What makes a good bulletin board

Yes, this bulletin board was created from paint samples. We love it so much. So creative. Source: Cacti and Sunshine Creations.

Thanks, Teresa J. Source: Art at Three Creeks. Amanda Y. Then I add it to the board and put a piece of yarn from their paper to where they visited.

Colorful 3-D flowers and a welcoming message in a lovely font make this board a pleasure to look at. What a gorgeous bulletin board! Students will love taking selfies in front of these beautiful wings. Source: Two Peas in a Primary Pod.

Source: Celia F. Source: Creativity to the Core. Source: Doodle Bugs Teaching. It gives students ownership of the room right away. Source: Melissa W. Each of our students wrote their first name within the DNA strands. This playful board was part of a board-game classroom theme, but it could stand on its own just fine. Source: The Mall-ards! Use tacks! Tack all your letters and pieces and step back to take a look.

This is perfect for large boards, or boards that need to be straight and stuff, like a word wall. Now, I can just move those pieces slightly up or down to make them perfect …. Now, the teacher part of me says… always color inside the lines. But, bulletin boards are the space to get crafty and creative. So, live a little! Go outside the lines! This little hack can help create visual interest, but also helps to fill in space. Too much white wall is boring, not engaging… but taking your bulletin board outside the actual board?

Seriously, look how BIG this small board looks. Disclaimer: I would totally link to the creator of this, but the website name it is found on is questionable… so, umm… you can click the pic to find it on Pinterest. This next hack is all about the board itself… or the lack thereof.

This is a tack strip outside my classroom. Another favorite non-traditional display space? Classroom blinds! Click the pictures to read more about these activities. The perfect space to display student work! Just use paper clips…. This board is actually garden lattice that I covered with fabric and added a border…. To mount it to our concrete block, the head custodian drilled holes into the concrete block, and I used screws to keep it in place.

A much less damaging alternative are these command velcro strips. Want to see another DIY bulletin board?

Check out this post! You can also use a normal classroom surface like a whiteboard as a display board…. Look how creative this idea is from Hippo-Hooray in Second Grade. This last hack I have to share with you is probably my favorite.

Speaking of getting creative, check out this post on creative storage solutions for teachers! What better people to do the work than those cuties in your classroom? Make the content on your boards be about your students. Pictures, classroom work, student of the week… it will help create ownership in the classroom! No matter what you decide, using student work to decorate your classroom will never steer you wrong!

Well… I hope you walk away from this post full of bulletin board inspiration and ideas for cutting down on the time you spend creating and changing them! So, what are some other bulletin board hacks?

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Categories: bulletin boards , Classroom. There is also a fire retardant spray. Bought it at a fabric store! Nicely done!! Proud of you. Would love to visit your classroom! Another idea for the base is paint. I used black paint, and it looks great. No tucking! I just match up the ends with the pattern!

No tucking, cutting, none of that! You can also layer background paper as well. I do four layers — one for each season. By titling your bulletin board, you can make the purpose of the board immediately clear to students.

Select a catchy title that relates to the contents of your bulletin board. When possible, use alliteration or figurative language in your title to get students attention. Gather academic information to feature on the bulletin board.

Place examples of student work related to the topic on your board, as well as other media you think will engage your students like pictures, charts, graphs or maps. By placing this academic information amongst the engaging features of your bulletin board you can sneak learning in. Add elements to your bulletin board that require student interaction.

Teachers and business workers may use bulletin boards to display schedules or jobs or as a visual explanation for the management system in use.

They are centralized hubs of information that enhance and facilitate learning as well as disseminate pertinent information. Bulletin boards often instill a communal sense as classroom or office members share them. This alone fosters a collective approach that promotes concepts vital to a successful community.

Young students feel they are part of a group when interacting with other students through a bulletin board or seeing their work displayed among the work of other classmates. Bulletin boards share information relevant to a specific community and can increase group participation, motivation, and individual engagement in community-based activities.

When bulletin boards are used constructively, teachers may build a student's self-confidence by displaying their best work. As students can participate with the bulletin board display, they are involved and develop a sense of pride when seeing their work featured.