| Bulletin boards in primary classrooms can become | | | | there, I have three rows of border horizontally working |
| quite a chore when they have to be changed monthly, | | | | across the board, with push pins evenly distributed on |
| or even weekly. Always changing the student work, | | | | the three rows to correlate with the number of |
| borders, and background - not to mention punching a | | | | students in my classroom. I print a small return address |
| new title out of construction paper. There must be an | | | | label with each child's name on it from my computer, |
| easier way! | | | | and place one above each push pin. Our students |
| Here are a couple of ideas I have come up with in my | | | | have charm necklaces, which they may earn charms |
| classroom, and (so far) my classroom visitors are | | | | for throughout the year for various awards. I allow the |
| none the wiser: | | | | students to wear their necklaces only on Spirit Day |
| 1. On the first bulletin board in my room, I put up a | | | | every Friday. This way, my bulletin board always looks |
| simple border that is bright yellow, with hard hats on it. I | | | | full throughout the week, and the students always |
| did punch out letters on the Ellison machine that bear | | | | have a charm necklace to show off on Friday, so it |
| the title "Minds Hard At Work." The last items I placed | | | | does not become lost. We all win! |
| on the board are plain laminated grid papers. I have 3 | | | | 3. The last classroom tidbit I have regarding changing |
| groups of four: one for each quarter for three subject | | | | out student work, means committing one wall in your |
| areas. On these graphs, I graph weekly chart class | | | | classroom. You need to purchase 11" x 13" black matte |
| averages for such things as comprehension tests, | | | | frames and colorful foam alphabet and party stickers. |
| spelling tests, independent reading points for the class, | | | | The first week of school, as a time-filler activity (or |
| etc with permanent colored markers. The markers will | | | | during open house), have the students stick their first |
| come off with nail polish remover at the end of the | | | | names on the matte, and then decorate as they like. |
| year, and you are set once again. I do not put a | | | | The colors really stand out on the black mattes! From |
| butcher paper or fabric background under anything. | | | | there, staple the mattes onto the wall, and from that |
| The brown cork looks just a nice and makes clean up | | | | point forward, have the students pick work they would |
| at the end of the year even easier! | | | | like to place in their "frame" throughout the year. You |
| 2. The second bulletin board I have in my classroom | | | | never have to think about it, other than to sticky tack |
| has a simple star boarder, cork backing, and a simple | | | | up the work they have chosen, and the students will |
| homemade sign that says "Weber's Wonders." From | | | | love showcasing their masterpieces! |