Cover the door with a solid color background. Local school supply stores offer rolls of paper which you can have cut to a custom size. Measure the length of your door and purchase a strip of paper that matches that length. Secure the paper to the outside of the door with a pressure-sensitive putty-type adhesive.
Decide on a theme for the door decorations. For example, have each child in your classroom write a compliment on a colored circle. Other ideas include drawing pictures of ways to help others, respectful words like "please", or photographs of people the students respect.
Get input from the students on the theme. Once you have a few ideas for a theme for the respect door, ask your students to brainstorm additional ideas. Students may have a fresh way to look at a theme, such as listing the elements of respect as a recipe and adding cooking utensil pictures to the door.
Instruct students to draw pictures, cut out shapes, write words on cards and bring in photos that symbolize respect. Keep the items small enough that at least one item from each student is included in the final decorations. Tape or glue these items on card stock and tape in a mural on the door.
Stand back from the door and decide where each of the items in the theme will be placed. Items should be located from the top to the very bottom of the door for a unified look. Try to evenly space items on both sides as well. Glue or use pressure-sensitive adhesive to place each of the items in the them on the door.
Use the door as a learning tool throughout the week. Remind students about the door and the topics it offers. Take a picture of the decorated door and hang it up in the classroom to remind students to show respect to others and to themselves throughout the school year.