For the first few weeks of school, your door will serve as an important guidepost for students and parents looking for your room, so displaying the names of the children in your class is always a good idea. Rather than just taping a list of your students to the door, make your room appear more welcoming by using a cute theme to display the names. For instance, some schools give each class a nickname, such as the Brown Bears or the Red Balloons. Write the students' names on cutouts of these figures -- a brown bear or a red balloon, for example -- and then tape them to the door.
Decorate your door to honor the season or any approaching holidays. For example, cut out orange pumpkins and colorful leaves and tape them to your door to celebrate the approach of autumn. You can always turn any seasonal door idea into a lesson by adding a simple sentence such as, "How Many Pumpkins Do You See?" Unless you are at a religious school, it is best to keep the door ideas as secular as possible so as not offend anyone. It is also wise to avoid witches and other beings that may be associated with the devil at Halloween so as not to offend religious parents.
Work with your students on an art project that can be displayed on your door. For instance, use a large piece of bulletin board paper as a background, then have each child lightly dip his hand into a shallow dish of paint and press his hand onto the paper. With the teacher's help, each student can draw a bird's head and feet in the appropriate place on the handprint to create a turkey.
Display pictures of your students from field trips and classroom projects on your door. The pictures will add a cheerful note to your door, and your children will love looking at themselves and remembering the activity they were on when the picture was taken. Use die cuts to press out letters to create a heading for your door that describes the event or activity pictured. For example, you could write, "The Red Balloons Visit a Pumpkin Patch."