Classroom Displays

Posters for Teachers March 13, 2007

Posted by Linda in : displays advice , 1 comment so far

This is the first in a series of displays aimed at staff rather than pupils. Let’s not forget that the school is a workplace for adults and, hopefully, a learning organisation for all. Displays that use humour can be a useful reminder and motivator for staff. Just change them often before the joke palls.

Adrian Bruce is an Australian teacher who is a great source of posters and classroom ideas. He also has a super blog (A Teacher’s Toolbox) full of good ideas. This one should be printed up A3, I think

A Poster to go by the School Photocopier

* In years to come will you be stopped in the street by an ex-student and they will bow down before you and thank you for all the exciting worksheets they gave? I don’t think so!
* Please challenge your students and teach them to think.
* Please give your students a 21st Century Literacy skillset.
* Please hang this poster next to your school’s photocopier.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 15, 2007

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Martin Luther King Jr., originally uploaded by ppv918.

Today is MLK Day in the USA. It’s a day of service and giving to the community. There are lots of related resouces at ActivityVillage (a UK site) which might also be useful for Black History Month in the UK.

Patricia writes:

Our bulletin board for Martin Luther King, Jr. The children wrote down their dreams on the wings of the doves. I think it came out beautiful. Let me know what you think.

I like it very much and I think the simple design works well. What do others think?

Snowflakes November 30, 2006

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Snowflakes, originally uploaded by LindaH.

Sometimes displays are for the staff as well as the children. I like this one very much.

Hetty’s friends January 21, 2006

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Hetty’s friends, originally uploaded by LMH_.

Posted here with permission these are some wonderful classroom displays, originals by jaydee67 of the TA forum

We did a project a couple of years ago when ‘Hetty Hen’ came to visit the school. Hetty is a toy hen who had a rucksack, sleeping bag, chicken food and a letter of introduction. The story was she had been travelling the world and had come to our school to stay for a while. Each child got the chance to take her home for a night and take a photo or 2 with a disposable camera, they then wrote their ‘Hetty Adventures’. I posted a similar request to this one on a couple of boards I am a member of and Hetty started to get postcards from all over the world. Places she had supposedly visited. Some people even sent the souvenirs they had been ‘looking after’ for her until she got to our school. One person even posted her ‘friend’ a toy horse who wanted to see Shetland, others ent a series of cards over a few weeks. There are some very kind people out there.We had a display of the world map and all the cards and letters - the postie was almost mugged daily for a while by children hoping for the next card. Good fun.