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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Llama and Cactus - Letter, Number, and Punctuation Set
Llama and Cactus themed letters and numbers that can be customized for personalized bulletin boards and signs in your classroom.
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Place Value - Pennant Banner
A display banner that can be used to practice Place Value.
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Timeline Display and Activity
Use this timeline display in a variety of ways in the classroom.
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A Whole LLAMA Learning Going On! - Bulletin Board Display
Make creating a fun bulletin board no prob-llama with this llama-themed bulletin board kit.
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Llama and Cactus - Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
Llama and cactus-themed letters and numbers pennant banner.
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Place Value Bulletin Board
Unlock place value understanding with this bulletin board for back-to-school that can remain on the wall all year long!
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Read Across America Pennant Banner
Celebrate Read Across America Week with a printable pennant banner. This can also be used to crete a simple "Read" banner for your classroom book nook or school library!
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All About Me - Beehive Bulletin Board Display
Create an inclusive "All About Me" wall with this beehive classroom bulletin board kit.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline
Craft an illustrated timeline for students to visually explore the major events in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.
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Inspire - Letters and Numbers Pennant Banners
Inspire-themed letters and numbers pennant banners.
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Place Value Banner - Billions to Thousandths
A banner that displays extended place value.
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Library Bulletin Board Bundle
Celebrate your school library and librarian with this bulletin board display.
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Animal-Themed Decoding Strategy Posters for the Classroom
Remind students of the different decoding strategies they can use when reading with this poster set.
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Looking For a Book? – Library Display
Help your students choose a book with this classroom library display.
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Vibrant Watercolor - Letters and Numbers Pennant Banners
Vibrant watercolor-themed letters and numbers pennant banner.
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Vibrant Watercolor - Letter, Number, and Punctuation Set
Vibrant Watercolor themed letter and numbers set.
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Grammar Tracker - Wall Display
Track your students' grammar progress with this wall display.
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There's No Better Day... - Bulletin Board Display
Practice social-emotional skills in the classroom and beyond with this interactive bulletin board display.
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Penguins – Letter and Number Pennant Banners
Penguin-themed letter and number pennant banners to create banners or display titles.
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Penguins – Letter, Number and Punctuation Set
Penguin-themed set of printable letters, numbers, and punctuation to create banners or display titles.
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General Writing Checklist (Printable Poster for the Classroom)
A writing checklist poster to use with your primary students across multiple genres.
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American Sign Language - Pennant Banners
American sign language pennant banners that include letters, numbers, and punctuation that can be customized for personalized bulletin boards and signs in your classroom.
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The Olympic Games – Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
An Olympic Games-themed pennant banner to create banners or titles for displays.
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This Class is Sweet! Fruit Bulletin Board Kit
Put up the sweetest back-to-school bulletin board in the building with a printable fruit-themed bulletin board kit.
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Plain Sky Blue - Letters and Number Bunting
Plain sky blue-themed letters and numbers bunting.
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Plain Green - Letters and Number Bunting
Plain green-themed letters and numbers bunting.
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Cartoon Dark Blue/Blue - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Dark blue/blue cartoon letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Cartoon Teal/Blue - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Teal/blue cartoon letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Cartoon Pink/Purple - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Pink/purple cartoon letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Blue Science Themed - Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
Blue Science-themed letters and numbers pennant banner.
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Funky Chalkboard - Letters and Numbers Pennant Banner
Funky chalkboard themed letters and numbers pennant banner.
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Funky Chalkboard - Letter, Number and Punctuation Set
Funky chalkboard themed letters and numbers set.