40 Reading Classroom Transformations
I’ve created 40 reading classroom transformations and they all align with the upper elementary common core reading standards. It was a huge undertaking, but now that it’s done, it’s incredibly easy to keep my kiddos engaged and we complete a room transformation once a week. I love to call them “Monday Fundays” to my students because they know it’s something fun to look forward to every Monday instead of coming back to the “Monday blues”.
Here’s a list of all 40 and what standards they align with:
- Under the Sea Day: Nonfiction Context Clues
- Veterinarian Day: Nonfiction Text Structures
- Safari Day: Fiction Illustrations
- Doctor Day: Fiction Context Clues
- Candy Shop Day: Fiction Reading Review
- Bowling Alley Day: Nonfiction Reading Review
- Halloween Haunted House: Fiction Reading Review
- Thanksgiving Parade Day: Reading Review
- Santa’s Workshop Day: Reading Review
- Leprechaun Reunion Day: Reading Review
- Ice Cream Shop Day: Fiction Reading Review
- Pirate Day: Nonfiction Reading Review
- Rock Star Day: End of Year Reading Review
- The Floor is Lava Day: End of Year Reading Review
- Dinosaur Day: End of Year Reading Review
- Hawaiian Beach Day: End of Year Reading Review
- Donut Shop Day: Main Idea
- Grocery Store Day: Sequence of Events
- Zoo Day: Character Traits
- Party Day: Fiction Text Evidence
- Royalty Day: Figurative Language Types
- Restaurant Day: Meaning of Nonliteral Language
- Weather Day: Nonfiction Text Evidence
- Scientist Day: Text Features
- Space Day: Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts
- Realtor Day: Point of View (1st & 3rd Person)
- Coffee Shop Day: Poetry
- Pilot Day: Text Structures
- Farmer Day: Fiction Context Clues
- Construction Day: Nonfiction Context Clues
- Race Car Day: Point of View
- Magician Day: Compare & Contrast Fiction
- Boot Camp Day: Author’s Purpose
- Firefighter Day: Fact and Opinion
- Artist Day: Inference Skills
- Detective Day: ELA Reading Review
- Fall Day: ELA Reading Review
- Camping Day: Moral of the Story
- Circus Day: Moral of the Story
- Athlete Day: Compare & Contrast Nonfiction
Explore them all HERE!
You may find this post on Classroom Transformation Tips helpful. It gives you my top ten tips to make these fun activities run smoothly and be as stress-free as possible. The blog post discusses ways to make reading classroom transformations easy and simple to implement!
Looking for even more ideas? I’ve got you covered right here with my Classroom Transformation Decoration Lists!
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Every Monday, I do a classroom transformation. I call them Monday Fundays! Follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, or TikTok to see more!
