On this bulletin board I put news stories. I slowly add them each unit, and then the students can tell me about them on their tests and get extra credit (I cover up the board on test day). Then I start over with new articles. I try to make them about areas we are studying or have studied, or bizzare tidbits I think the kids would like.
Here is "my famous" Evil Dictator board. Our terms are 12 weeks each, so I swap out evil dictator each week and we have a count-down to #1.
This board, pretty obviously, is the calendar. Each day I swap out the big numbers. The smaller calendars on top list our days' work.
Finally, back by my desk I have a personal board with pictures I enjoy--family pictures.
Mom mentioned in her last letter about Dena's amazing room . . . all true. She also mentioned mine, and my Evil Dictator board. Even for middle school I think I'm a bit of a minimalist--and I love it! Thank goodness I don't have to spend time and effort on my bulletin boards, but I think mine are useful, interesting and nice looking.
4 comments:
Oh, I am a TOTAL minimalist, so I think your boards are great. I've heard about your Evil Dictators board - too funny! And I love the idea of interesting articles and extra credit. That is so creative!!
Monta, I think you are a genius! I bet your students love your simple bulletin boards! If there is too much clutter and info, nobody would read them. I, too, love the Evil Dictators--what a good idea!
What a fine, fine teacher Mrs. Thomas is! I love you---- Mom S
I like the minimal bulletin boards. Sometimes I hated trying to keep up with all my boards around the room. I have been telling Craig that I need to take your classes online. I think I would learn so much. I want to know more about history and be more involved in politics, but it all seems overwhelming to me.
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