I love decorating my classroom! While admittedly, not the most important thing to focus on, my classroom is my second home. Decorations for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Christmas are readily available at dollar stores, craft stores, and teacher supply stores. The same can’t be said for all celebrations and holidays.

Whether you’re looking for something bold and eye-catching, or just a simple reminder to honor black history, there are so many ways to decorate your space. Drawing inspiration from notable figures, key movements, and historical events can help create displays that will inspire your students all month long.

Over the past few years, I have noticed creative and resourceful teachers decorate their classrooms for Black History Month and I’d like to share some of them with you!

Door Decor - The Latest Trend

I love the integration of Valentine’s Day!

A lot of the doors feature natural hairstyles - something that I didn’t see too much of growing up.

The Hair Love door is a great book extensions! If you haven’t read the book or seen the Oscar-winning short film, please do!

I love the message on the last door. Families, communities, and tribes were devastated. And black history didn’t start with the transatlantic slave trade.

Bulletin Boards

Looking for Canadian-specific content? I created these posters of Black Canadians and made a bulletin board display. They are available in my TPT Store and BP Shop.

Collaborative Posters

Get your students working together to create a great visual for your bulletin board, door, wall, etc. There are posters for American history and Canadian history in my TPT Store. They are also available in my BP Shop.

Virtual Classroom

Mariette over at Love Live Laugh TEACH created these amazing and FREE Google Classroom headers 😍 that I will definitely be using in my Google Classroom!

On a related note, I have also created daily facts for Black History Month. Share with your school’s morning announcers or share in your classroom. You can also add these slides to your morning slide decks if you are teaching virtually! Grab them for free!