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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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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Classroom Jobs Bulletin Board
Keep track of classroom responsibilities with a Classroom Jobs 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.
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Camping Theme Classroom Cut Out Decorations for Bulletin Boards
Print camping-themed bulletin board cutouts you can use in the classroom all year long!
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Bulletin Board — Student Work Coming Soon
Set up a bulletin board for student work with these creative printables at the beginning of the school year.
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Back-to-School Bulletin Board Decor Bundle — Astronauts Theme
Personalize your astronaut classroom door or bulletin board with fun printable templates that can be personalized with your students' faces!
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Characters Welcome! Back to School Bulletin Board
Celebrate your new batch of students with a fun gaming-themed Back to School Bulletin Board.
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Our Class is Sharp! Back to School Bulletin Board
Celebrate your new batch of "Sharp" students with a fun Back to School bulletin board display.
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Hop into Informational Writing - Spring Bulletin Board
Celebrate a new season and your budding writers with a new Spring bulletin board display.
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Phases of the Moon Bulletin Board Kit
Display information about the phases of this moon with an out-of-this-world bulletin board display.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Coloring Pages - Collaborative Mural
Create a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day bulletin board with our collaborative coloring posters.
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Classroom Calendar Bulletin Board
Use this classroom calendar each and every morning to help keep your classroom an organized zone.
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Poppin' Into a New Year! Back to School Bulletin Board Kit
Welcome your students into their classroom with this super cool popcorn-themed back-to-school bulletin board.
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P.R.I.D.E. Classroom Rules Poster Set
Set your expectations for classroom behavior at the beginning of a school year with a set of printable classroom rule posters.
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Voice Level Chart - Classroom Display
Give your students reminders to maintain appropriate voice levels around the classroom with a voice level chart.
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Winter Bulletin Board - Warm Up with a Good Book
Display book reviews all winter long with a hot cocoa-themed Winter bulletin board kit.
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Circuits Bulletin Board Display
Create a bulletin board displaying different types of circuits and related vocabulary.
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I Am Thankful For - Wreath Craft and Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Kit
Show everyone what you’re thankful for with a printable Thanksgiving bulletin board and an “I Am Thankful” Thanksgiving craft activity.
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Force and Motion Vocabulary Posters
Display this set of 22 mini-posters in your classroom when learning about force and motion vocabulary.
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Thanksgiving Bulletin Board - We Are Thankful for a Latte!
Celebrate thankfulness in the classroom with our latte-themed Thanksgiving bulletin board decorations.
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Halloween Collaborative Coloring Sheet
Create a Halloween bulletin board with our collaborative Halloween coloring sheet.
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CUBES Bulletin Board and Bookmark Set
Tackle word problems with this CUBES problem-solving bulletin board and bookmark set.
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ABC's of Math Bulletin Board Set
Foster vocabulary development by displaying our ABC’s of Math Bulletin Board Set in your classroom.
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Happy Fall, Y'all Bulletin Board Display
Celebrate the coming of Autumn with a fall bulletin board display and an art activity.
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Red Ribbon Week and Halloween Door Decorating Kit
Decorate for Halloween and Red Ribbon Week at the same time with our Halloween door decorations!
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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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Happy Halloween Pennant Banner
Add a bit of (pumpkin) spice to your Halloween classroom decor with a printable Halloween bunting.
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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.