Bulletin Boards for the Regular Classrooms

(wait is there such a thing..."regular" classroom? *smiling*)

	Generic Bulletin Board Oh COME ON! You know its funny! This is an anti-bulletin board. This is for those times when you just don't have the time to make a "real" bulletin board. Make your own barcode or print one out from a desktop publishing program.
Look WHOS In Our Room submitted by Cathy A quick and easy board. The Dr. Suess pictures were from a bulletin board kit, but you could also use student drawn artwork of WHO characters. The little books contain the name of students in the classroom. Variations: Look WHOS Learned their Multiplication Tables, Look WHOS on Honor Roll, Look WHOS in Band, etc...
	MOOving to Greener Pastures submitted by Phyllis This bulletin board is a great way to greet new students in your classroom or to say good-bye at the end of the year. Each cow has the name of a student on it. The "grass" at the bottom was created by cutting strips in a long piece of bulletin board paper.
Welcome Back to SCHOOL I love punny titles and this one is too cute. The background contains netting, which is a great way to attract student attention. Each of the fish has the name of a student on it. Print the fish from your favorite desktop publishing company or buy them premade at the teacher store.
	Careers That Use Technology This is a board that I posted in the computer lab. It highlights a wide variety of careers that use technology. You could add the URLs of websites about each career if you wanted or have students research/brainstorm how each person might use technology and write a short explanation. A double border adds a bit of color and interest.
	WRITE ON! This bulletin board is used as a reference for computer users. It contains the names and URLs of some websites that help writers. www.dictionary.com, www.rhymezone.com, www.encyclopedia.com, www.thesarus.com, and so on.

Watch Out for Computer Bugs This is an informative bulletin board that describes what a virus is as well as other pesky computer problems like Trojan horses and worms. It offers tips for keeping your computer safe. I used some creepy fonts (one is called Germs) and clipart in Microsoft Word to create this board. The ladybugs are actually sheets of notepad paper. Click on the picture for a larger view.

Accelerated Reader Monthly Goals

(created by Sharon)

This bulletin board is used to showcase the names of student who met their monthly Accelerated reader goals. The leaves and apples on the tree all have student names on them as well as the clouds.

There are many variations for this board. It could be used to recognize almost any kind of acheivement, performance group members or sales event high sellers.

See Birdie Close-Up! It's made from a used ink cartridge.

A used mouse was wrapped throughout the tree and then attached to the side. I used hot glue to secure this to my door. It comes off easily and doesn't hurt the door. The caption read "Twas the nigh before Christmas and all through the house..." "Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." The gifts under the tree are just 3 1/2 floppy disks with tiny bows attached to them. The star on the tree is a CD.

Close Up of Skeleton

Why Snowmen Should Not Drink Hot Chocolate

Although you can't see it well. there are Internet addresses written all over the globe that are touristy or information sites about that country.

These cameras were found in Print Shop. The caption reads "Picture Yourself Reaching Your Typing Goals". The little cameras have the goals for each grade level on them.

	Hangin' Out in Sixth Grade submitted by Laurie This bulletin board is created by cutting out t-shirt shapes from construction paper, adding student names on each shirt and attaching to a string with clothes pins. Add the caption "Look Who's Hangin' Out in Sixth Grade" (or Band or Choir or Kindergarten, etc...). Variations: Instead of using rope or string you could just draw your clothes line with a marker or piece of chalk, add the clothes pins to the shirts but then staple the shirts to the board. You could also print the t-shirts from a Print Shop like program with various designs.
	Shining Stars submitted by Cathy This celestial bulletin board is fast and simple to create. This example uses an already made kit, but it could be easily duplicated by printing stars from a desktop publishing program or by cutting them out of construction paper or foil. Add student names to the stars and the heading "Shining Stars".
	Happy to BEE in 8th Grade submitted by Phyllis This is a nice easy board to start the year. Print out several bumble bees from your favorite desktop publishing program or purchase a bumble bee notepad from your local teacher store. Add student names to the wings and scatter them all over the board. Add the heading "Happy to BEE in 8th Grade" (or Choir, First Grade, etc...).

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