Interactive Bulletin Board

Ahhh, the task of putting up a Bulletin Board.   First let me admit, I have never been that teacher that was beaming with joy when it was my turn to put up a bulletin board; NEVER.  LOL! I say this with love.  However, this year I was excited. I have no clue where this excitement came from, but hey who am I to knock it!  Wait, maybe it came from the fact that I put more thought in it and that it would be educational for both teachers and students.  Okay, moving on.  I decided to do an Interactive Bulletin Board involving fractions.  Why?  Well, with the implementation of Common Core fractions are a major component for 5^th grade; fractions are 50% of the iLEAP.  Fractions are also part of the 3^rd and 4^th grade curriculum.  The bulletin board required students to interpret and analyze, you know that thing they hate to do sometimes, “think.” LOL!  It was a success, teachers loved it and so did the students.  I was pleased to watch them discuss the content of the board with their peers and with other educators. I enjoyed and valued their questions and feedback; it put thinking on their brain as soon as then entered the H-WING!  I purchased the material from School Aides and used a white background so that I could write on it with different colors.