answer 5

You could do zoo or circus themed. You could also do a jungle, rain forest, forest, pets, or underwater themed.