Follow the Yellow Brick Road

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road
By appledust

You could put characters from the story on a bulletin board. The characters could be skipping on a yellow brick road.
The caption could be.....
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to __ Grade!
OR....We're Off to See __
Grade!
OR....a picture of Dorothy with caption....
There's No Place Like __ Grade!
You could decorate your classroom with hot air balloons, lollipops, a bicycle, and farm stuff.
Other Ideas:
Learning Center with Picture of Scarecrow --
Caption: If I only had a brain!
Classroom Helper Chart with Picture of Tin Man --
Caption: Heart-y Helpers
Classroom Rules

with Picture of Lion --
Caption: Be courageous and follow the rules!
You could extend the yellow brick road all the way around your classroom.
Lunch Menu with Picture of Munchkins --
Caption: Munch on Lunch
Idea for Displaying Students' Work --
(Include a picture of Toto in a basket.)
Caption: Dog-gone Good Work!
Idea for Instruction --
Use a wand to gently tap students before calling on them for answers. (just like Glenda, the good witch)
Reading Area -- cardboard box decorated like a house / Place a tornado above it, or better yet, make a tornado in a bottle using a two-liter bottle and tornado tube (available at teacher supply stores).
I'm not sure what grade you teach.
I hope these ideas will be helpful to you.