Create a Classroom Oasis With Calming Cactus Classroom Decor!

Change your classroom into a serene and stylish oasis with our calming cactus classroom decor! This printable set is designed to help you create a calming, natural classroom environment while staying on trend with a succulent classroom theme. Perfect for teachers who love modern and minimalist classroom decor, this collection combines soft greens, earthy tones, and stylish cactus-themed classroom decorations to create the perfect desert vibe for your classroom oasis.

This Calming Cactus classroom theme pack includes more than 20 resources to create your ultimate succulent classroom theme, including:

• Desk Name Plates
• Display Borders
• Themed PowerPoint Slides
• Affirmation Posters
• Student Awards
• Classroom Calendar
• Jobs Chart
• Welcome Sign
• Word Wall Template
• Class List
• Birthday Chart
• …and many more!

Whether you’re starting a new school year or looking to refresh your space, our succulent classroom theme bundle has everything you need to create a sharp and stylish classroom environment.

Everything you need to create a cactus classroom theme is just a click away! Your Cactus Classroom Decor Pack is available in two easy formats: a single Google Slides Index linking to each resource and a downloadable ZIP file including the printables in PowerPoint format.

Tips for Creating a Cactus Classroom Theme

Your classroom decor doesn’t have to be extravagant, but we’ve found a few fun ideas for creating a fun cactus theme. Here are a few of our favourite cactus classroom decorating ideas.

• Create a calming, natural feel in your classroom by adding artificial succulent plants around the room. You can place them in the centre of student tables as table markers or use them to create cozy reading or workspaces.
• Create a succulent-themed classroom Brain Break Station! Set up a brain break area with a sign that reads ‘Take a Moment to Grow’ and add calming cactus colouring pages or mindfulness activities.
• Create succulent wall art using our customisable affirmations posters or border papers. Some ideas for motivational quotes to display are:
  • Stay Sharp!
  • You Grow Through What You Go Through
  • Prickles and All, You’re Perfect as You Are!
  • Let Your Dreams Take Root and Grow!
  • Even the tiniest cactus blooms beautiful flowers.

Cactus / Desert Succulent-Themed Classroom Display Ideas

Do you need ideas for creating that Back to School Cactus Display Board? Maybe you’re looking for fun in-class displays highlighting your cactus classroom decor. In either case, here are a few fun ideas for Cactus-Themed Hallway and Classroom Displays.

• Our Class is on Point! Goal-Setting Cactus Display – Create a goal-setting/ mastery display board filled with cactus and succulent cutouts. Write each student’s name on a different cactus cutout. Add a bold title that says ‘Our Class is on Point!’. As students reach different goals, add a small cactus bloom to their plant, showing the goal they met.
• Look at Our Fan-Cactus Work! Student Work Display Board – Create an easy student work display using our printable Cactus Classroom Display kit! Print out enough small succulents for each student in your classroom. Glue each one to a clothes peg and attach them to the board. This will make displaying student work extremely easy.
• Succulent-Themed Classroom Reward System – Implement a class reward system by creating a ‘Growing Great Habits’ board. Use our cactus cutouts and your printer’s resizing feature to print and assemble a large cactus to display on the wall. When your students reach a goal or receive a compliment on their behaviour, add a cactus blossom to the large cactus. Set a goal for a specific number of blossoms to achieve, and provide a fun reward once your students reach it!
• This Class is Sharp! Cactus-Themed Back-to-School Display – Create a sharp back-to-school display using printable lettering to create a board titled ‘This Class is Sharp!’. Add student names to cactus cutouts and display them on the board to welcome your students back to school.

More Cactus-Themed Classroom Decorations and Activities!

Ready to take your succulent classroom theme to the next level? We have even more cactus-themed classroom decorations and activities to seamlessly integrate this beautiful theme into your classroom and curriculum. From birthday boards to activities surrounding desert plant adaptations, you’ll find plenty of resources to create the perfect classroom learning environment.

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End of Year Cactus Craft - Memories That Stick

Celebrate the end of the school year, and reflect on the year with a fun cactus craft to highlight the memories that ‘stuck’ with you!

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Cactus and Sombrero Birthday Display Template

A template for creating a cactus and sombrero themed birthday display.