I just did a spring-like bulletin board for April/May. It has a sky blue background with a large umbrella I made out of bulletin board paper. The umbrella is divided into 4 sections, each with a character trait written on it that we're working on currently (honesty, respect, responsibility, motivation-but you could pick any you think your class needs). Across the bottom of the board are colorful flowers. Any time I observe a student displaying one of these traits, I write their name on a rain drop and staple it under the trait on the umbrella that they showed. We discussed that the flowers need rain to grow, etc. It is an attractive board and it has the students trying to "get caught" doing positive acts. I hope my description makes sense. Good luck!
Spring bulletin board
Posted by: Tara #91962
I made a cute Spring bulletin board last year entitled "Bouncing Into Spring". I made Tigger bouncing on his tail (which was coiled up like a spring.) I had him bouncing in the grass. (I used Easter basket grass for my grass.) I made black lines (like humps) to indicate the bouncing motion. At Easter time I hot glued plastic Easter eggs in the grass. After Easter, I replaced them with flowers that had the children's pictures in the middle.
spring bulletin board
Posted by: Jerry #29887
I just did one yesterday on spring. Here in this area of NY, it has been very dry so students each wrote a couple of sentences on rain, how we can conserve water, and ways they use water every day.
I titled it UMBRElla Brigade on top and I had each student cut out an umbrella pattern (just the top part) which they decorated and we attached black feet on the bottom with a big puddle in the middle of the board.
April BB
Posted by: Amy Conner #55697
I did a bb that focused on handwriting. I gave each student a joke on a piece of paper and two egg patterns. They wrote the joke on the top egg and the punchline on the bottom egg, then decorated them. I stapled them around a large chicken that says..."APRIL "Quacks" ME UP!"
April board
Posted by: georgia peach #33931
I used a flower garden theme. The title was "Bloom Where You are Planted." I make all kinds of flowers "coming up" at the bottom on the board/ I put my students pictures in the center part of the flower. Make flowers of different kinds,colors and sizes (just like your students. For the top part of the board put the sky with sun and clouds. It turns out really cute. You could also turn it into a research activity with students trying to decide what kind of flower they are by looking through books.
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bulletin board for April
Posted by: Betsy #30611
The title is "Splish, Splash Do You Know Your Math?" I copied large rain drops onto white construction paper and covered the board with blue paper. I also enlarged a picture of a duck with an umbrella. Write Math facts on the raindrops and make answer cards for students to match to correct problem. I adapted this idea from a Mailbox Bulletin Board book.
