Creative Visualization in the Classroom

Put up short stories and poems on the bulletin board to create an interesting exhibit for a language arts class. Design bulletin board cut-outs of poets and writers and put them next to their writings. Post new material frequently so the board will always look new and interesting.

Social studies lessons are emphasized with the use of bulletin boards. Set up an easy-to-read timeline for the era you are covering. Then put up more information as the history class advances through the school year. Post attention-grabbing pictures and images for students to see different historical events illustrated on the timeline. If you are discussing Alexander Graham Bell, then place pictures of telephones in the correct spots on the timeline. With a little imagination, a bulletin board is an ideal teaching aid for any subject to make learning more enjoyable for students young and old.

Turn math class into something fun when you have students take part in a creative mathematical bulletin board. Find decorations with a mathematics theme, and create a lengthy assignment that gets added to every day to keep it interesting. Turn the board into a journey of discovery and give out extra rewards in the form of bulletin board embellishments for the correct responses.