If you’re looking for some new bulletin board ideas, then this post is for you. It’s packed with creative and fun ideas that you can copy to create a beautiful and welcoming class for your students.
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Bulletin Board Ideas for Teachers
If you’re looking for board decoration ideas for teachers, then keep reading. I’ll show you ideas for elementary, middle and high school including simple ideas and unique ones too.
What are some good bulletin board ideas?
Here are some good bulletin board ideas. Create a bulletin board for:
- The Upcoming Holiday or Season
- Student Birthdays
- Inspirational Messages
- Back to School
- To Display Student Work or Art
- The Class Calendar
In this post we’ll explore all of these ideas and more.
How do you make a bulletin board look good?
To make a bulletin board look good add neutral background paper so your topic will really stand out. A popular choice that always looks great is white wood paper that you can find here. Try adding border with a color that matches your design or a fun pattern like polka dots.
Inspiration Bulletin Board Ideas
Your classroom board is a great opportunity to add a little inspiration to your students every day. Let’s check out some of my favorite ideas to create an inspiration board that looks amazing.
1 | We Are Bulletin Board
This inspirational bulletin board can be created at any time during the school year. The signs say we are phrases, like we are amazing, we are champions, and we are courageous.
2 | Ways to Show Respect Bulletin Board
This bulletin board gives student ideas of how they can show respect both in and out of the classroom.
3 | Today is a Good Day to…
This board lists what it is a good day to do such as not give up, smile, have a good day and do your work!
4 | Together We are a Masterpiece
This creative bulletin board helps to celebrate diversity in the classroom. Have each student color and cut a piece of the puzzle that when assembled will create a beautiful masterpiece.
School Bulletin Board Ideas
Let’s check out some ideas that are specific to school subjects. I’ll show you some of my favorite ideas for math, writing and poetry bulletin boards.
5 | Spring is in the Air and Math is Everywhere
This display shows fun spring activities and how much math is involved. It’s a fun way to show students how much math is used in their everyday lives. For example, when flying a kite, you’re using wind speed and the kite’s surface area to get the kite to fly.
6 | Green Day or Whitman
Students have to figure out if it was a Green Day song or a poem by Whitman. It helps to illustrate that poetry is everywhere.
7 | Writing Bulletin Board
Student’s best writing will look amazing on this pretty classroom bulletin board.
Beginning of the Year Bulletin Board Ideas
The first of the year is a great time to create a welcome board for your new students. You can include a positive welcoming message and include each of the students’ names. Check out some inspiration below.
8 | Hooray You’re Finally Here
To copy this bulletin board idea, include students’ names on pencil pendants to welcome them to your class at the beginning of the year.
9 | Welcome Bulletin Board Idea
Here’s a simple idea for a welcome back to school bulletin board that looks amazing!
Positive Bulletin Board Ideas
A class display with a positive saying is a great way to decorate the classroom. Boards that encourage kindness, positivity and a growth mindset help to remind students of how to act in your class.
10 | Kindness is Free Sprinkle that Stuff Everywhere
Have students write how they show kindness on these sprinkled cupcakes. You can check out this bulletin board kit that I created on Etsy. There’s also an option for student to color the cupcakes themselves.
11 | This is Our Happy Place
A classroom should be a happy place and this bright display would no doubt take the joy level up a notch.
12 | Kindness Makes us Bloom
Have students write acts of kindness that they can commit at school on colorful paper hearts. These hearts can then make up the blooms on your kindness tree.
13 | Growth Mindset Bulletin Board
This display helps students remember strategies that foster resilience in learning. It shows how they can change a negative thought into a growth mindset.
14 | Colorful Growth Mindset Display
The bright colors just add to the positive vibes of this growth mindset bulletin board. This acts as a reminder for students of what phrases to speak to encourage and motivate themselves and others.
15 | Pour a Little Positivi-Tea
Students can color in the teacups as you encourage them to focus on random acts of kindness like saying something nice, holding the door, and saying thank you.
Birthday Bulletin Board Ideas
At the beginning of the school year it’s fun to create a birthday bulletin board that you can leave up all year. Create a board that matches your classroom colors or theme for a cohesive look. Check out some inspiration below.
16 | Friendship Bracelet Birthday Bulletin Board
This display may bring out your childhood nostalgia with friendship bracelets made from paper beads that come in all the letters of the alphabet so you can spell out the perfect saying to go with your board. Some ideas are Happy Birthday, Our Class Birthdays or simply YAY!
17 | Daisy Birthday Buckets
You can write student’s names on these daisy buckets for a cheerful birthday board.
Creative Bulletin Board Ideas
Now let’s check out some ideas that creative teachers have come up with. These ideas will take a little extra work but will make your classroom really stand out.
18 | Curious Creatures Wild Minds
This board is a play off of the classic, Where the Wild Things Are. If you look closely the teachers are large monsters and the students’ faces are on the small monsters. Adding student pictures to your display is a perfect way to make students feel included and they think it is fun too!
19 | Linked Together by Love and Kindness
For this 3-D display have each student create a link decorated with ways they show love and kindness.
20 | Everyone Matters and Everyone Belongs Here
I’m loving this unique bulletin board display that would add some color to your school hallway. To copy this idea assign students a color of the rainbow to use as the back drop for their self-portrait. Arrange the students art in a rainbow!
Simple Bulletin Board Ideas
Sometimes a simple bulletin board is all you need. If you’re looking for an idea that you can create quickly and easily but will still add a fun touch to your classroom, then these next ideas are for you.
21 | Groovy Bulletin Board Kit
This retro 70’s bulletin board is an easy way to add character to your class and it fits perfectly with a retro classroom theme!
22 | Let’s Grow Together
It’s a simple saying that looks great with pictures of any of your favorite plants or flowers.
23 | Bee Kind
This little Bee Kind display would be perfect for that small wall space that you don’t know what to do with.
24 | Oh Hey First Grade
This would add a fun pop of color to your classroom. You can even coordinate your bulletin board with your classroom decorations and class labels to create a cohesive feel in your room.
Notice Board Decoration
Do you want to create a notice board with the class calendar, classroom information or even classroom jobs? This would be the perfect spot for students to get daily info and will help new students get acclimated to how your class runs. Check out some inspiration below to pull off a notice board in style.
25 | Daisy and Bee Notice Board
To give your notice board a pulled together look pick a fun theme like daisies and bumble bees. This would be perfect for the spring season!
26 | Good Vibes Only
This good vibes only notice board has a fun retro seventies floral theme. It has spots for group lists, daily reminders and activities.
27 | Classroom Jobs Board
Write students’ names on long slips of paper that you place in pockets with weekly jobs.
Interactive Bulletin Boards
If you want some ideas encourage participation and get student involved then you’ll love these next ideas, I have for you for interactive bulletin boards. Check them out below.
28 | Squad Goals
Adding QR codes to your bulletin boards is a creative way to let your students learn more about a certain topic they are interested in. You can set it up so that the QR code is linked to important information about the topic of your display.
29 | Ready Set Goal
If you want a great idea to motivate students in your class, then copy this amazing bulletin board idea. To do so first place small prizes in plastic cups and cover them with tissue paper and a rubber band.
Then attach the cups to the bulletin board. Have students set academic goals in your classroom and when they reach them let them break through the tissue!
30 | Spread Your Wings and See How Far You Can Fly
Have students create this beautiful bulletin board by cutting out bright colored feathers. When it’s complete it would be the perfect spot for a selfie.
31 | Teacher Shout Outs
The end of the school year is the perfect time to create this display. In this middle school leadership students took the lead to create this bulletin board for students to give their teachers some shout outs.
Reading Bulletin Board Ideas
Next let’s check out some classroom display ideas that revolve around books. These would make a perfect addition to a school library or your class reading nook.
32 | Reading is Dreaming with Eyes Open
Elementary students contributed to this library bulletin board by illustrating either a butterfly or a bird.
33 | Book Waiting List Display
This waiting list display is a wonderful way to get your students excited about reading new books!
34 | Books We’ve Read
Copy this bulletin board idea by printing covers of books that your class has read this year and hang them with clothes pins.
Bulletin Board Ideas High School
In high school sometimes it’s harder to come up with board decoration ideas that will appeal to young adults. I’ve gathered up some of the best ideas below that would look great in high school and some will work for middle school as well. I’ve included some ideas for interactive bulletin boards because they work really well for older students.
35 | You Bulletin Board Idea
This is a great way to encourage older students to be their own advocates. This bulletin board would work great for middle school students as well.
36 | High School Choose Mindfulness Bulletin Board
This board gives examples of ideas to choose mindfulness including positive self-talk, journaling and deep breathing. It also has some handouts that students can take with them for affirmations and muscle relaxation ideas. Copy this idea but check your spelling first! 🙂
37 | This is Your Year To…
This display encourages students that it’s their year to work hard, be a leader, make new friends and be themselves.
38 | Slay Your Way to Financial Aid
Put up a bulletin board that helps to explain financial aid for college. This will give students helpful tips and reminders on the different types of aid available and how they can apply.
Inspirational Bulletin Board Ideas for High School
I have a few more ideas for high school bulletin boards and these ones are all about inspiration. Check them out below.
39 | Dear Under Classmen
Seniors have a chance to write advice to under classmen on post it notes and then after the teacher reviews the notes they are hung on this bulletin board.
40 | Ways to Be a Leader
Add to this board ways to be a leader, you can include things like:
- Take initiative
- Teach Others
- Set a Good Example
- Make Positive Changes
Seasonal Bulletin Boards
Many teachers love to change up bulletin boards every season. There are tons of ideas out there to create fun boards for spring, summer, fall and winter. Check out some of my favorites below.
Fall Bulletin Board Ideas
Fall is the beginning of the school year and there are tons of decor ideas that revolve around the season. Think about adding trees, leaves, pumpkins and a fun fall pun to your bulletin board. Check out some inspiration below.
41 | Welcome to Our Pumpkin Patch
This is a simple and cheerful display for the fall featuring bulletin board cutouts of various colors and patterns on pumpkins.
42 | Gratitude Jar
Around Thanksgiving would be a good time to add this bulletin board to class. Create a gratitude jar and have students write what they are thankful for on sheets of paper to decorate the jar.
Winter Bulletin Board Ideas
If you’re looking for some winter ideas for your board décor think mittens, snowflakes, snowman and holiday themes. Check out some inspiration below.
43 | Our Class is Snow Much Fun
If you want to stick with your neutral classroom color scheme this might be the perfect winter bulletin board.
44 | Bulletin Board Ideas Christmas
This bulletin board is an Etsy offer and comes with different sayings like Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or Merry and Bright.
45 | Who Runs the World? Girls
Women’s history month in March may be the perfect time to create a bulletin board with the phrase “who runs the world? Girls”, a play off the Beyonce song.
To decorate the board have students create flip biographies featuring an inspirational women. The flip biographies will encourage other students to flip them up for a read!
Spring Bulletin Board Ideas
Spring bulletin boards often add a pop of color to your classroom décor. Add spring flowers, animals, and plants to get those spring vibes rolling in your classroom.
46 | Happy Spring
I’m loving the retro vibes of this spring bulletin board kit with the bunny ears.
Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
For the end of the year, it’s fun to create an idea to build anticipation for summer break. Check out what I mean below.
47 | Summer Bucket List Bulletin Board
I created this kit for students to write what they want to do this summer on buckets. It also comes with color sheets so students can color their own buckets, or you can print colored buckets. It’s a fun idea for the end of the school year. It’s available in my Etsy Shop.
Bulletin Boards for Student Work
Do you love creating bulletin boards to show off your student’s work? These next few board decoration ideas look amazing even before you add the work, which would be perfect for the first day of school.
48 | Neutral Student Work Display Board
Even before the student work goes up this is a pretty display for your classroom.
49 | Bright Retro Student Work Board
Add rainbow colors with a fun retro twist for a playful schoolwork display. The colorful flowers and smiley faces would add good vibes to your classroom!
50 | Best Work Ever
This best work ever display would fit with a polka dot or bumble bee themed classroom.
Hope you got some inspiration from all of these bulletin board ideas so you can create a fun and positive classroom for your students. Feel free to save your favorites to your Pinterest boards by clicking on the picture and then the red P. If you loved this post, please share it on your favorite social!
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