Hang posters on your classroom walls. Choose posters with bright colors, uplifting messages and math concepts. Hang the posters at eye level for your students.
Create math stations. Set out hands-on math activities that support the concepts you are teaching in the classroom. Use pattern blocks, counting cubes or geoboards for younger children and calculators, graph paper and rulers for older children.
Create a classroom library of fiction books that reinforce mathematical concepts. Arrange large pillows in the library so your students are encouraged to get comfortable and read.
Hang up bulletin boards if you do not already have them on your walls. Cover the bulletin boards with brightly colored paper and borders. Hang completed student work on the bulletin boards to highlight accomplishments.
Write your classroom rules on a large piece of colored paper using a black marker. Post the rules in a prominent spot in your classroom to help your students remember appropriate behavior during math class. This will encourage respect and responsibility, which will help you create a more homey and cozy math classroom.
Provide constant encouragement to your students. Math is difficult for many children, and disappointment or anger when they do not grasp a concept can build fear of math and of failure. Allow your students to work a problem on their own, but be on hand to offer additional tips and suggestions if their methods are not successful.