Here's nameplate I made.

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I am interested in doing a construction theme, and I have found and came up with some ideas. I'm still brainstorming, but here is what I have come up with so far:

-Today's Blueprint
I'll use this to post the day's routine.

-The Job Squad
This is going to be my classroom jobs bulletin board title. I plan on using the Kids at Work border that I found in a magazine along with construction hat cut outs. I'm going to put the job on the construction hat, and on the first day of school, I am going to take individual pictures of the kids. I'll laminate thier headshot and put their faces under the hat to show that they have that job.

-Area Under Kidstruction
This is the title of the area I'm going to use to post students...

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AR Board-Build a Better Future-READ
Job Board-Working Together Brick by Brick/building Comminity by Helping
Attendance-Have them Punch in at the "Time Clock"

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I started out with the idea of a construction theme but then changed my mind. The attached file is time cards were going to be used for lunch count. I was going to put magnets on them and have the kids put their card on either school or sack lunch on the file cabinet. Good Luck! I had a hard time finding construction stuff.

Jobs:
Foreman
Supervisor
Receptionist
Sanitation organizer

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I did this once. It was really good at engaging some of my more active boys in reading. I used the paint cans (pint sized) for word banks and we put all of our descriptive words in the can. Everytime we found a word that we felt was especially descriptive, we wrote it on an index card and placed it in the can. The child put their name on the back and at the end of the day, we read them and added them to our word wall/bank.
We of course talked about how words paint pictures. The kids really loved this and we filled our walls with great words in no time!

I used 5 gallon buckets with upholstered lids at a few centers that year. They stored materials and were easily cleaned.

Those little plastic bins used for nails and things might be pretty neat for storing small items.

You really...

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"CAUTION GREAT MINDS AT WORK" You can use this as sign above your door entering into your class.

orange cones small and large
caution tape
hard hats
Toolbox: can have pencils,erasers ect.

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Does anyone have any pictures of their classroom with the construction theme. This is what I have planned for next year. I have caution and danger tape that police and construction workers use. Also, an orange fence that the construction crew uses.


Main Bulletin Board: "Futures Under Construction"

Door to classroom: Hard Hats Needed...Great Minds Being Built


Job Wall Display: -Diggin in to Help!
DIRT Hill (name of job) and Shovel(student name)

I am not sure what leader to have!



Birthday Wall Display: Building Zone

NOT SURE YET?????





Calendar Bulletin Board: Town Hall

daily news, birthday, insormation, weeks, months, weather, etc.



Behavior Wall: Nailing for good behaviors




Classroom Rule Wall:

Pitch...

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I bought a group of bulletin board decorations that have different road signs on them.

Exa.
U Turn to Math (looks like a u-turn sign)
Keep Writing (looks like a merge right sign)
Pitch In! Help Whenever you Can (looks like a park sign)
Study Zone (looks like a no passing zone sign)
Friendship is a Two-Way Street (Two way street)
Follow the Rules (One way road)
Walk into Learning (Like a cross walk)
Buckle Up with a Good Book (Buckle Up Sign)
Scientists at Work (looks like road construction)
Road to Success (Slippery when wet sign)
Stop Look and Listen (Stop Sign)
There is No Limit to Learning (Speed Limit Sign)

These are from Frank Schaffer Publications and there are 16 pieces

These give you another aspect if you want!!!

Good luck!

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This comes from a 5th grade teacher at Adcock Elementary in Las Vegas, Nevada
On the first day of school, I meet the students wearing a hard hat that says, "Room 35 Construction Crew." I discuss with the students how starting a new school year is like building a house. The foundation is the relationships we have with other people in the school (other classes, the office staff, other teachers, etc), the frame is the relationships we have with our own classmates, and the interior is the decorations in our classroom and around the school. We discuss how important each of these elements is to making our school successful and how if one part of our building falls down, the house won't stand up. Then, we talk about building codes that regulate the building of houses. The students then come up with their own building code for our...

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Hi
I do a theme every year. 2 years ago I did a construction unit and it was GREAT! I had aprons donated from a local construction company and it was tied to the kids chairs for supplies, I got a hard hat from many different companies and had them hanging above their coat hooks, with their names on them. I bought mini dump trucks for reward buckets for the center of their tables. I did a whole unit on building a good solid paragraph. The bulletin board came out great. My sayings were...."Teamwork makes for a successful day on the job" "Pitch in and help to Keep our JobSite clean" (For the job board.) For the check-in board I had Timecards and they punched in every day and put in for their lunch. It was really fun and the kids eyes when they walked in on...

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