Classroom Bulletin Boards for Teachers
Get classroom bulletin board ideas, printable decorations for classroom and hallway bulletin boards and full sets already designed to brighten up the classroom and wow students in the school hallways! From back-to-school bulletin boards to printable bulletin board letters and sets for fall, winter, and spring, this teacher-created collection has everything you need to knock your students' socks off!
Explore the complete collection to find kits that incorporate student activities, plus easy options to create interactive or birthday boards!
We didn't stop there! Read on for inspiration and ideas from the Teach Starter teacher team, including tips on how to hang your bulletin board borders, tips on setting up boards that will last and more!
DIY Bulletin Board Tips for Teachers — From Teachers
Our Teach Starter teacher team has put up many a bulletin board over all the years in classrooms from Texas to Georgia to Indiana, so before you download your next bulletin board kit, we need to divulge a few hard-earned tips!
- Use a Fabric Backdrop — Bulletin board paper is great, but 16-year teaching veteran Randi Smith kept some bulletin board fabric up for years because fabric holds up and lasts forever.
- Don’t Staple Cutouts to Your Bulletin Board Immediately — Instead, Smith suggests using thumbtacks so you can step back, eye up what’s level and what isn’t, then move things around.
- Start Hanging Words in the Middle — This tip comes from long-time educator and Texas-based resource manager Natalie Brown. Building out from the center helps ensure you keep things even!
- Use Clothespins —Planning to make a student work bulletin board? Teach Starter resource creator and former classroom teacher Brittany Collins suggests gluing tacks to the back of clothespins to display student work easily on your bulletin boards. Bonus, Teach Starter's "student work coming” printables work as a perfect placeholder until your students’ work starts flowing in!
- Convert a Whiteboard to a Bulletin Board — Do you have a classroom whiteboard that's seen it's better days? Convert it to a bulletin board with a few simple changes! If it's magnetic, use magnet squares to help make your bulletin board paper stick. You can also buy magnetized borders to hang!
- Use a Permanent Marker to Hide Staples — Find a marker that matches the color of your cutouts, and poof, the staples disappear!
- Convert an Old Chalkboard to a Bulletin Board — If you have one of those old chalkboards in your room that's so marked up it can't be used, cover it in felt with the help of some hook and loop dots, and it's a bulletin board!
Bulletin boards be set up to serve countless purposes in the classroom. This"We're a Bright Bunch" board was designed to welcome students back to school.
How to Store Bulletin Board Borders
Bulletin board borders come in handy to make the edges of your board look neat and tidy and complete the look, but if you're anything like us, you have a LOT of them hanging around!
So how do you store all those borders to use in the future? Here are some of our favorite storage tips:
- Put clothespins on a clothes hanger, and clip each set of bulletin board borders to a single pin.
- Clean out empty frosting containers, roll up your borders, then slip them inside the container. A piece of painter's tape at the end of the roll will keep them secure, but make sure you label the container so you know what's inside!
- Use a binder clip to clip them together, and hang them from a hook in your classroom closet.
- Use a binder clip to clip them together, then string the collection of binder clips on a binder ring to keep them all together.
- Use holiday wreath bags.
- Roll them up, tape them off, then slip them into a hanging shoe organizer.
- Use an under-the-bed storage box to lay them flat, then slip the box at the bottom of your closet.
- Use pants hangers to hang each set of borders.
Complete the Bulletin Board
Make your classroom or hallway bulletin board complete with printable bulletin board letters!
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Food Chains & Food Webs – Vocabulary Posters
Display this set of science vocabulary posters in your classroom when learning about food chains and food webs.
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Memorial Day Bulletin Board Display and Craft Activity
Reflect on those who have served our country with a Memorial Day craft and bulletin board kit.
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Kindness Quilt Bulletin Board Set
Create classroom community and promote kindness with a World Kindness Day kindness quilt bulletin board printable.
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Printable Skeleton - Halloween Bulletin Board Craft
Craft a bit of creepy classroom decor for Halloween with a build-a-skeleton template.
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Choose KINDNESS - Bulletin Board Display
Remind your students to choose KINDNESS with this interactive bulletin board display.
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Natural Landforms for Kids Poster Collection
Display and teach the types of landforms on Earth with a set of fifteen Natural Landforms posters.
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Sorcerer Supplies – Letter, Number, and Punctuation Set
Sorcerer Supplies themed set of printable letters, numbers, and punctuation to create banners or titles for displays.
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Scientific Investigation Process – Posters
Remind your students of the steps to the scientific investigation process with this set of 7 posters.
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Add a Little Sunshine to Someone's Day - Bulletin Board Display
Brighten your classroom (and someone's day) with this sunflower-themed bulletin board set.
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Bubble Writing - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Bubble writing letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Area of 2D Shapes — Poster Set
Use this set of posters to teach how to find the area of 2D shapes.
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Yellow Emoji - Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
Yellow emoji themed letters and numbers pennant banner.
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Back-to-School Bulletin Board — Look Who's Blooming Flower
Use this back-to-school bulletin board to get students excited to learn. The teacher-created resource pack includes everything you need to create the flower-themed bulletin board.
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Spelling Center Rotation Board
Set up a spelling stations rotation chart for your students to reference with this display kit.
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Books - Letter, Number And Punctuation Sets
Letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Welcome to Our Herd! Back to School Bulletin Board
‘Mooo-ve’ into a brand new school year with a customizable Farm-themed Back to School Bulletin Board Display.
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Days of the Week Calendar Math Display
Help your students learn about the days of the week with a printable Calendar Math Classroom Display.
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Classroom Alphabet Poster Pack
Create your own classroom alphabet line with these ink-friendly classroom alphabet posters.
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Classroom Birthday Board - Birthday Beehive
Celebrate your students’ sweet birthdays with a fun Birthday Beehive Classroom Birthday board.
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Just Be - Positive Character Traits Bulletin Board
Set an optimistic tone and promote positivity with a Just Be…One Word Back to School board.
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Christmas Bulletin Board and Printable Stocking Template
Stock up on Christmas cheer with a printable Christmas stocking template and DIY Christmas bulletin board display.
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Bulletin Board Kit
Build a Christmas bulletin board with a printable ‘Tis the Season for Ugly Sweaters’ Bulletin board kit.
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Thankful For My Gnomies - Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Kit
Display Thanksgiving gratitude with an ‘I am Thankful For’ craft template and bulletin board kit.
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High Koala-ty Back to School Bulletin Board
Welcome students with a fun, high-’koala-ty’ back to school bulletin board display.
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Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Kit - Thankful For My Little Turkeys
Put up a cute Turkey Bulletin Board to show off you thankful you are for all the little turkeys in your classroom.
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Drugs Won't Be a Part of My Story! Red Ribbon Week Door Decorations
Win the Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest with a printable Instagram-inspired Red Ribbon Week Door Decor Kit.
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Red Ribbon Week Door Decor - No Bones About It! Halloween Bulletin Board
Decorate for Halloween and Red Ribbon Week at the same time with our skeleton-themed Red Ribbon Week door decorations.
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Fang-Tastic Halloween Door Decoration Kit
Decorate for Halloween and boost self-confidence with a “fang-tastic” Halloween Door Decorating Kit.
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Science Bulletin Board – We’re Mad About Science!
Show off your students amazing invention ideas with a fun Invention-themed Science Bulletin Board!
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Growth Mindset Bulletin Board
Remind your students to have a growth mindset with this bulletin board display.
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Camp - Editable S'mores Labels/Nametags
Decorate your camping-themed classroom with fun s'mores labels!
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Camping Theme Letters & Punctuation Printables
Download printable bulletin board letters for a camping or nature classroom theme.