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12 July, 2015

Bad Pictures of Cute Banners

In the past, I have labeled my bulletin boards, but only with flimsy paper letters that I threw away when I changed up the boards and the later regretted throwing away the letters because I needed to cut out a new label.
Earlier this week, I cut out lots of banner shapes out of double-sided cardstock and then cut out letters for my bulletin boards. I laminated them separately so that if I want to change what one says, I can easily take off the laminated letters and file them away.
Taking pictures of lamination is tricky. I'll get better images once they are hung up in my classroom.

One for Class Dojo. I switched my rewards system last year from punch cards to Class Dojo. It is much simpler and super easy to pull out my phone to give points. There are magnet boards that the kids move up every day.
The front side has green dots on it and the back is covered with blue and green leaves.

I want my math groups to be better organized this year. There will be a spot in the classroom that holds all the materials. The front side is green dots on white and the back has straight green vines over green.

I have social studies on bulletin boards a few times each year. I did the letters over a map of the world paper and the back is a pink lattice paper.


My school is piloting genius hour in my district. We won't even have the technology for a month or two to fully implement it, but I already have an awesome bulletin board designed in my mind. This paper was single sided.

This one is probably my favorite. I might have to make two smaller banners to outline matter and heredity. The frond is black arrows and the back is gray triangles.

I also spray painted some of my own school supplies gold. My students last year were really into making things and I often found them leaning over my stuff to grab my stapler (even though there was one for them to use with much easier access.) My rule this year? If it's gold, it's mine. Don't touch.
(Side note: You can see my name smudging off the stapler. The only reason I put my name on it is because my student stapler disappeared last year. I still don't know what happened to it, but in all innocence, I imagine someone accidentally took it and because there was no name, they did not know who to give it to.)


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13 comments:

  1. These look FABULOUS! So clean and polished. Can't wait to see pictures of them up in your room!! -Kat, SproutClassrooms.com

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    1. Thanks Kat!
      I cannot wait to see them hung up either.

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  2. Your banners are beautiful! I'm terrible at taking photos, glad to hear I'm not the only one!

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    1. I agree. Taking good pictures of laminated items is basically impossible. I decided that after this post.

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  3. "If it's gold, it's mine. Don't touch." LOVE! My students are always so rough with my stapler. I will definitely have to try that. Love your banners too!

    Mai
    Diary of a Grumpy Teacher

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    1. Mai,
      My students felt a little too comfortable with my stuff this year. We'll see if this works!

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  4. You are going to LOVE GENIUS HOUR!! It was my favorite thing to do in my 6th grade classroom and will be in a new position next year doing it with k-5th graders - I am so excited for you to jump right in! If you have not checked out Joy Kirr's livebinder Google it... resources for DAYS!!

    Jess
    www.lacquerteachrepeat.blogspot.com

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    1. Jess,
      I am so glad to hear that. I have heard great things about it and I cannot wait to try it out. I'll have to take a look at the livebinder. I definitely need more resources for it. Thanks!

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  5. You will love all the premade bboard headers NEXT year. It makes prep so much simpler! I wish I could do genius hour.

    My Bright Blue House

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    1. Hi ES,
      I hope the headers last years to come. I'm the worst at making headers every year and throwing them away at the end of the year. I've heard of teachers doing genius hour for an hour once a week and they've had lots of success with it. You should try it.

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  6. So neat! I am going to try and figure out how to do this. SO much better than normal letters!

    Alicia Wittmer
    Wittmer's Whimsies

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    1. Hi Alicia,
      Thanks. I completely agree that they are better than normal letters. They're much more visible and cuter. I would highly recommend that you try it out too!

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  7. Your banners look AWESOME! I can't cut straight to save my life haha


    Anisa @ Creative Undertakings

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