How to Design a Bulletin Board for Your Teacher

The best gift for a busy teacher is a timesaving project. A bulletin board layout all ready to be hung fits the bill.

Things You'll Need

• Atlases & Maps
• Alphabet Stencils
• Masking Tape
• Scissors
• Construction Paper
• Markers
• Permanent Markers
• Poster Board Or Cardboard
• Pushpins
• Thumbtacks
• Rulers
• Permanent markers

Instructions

1. Decide on a topic for your bulletin board.

2. Get ideas from your textbooks.

3. Use an interactive subject on your board such as a giant word-search puzzle so students can search for and circle words between classes. This is great for English or spelling words.

4. Cut the pieces and decorations for the bulletin board.

5. Lay your design out on the floor to see how it will look up on the wall. You might decide it needs something more.

6. Make a sketch of where everything goes.

7. Place the sketch and all the pieces for the bulletin board in a folder. For large designs, make the folder out of large pieces of cardboard or poster board taped together.

8. Label the folder with the subject of the bulletin board.

9. Present the folder to your teacher.

Tips & Warnings

• As a bulletin-board theme, you can use an object your state is known for (such as an apple for Washington) and pin it to a giant U.S. map.