This bulletin board is located outside of my classroom, which also happens to be next to the school cafeteria. In the past, I've done boards on visual literacy using different posters with questions to spur comprehension. I really wanted to make it a school-wide reading board, though, so this year I tried something different.
Back in the fall, I distributed pumpkin cut-outs to all of the classroom teachers, with questions about favorite books. The teachers asked their students to fill them out, and then turned them into my mailbox to be added to the board. It was such a success, that I followed it up with snowmen for the winter (favorite places to read/ people to read with), hearts for February (books I love), and now kites for the spring (favorite character from a book, and why). I'm thinking of finishing up the school year with suns, for summer reading recommendations.
As you can see, it's been a big hit with the students! I don't change the pre-made decorations at all; just the change in fill-in shapes is enough to give it a different look each "season". And it gives me great insight into what students are reading! I think this would work great in a library setting as well.
Back in the fall, I distributed pumpkin cut-outs to all of the classroom teachers, with questions about favorite books. The teachers asked their students to fill them out, and then turned them into my mailbox to be added to the board. It was such a success, that I followed it up with snowmen for the winter (favorite places to read/ people to read with), hearts for February (books I love), and now kites for the spring (favorite character from a book, and why). I'm thinking of finishing up the school year with suns, for summer reading recommendations.
As you can see, it's been a big hit with the students! I don't change the pre-made decorations at all; just the change in fill-in shapes is enough to give it a different look each "season". And it gives me great insight into what students are reading! I think this would work great in a library setting as well.
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