There are art books and examples of fine art all over the room. I love it when the kids gather around one and start chatting about it...except when they are supposed to be listening to the lesson instructions!

This is our behavior management tool. It is a reproduction of Ed Ruscha's painting. The letters are removable and I make a big show of putting one up each time the noise level goes up or the focus goes down. For every letter I don't put up, the class earns a "chance ticket" to put in the jar. At the end of each trimester I'll pick a ticket to see whose class earns a party!