Bulletin boards are important to your classroom environment. They can make a room inviting, provide important information, display students work, and reinforce learning. Seasonal Bulletin Boards presents 35 exciting bulletin boards for your classroom. You receive: steps to follow directions for creating the boards full-color letters for the captions colorful cutouts to enhance the boards ideas for using the boards to display student work additional ways to use the boards in your classroom
Fall Bulletin Boards Table of Contents Our Bumper Crop... page 6 A happy scarecrow presents student work. Fall Fun... page 8 The leaves change color and fall to the ground. A Is for Awesome!... page 10 Charming apple prints create a border. Pick of the Patch... page 12 This field of pumpkins will brighten your classroom. Sailing on the Mayflower... page 14 This time line is a valuable teaching resource. Tom Turkey Presents... page 16 A proud gobbler announces good work. If I Were a Native American... page 18 A line of children in buckskin pants holds student projects. Popping with Good Ideas... page 20 Terrific work explodes from a giant popper. A Harvest of Excellence... page 22 Student work spills from a huge cornucopia. Winter Bulletin Boards Light the Candles... page 26 Candles represent shining examples of good work. December Celebrations... page 28 Make this board a focal point for your celebrations. The Year of the Super Student... page 30 Begin the year with a salute to your students. Winter Winners... page 32 A huge fuzzy mitten guarantees warm feelings. Sweet Winter Dreams... page 34 Student work fills a hibernating bear s dreams. A Blizzard of Good Work... page 36 A perky snowman admires student learning. Hand-in-Hand for a Better Land... page 38 Create a tribute to cooperation and diversity. Put It in Your Pocket... page 40 Use these pockets to store student work. Gung Hay Fat Choy... page 42 A giant dragon announces the Chinese New Year. 2001 by Evan-Moor Corp. 2 Seasonal Bulletin Boards EMC 786
Spring Bulletin Boards Celebrate Spring!...page 46 A rainbow of color brightens your room. The Umbrella Brigade...page 48 Bright-colored umbrellas march across your room. A Bunny Board...page 50 Cuddly bunnies wiggle their ears in celebration. April Showers Bring May Flowers...page 52 Raindrops become flowers as time goes by. Eggs -citing!...page 54 Student writing hatches from an egg. Flying High...page 56 Soaring kites frame displayed projects. A Carp for Luck...page 58 Learn about Japanese Children s Day. Congratulations, Graduates!... page 60 Recognize the work of graduating students. Packing Up!...page 62 Students create suitcases to carry special memories. Summer Bulletin Boards Summer Fun...page 66 Sunglasses and bare feet are a part of the season. Fishing for Good Work...page 68 An angler fishes for good work. Yum! What Good Work...page 70 Parading ants surround a picnic. Something to Croak About!...page 72 A cute frog croaks to salute student achievements. Just Ducky!...page 74 Three ducks paddle over a pool of student projects. Real Winners!...page 76 A speeding car races across the board. Sniffing Out Good Work...page 78 This cute pup enjoys the heat of summer. Peek in a Pocket...page 80 A great way to encourage student writing. 2001 by Evan-Moor Corp. 3 Seasonal Bulletin Boards EMC 786
Andy Perry Emma Kim Jim Heidi Lynn Georgia Larry Jessie Blake Sandra Our Bumper Crop Materials background bright, contrasting solid color paper scarecrow: arms and shirt gingham cloth or a plastic checkered tablecloth hands garden gloves head paper plate hair yellow roving or yarn hat 9 x 12 (23 x 30.5 cm) brown construction paper stuffing cotton stuffing or newspaper assorted construction paper for mounting student work cutouts: caption letters on pages 83 and 85, laminated and trimmed crow on page 87, laminated and trimmed 2001 by Evan-Moor Corp. 6 Seasonal Bulletin Boards EMC 786
Steps to Follow 1. Cover the bulletin board with background paper. The color you choose will depend on the color of the cloth you use for the scarecrow s shirt. Back the board in a bright contrasting color. 2. Fold the cloth to form long arms. Pin the arms along the top of the board. Fill the arms with crumpled newspaper for dimension. Pin the bottom side of the arms. 3. Lightly stuff the gloves with newspaper. Pin gloves at the end of each arm. Push the gingham sleeves into the gloves. 4. Add felt pen features to the paper plate. Pin the head to the center of the arms. 5. Cut strips of yellow roving or yarn to tie in clumps for hair. Pin to the sides of the paper plate. 6. Cut a hat from brown construction paper. Pin the hat to the top of the head. 7. Pin the caption to the bulletin board. 8. Pin the crow in place. 9. Pin up construction paper sheets to back student work. Add the work. arms and shirt head hat hair pages 83, 85, and 87 2001 by Evan-Moor Corp. 7 Seasonal Bulletin Boards EMC 786
Sage Victor Heidi Blane Austin Jose Larry Fall Fun Materials background natural colored burlap or butcher paper, color of your choice tree trunk and branches brown paper bags leaves green, yellow, orange, and red construction paper narrow stick or dowel construction paper on which to post student work cutouts: caption letters on page 89, laminated and trimmed squirrel on page 91, laminated and trimmed sign on page 93, laminated and trimmed 2001 by Evan-Moor Corp. 8 Seasonal Bulletin Boards EMC 786
Steps to Follow 1. Cover the bulletin board area with the burlap or butcher paper. 2. Crumple and twist brown paper bags. Pin the bags to the bulletin board in the shape of a tree trunk and branches. Make the tree as large as your board permits. Why not let it extend over the top of the board? 3. Make the leaves on the tree. Cut leaves from the construction paper. Sandwich a green piece of paper and a colored piece of paper so that you are cutting pairs of leaves the same size. Glue the green leaf and the colored leaf back to back. Pin the leaves to the branches of the tree so that the green sides are showing. 4. Tape the stick on the back of the sign and pin the sign with the squirrel to the bulletin board. 5. Add the caption. 6. Add student writing to the board. leaves tree trunk pages 89, 91, and 93 Each day turn a few leaves from green to their other colored side. Begin to move the colored leaves from the branches to pile up below the tree. After several weeks the tree s branches should be bare. Then fill the branches with samples of student work. 2001 by Evan-Moor Corp. 9 Seasonal Bulletin Boards EMC 786