Ready-to-teach classroom screen templates
Browse, customize, and launch pre-built layouts for morning meetings, brain breaks, timers, and more.
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21 ready-to-teach classroom screen templates spanning morning meetings, brain breaks, classroom management, SEL, games, and STEM.
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Morning Meeting
Daily screens
Start your day with a structured morning meeting setup.
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Classroom Agenda
Classroom management
Help your students grow with a clear daily agenda.
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Topic & Task Organizer
Teacher tools
Show all your key resources in one place.
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Daily Gratitude
Social emotional learning
A quick and meaningful template for daily gratitude reflections.
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Bell Ringer
Daily screens
A retro-themed bellringer screen to kickstart your class.
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Soft Start
Daily screens
Gentle morning entry with calm activities.
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Bucket Filler
Social emotional learning
Encourage kindness and self-care in your students.
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Zones of Regulation
Social emotional learning
Help students identify and manage their emotional states.
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Feelings Check-In
Social emotional learning
Quick emotional temperature check for your class.
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Dance Party
Brain breaks
Turn any classroom into a mini disco!
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Red Light, Green Light
Brain breaks
A movement-based classroom game using a traffic light widget.
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Would You Rather
Brain breaks
Fun decision-making brain break for the whole class.
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Game Day
Games
Play classic games with your class using random tools.
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Math Challenge
STEM
Engaging math practice with dice and timers.
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Roll a Word
Language arts
Word game with dice, timer, and vocabulary challenge!
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Story Starters
Language arts
Spark creativity with random story elements.
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Science Lab
STEM
Organize your science experiment stations.
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Drawing Prompts
Arts & music
Creative drawing challenges for art time.
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Exit Ticket
Teacher tools
Quick assessment before students leave class.
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Station Rotation
Teacher tools
Manage learning centers and station rotations.
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Quiz Time
Teacher tools
Interactive quiz setup with timer and name picker.
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Classroom management
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Classroom Agenda
Help your students grow with a clear daily agenda.
Daily screens
Find daily screens that help you manage your class.
Morning Meeting
Start your day with a structured morning meeting setup.
Bell Ringer
A retro-themed bellringer screen to kickstart your class.
Soft Start
Gentle morning entry with calm activities.
Social emotional learning
Resources for teaching social skills and mindfulness.
Daily Gratitude
A quick and meaningful template for daily gratitude reflections.
Bucket Filler
Encourage kindness and self-care in your students.
Zones of Regulation
Help students identify and manage their emotional states.
Feelings Check-In
Quick emotional temperature check for your class.
Brain breaks
Keep your class motivated with these handy brain breaks.
Dance Party
Turn any classroom into a mini disco!
Red Light, Green Light
A movement-based classroom game using a traffic light widget.
Would You Rather
Fun decision-making brain break for the whole class.
Games
For a bit of fun in your classroom.
Game Day
Play classic games with your class using random tools.
Language arts
Reading, writing, and literacy activities.
Roll a Word
Word game with dice, timer, and vocabulary challenge!
Story Starters
Spark creativity with random story elements.
STEM
Science, technology, engineering, and math.
Math Challenge
Engaging math practice with dice and timers.
Science Lab
Organize your science experiment stations.
Arts & music
Creative activities for art and music time.
Drawing Prompts
Creative drawing challenges for art time.
Teacher tools
Essential tools for everyday teaching.
Topic & Task Organizer
Show all your key resources in one place.
Exit Ticket
Quick assessment before students leave class.
Station Rotation
Manage learning centers and station rotations.
Quiz Time
Interactive quiz setup with timer and name picker.
The Complete Guide to Classroom Screen Templates
Structuring a school day requires coordination and consistency. Visual guides help establish clean routines, reduce off-task behaviors, and ease transitions between subjects. Our pre-built display templates provide ready-to-use smart board screens that you can customize for your classroom's specific routines.
Below is a detailed breakdown of our popular teacher-crafted layouts. Click any of the cards in the directory above to launch the template directly on your whiteboard projector.
Daily Routines & Morning Entry
1. Morning Meeting Template
Start the school day with a structured morning entry that establishes order immediately. This pre-built display configuration places a large analog clock on the top right, a 10-minute visual countdown timer for morning tasks on the left, a text widget with specific locker and materials instructions in the center, and a random name picker on the bottom right. Projecting this display as students enter the room creates a calm, self-guided routine. It prompts students to unpack their backpacks, write down spelling homework, and prepare their desk workspace. You can customize the name wheel list with your morning helper roles or use it to choose student leaders for sharing times during the circle meeting.
2. Bell Ringer Template
Eliminate start-of-class drift in middle and high school classrooms. This template features a prominent 5-minute countdown timer paired with a text box displaying the daily warm-up question or quick review math problem. In the corner, a sound level indicator calibrated to room acoustics runs continuously. Students learn that their entry conversation should remain in the green zone while completing the bell ringer. By establishing this clear routine, you minimize teacher direction and maximize on-task time during the critical first five minutes of class. You can save your daily prompts on separate boards to prep for multiple periods.
3. Soft Start Template
Create a low-stimulation, trauma-sensitive morning transition for students who require a gentle start to their academic day. This layout displays a choice board in the center, listing calming morning options such as drawing, catalog reading, puzzle solving, or journaling. It includes a feelings check-in visual board and a soft gradient background color to keep sensory input low. A quiet 15-minute transition timer runs without alarm dings, allowing students to transition from arrival to their first subject block at a comfortable pace. This template is highly recommended for elementary classrooms, special education rooms, and counseling spaces.
Classroom Management & Visual Timers
4. Classroom Agenda Template
Maintain schedule transparency and reduce transition anxiety throughout the school day. This layout positions a full-day visual agenda in a central text widget next to a digital clock and an active countdown timer. By keeping the daily schedule visible to the whole class, you eliminate the constant "what are we doing next?" queries and help students budget their attention. It is especially effective for neurodivergent students, including those with ADHD or autism, who benefit from predictable visual boundaries. You can check off items on the text list as you complete them to give students a sense of accomplishment.
5. Work Stations & Center Rotations
Structure small-group rotations for literacy centers, math stations, or collaborative project work. This template provides a clear visual layout featuring numbered station cards, group rosters, and a visual rotation countdown timer (set to 12-15 minutes). When the timer counts down, it triggers a gentle sound cue signaling that students have two minutes to tidy their station materials and rotate. Having this visual schedule projected keeps groups focused, prevents student drift during transitions, and allows the teacher to focus on small-group instruction without interrupting the flow of the room.
Movement & Brain Breaks
6. Dance Party Template
Re-energize your classroom during long blocks of focus. This brain break template includes a 3-minute countdown timer, a vibrant animated background suggestion, and clear text prompts directing students to stand up, stretch, and dance in their personal space. Movement breaks increase blood circulation to the brain, which improves focus and memory retention when students return to their desks. You can easily embed links to clean YouTube kid-friendly playlists or use the timer to coordinate physical challenges like standing on one foot or simple coordination exercises.
7. "Would You Rather" Template
Spark speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills with this engaging morning warm-up template. The screen shows a customizable "Would You Rather" question card next to a 2-minute discussion timer and a simple voting counter. Students review the options, chat with a partner, and then submit their votes. Use the random name picker widget on the side to call on students to explain their reasoning, helping build public speaking confidence and cooperative debate. This is a low-stakes activity that builds community and gets students conversing productively.
Social Emotional Learning
8. Daily Gratitude Board
Incorporate positive psychology and social-emotional learning into your daily classroom routine. This template features a central gratitude prompt (e.g., "Name a person who helped you this week") next to a 3-minute silent reflection timer and a name picker wheel. Use the silent timer for journaling, then spin the wheel to select three students to share their reflections with the class. Establishing a daily sharing routine helps build a supportive classroom climate, reduces peer conflicts, and shifts student mindsets toward positive focus before starting academic work.
9. Feelings Check-In
Assess the emotional climate of your room in under two minutes. This social-emotional template displays an emoji feelings chart next to a text widget with positive affirmations and self-regulation guidelines. Students point to their current emotional zone as they walk by or share their number during morning roll call. This visual tool helps students identify and name their emotions, which is a key SEL competency. It also alerts you to students who may need individual check-ins or modifications before starting their academic tasks.
Game Days & Math Sprints
10. Game Day Scoreboard
Bring healthy competition and active review sessions to your test preparation days. This template puts a 2-column or 4-column interactive scoreboard, a virtual dice roller for selecting question categories, and a 45-second question countdown timer on a single display. Perfect for spelling bees, vocabulary challenges, and history reviews. The projected scoreboard keeps teams engaged and motivated, while the timer prevents slow-downs and encourages quick recall. You can modify group labels on the scoreboard to represent table teams or house groups with a simple double-click.
11. Math Challenge Sprints
Develop student computational fluency with engaging daily math challenges. This template places two customizable digital dice widgets next to a 60-second challenge timer and a scratch drawing area. To play, roll the virtual dice to generate numbers, instruct students to apply the target operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division), and start the timer. Students write their calculations on individual desk dry-erase boards and display them when the timer sounds. This provides immediate formative assessment data and turns drill practice into a fun activity.
12. Story Starters & Creative Writing
Overcome writers' block and spark creative expression. This template features three random name pickers acting as slot machines: one for characters, one for settings, and one for conflicts, alongside a 15-minute writing timer. Spin each wheel to generate a unique combination (e.g., "A detective" in "an abandoned space station" who is "afraid of the dark"), and start the countdown. The visual countdown helps students focus on drafting rather than overthinking, which builds writing stamina. You can use the drawing widget to outline key vocabulary or plot structures.
13. Science Lab Organizer
Ensure safety and structure during hands-on science experiments. This lab display template organizes your screen into four critical zones: a safety guidelines checklist, a materials lists card, an experiment step-by-step text widget, and an active stopwatch. Students refer to the projected screen to track their current step, double-check chemical safety rules, and use the stopwatch to record exact timing data for their lab reports. Keeping these resources projected eliminates repetitive safety questions and keeps laboratory groups working independently and safely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are all smart board templates free? ↓
Yes. All templates in our library are completely free to launch, customize, and project. You don't need a paid account to save or modify templates for your classes.
Can I customize templates for my classes? ↓
Yes. Once you click a template to open it, you can drag to rearrange widgets, adjust settings, customize text lists, change backgrounds, or add new widgets.
How do I save my customized templates? ↓
To save your customized layouts, click the save icon and sign up for a free account. You can save unlimited boards and access them from any smart board.
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