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Shinku Studio is for teachers who want a classroom that looks calm, feels calm and doesn’t eat every evening. Here’s the quickest way into the best of the site.
Step 1
Grab a free printable
The most popular freebie is a set of picture breathing cards for your calm corner. Pop your email in and the download opens straight away.
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Free Calm Breathing Cards
6 picture breathing cards (smell the flower, bumblebee breath, snake breath and more) for your calm corner. Teach one a day.
Free download. You will also get a couple of follow-up emails with classroom ideas. Unsubscribe anytime.
Step 2
The ideas teachers save most
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15 Neutral Classroom Decor Ideas That Calm the Space (Without Looking Boring)
30 Christmas Classroom Door Ideas That Win the Decorating Contest
10 Reading Corner Display Ideas for Classrooms
15 Classroom Wall Display Ideas That Showcase Student Work
15 Dollar Store Classroom Decor Ideas That Look AmazingRight now
Fall, Halloween and getting ready for Christmas
17 Halloween Door Decorations for the Classroom You Can Put Up in One Prep Period
How to Run a Classroom Halloween Party That Doesn’t Turn Into Chaos
25 Fall Door Decorations for the Classroom That Last Till Thanksgiving
23 Teacher Christmas Gifts Teachers Actually Want (From a Teacher)
30 Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Older Children (Ages 8 to 12) That Still Feel Magic
30 Elf on the Shelf Goodbye Ideas for the Last Day (Home and Classroom)Step 3
Make the room run calmly
Good decor helps, but routines do the heavy lifting. Start with 30 classroom management ideas for elementary teachers, then build a calm corner the children actually use.
If you want the whole corner done for you, the Calm Corner Kit has the sign, a feelings chart, calm choice cards, 12 breathing cards and a visual routine, all in the same soft style.
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Shinku Studio is written by Harvey, a teaching assistant in a primary school in the UK. Every Sunday there is a short email with one classroom idea and a story from the week. Reply to any of them, I read every one.