I have a confession. I'm a secondary education major, I taught English for nine years, and I LOVE bulletin boards. The cute-si-er, the cheesier, the better. Unfortunately, my poor students were often stuck with general FYI boards or generic "bulletin board in a bag" sets. However, as a media specialist, bulletin boards are a must. Gotta promote the books, gotta get kids' attention, gotta intice them to come in! A while ago my sister sent me a bulletin board off of Pinterest and I adjusted it a bit: "Hey, I just met you and this is crazy, but here's my cover so read me maybe." It was a huge hit. Kids stopped in the hallway and actually READ my bulletin board. I could hear them laughing, pointing it out to their friends, and even better: singing.
So began my themed bulletin boards. We did a little Taylor Swift: "We will never, ever, ever, stop reading together" with pics of students reading. Then came the holiday season: "Through the halls we go reading all the way." This month came from Florida Georgia Line and I was really excited when I asked some kids for a song suggestion. One of my faves too! It's obviously not the best grammar so I'm hoping that when teachers and parents see it they don't think the media specialist doesn't know how to speak correctly. . . .
It's been really fun. And today a student told me she thought of me when "Cruise" came on the radio. Mission accomplished.
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