I need ideas for decorating my classroom the theme is camping?

Question

especially for the classroom library

Answer 1

We did this in our classroom a a few years ago.  To introduce it, we read a story about camping (I think we used Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Meyer), then the teacher dressed up as a park ranger and took the kids on a tour of the "park".  We had a tent and a fake campfire in the library area, flashlights, camping journals to encourage drawing and writing about camping, a sign in sheet so the kids who chose camping as their activity during choice time could sign in and out of the camp, had lots of books and magazines such as field guides and catalogs with camping gear, etc.  One of our activities was to make trees to hang on the wall to improve our forest, and we had a pond with a fishing game.  The kids made the fish and we put paperclips on each fish so they could use magnets on strings to "catch" the fish.  The kids also made stars and a moon to hang from the ceiling over the tent.  The kids absolutely loved it.

Answer 2

have a tent they can play in, a fake campfire with logs they can sit on to read, and put animal pictures on the wall

Answer 3

Do you have some all-white Christmas lights in the closet?  Hang them all over the ceiling of your classroom, and turn the lights out to have a starry-night.

How about pretend fishing equipment and a fishing pond?

Answer 4

This is a great theme!  I did this with my children last summer and they absolutely loved it.  We put up a tent in the dramatic play area, created a campfire for project (the children helped paint paper towel rolls to create the logs), we painted stars and hung them from the ceiling for a great naptime effect, the children brought in sleeping bags for nap, and we made s'mores in the microwave for snack!  That was a great photo op as for many of the children it's their first experience eating a s'more, and the parents love to see the pictures.

Answer 5

The classroom library would be the best place to go all out!  I'd start with a tent.  Put sleeping bags and teddy bears inside.  Let the students read using flashlights.  Of course you will need to set down some rules and expectations.

A teacher and I also set up a "campfire" in our home center.  We used empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls and stacked them like logs of a campfire.  Inside of the stack we put a flickering flashlight and then put fire colored tissue paper on top.  The flickering made it look just like a campfire!  Again, set your expectations!

You could also have your students help you make trail mix, and sing campfire songs.  The possibilities are endless!!  Hope this helped!

Answer 6

have a reading tent and have the children draw camp  items such as a fire,smores,tents,sleeping bags and a lot of nature items

put leaves around the room and draw wildlife or get posters of bears,raccoons,etc.

have a survival kit in the classroom and ask the children to either draw or just bring in something to put into it.

the library can also be a cave and have stuffed animals and sleeping bags

good luck

Answer 7

When we do camping week in our classroom we set up tents in the yard and spend the whole week outside. Weather permitting of course. We fish with paper fish, paper clips and magnets, or get them to catch goldfish in a kiddie pool  with a net to take home a new pet. We make smores with a smore maker, well I do and give them out. BBQ hot dogs and beans, eat outside, nap outside, play outside, walk around the neighborhood. Go hiking at the nearest park. Relay races in the yard, swimming or water play.

Inside you can decorate with tents over circle time rug. Lots of books about the outdoors and camping (Froggy, Pooh, Mickey, Little Bear, Dora, those are the few I know off the top of my head that have camping books out, but there are plenty more).

Try the parent-teacher store for ideas. They might have name stickers for the table in the shape of tents or moons, or something related. Have the kids bring in sleeping bags to sleep in at nap time.  

Make a camp fire out of construction paper and put it up on the wall near circle time, sort of like your sitting around the camp fire. I hope this helps.

Answer 8

Tents, trees, forest animals(stuffed). A fake campfire. Canteens. Lantern.  I don't know if you have a Wilsons 5&dime store where you are, but you can get all kinds of things that would be helpful for your theme. It is like a variety store! Get the kids to help by drawing pictures of nature, waterfalls, animal, etc. and place them around the room too!  Good Luck with it! I know it will turn out great!