Tuesday, January 8, 2013

New Year…Clean Slate

I finally got my January bulletin board up for my classroom. I googled “January bulletin board ideas" because I am so lacking when it comes to thinking of ideas for my boards. I found this picture originally.

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I have no idea where it’s from, so if you know I’d love to give due credit. Anyway, I liked this idea but I wanted to make it a little cuter. Also, I wanted it to be more personal to my students.

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I gave my students construction paper to “create” themselves. They had a blast cutting out hair, eyes, ears, etc. Then we talked about what a new year’s resolution was. We brainstormed a few goals that they might want to achieve for the remainder of the school year. Each student wrote their goal on black construction paper. After helping them paste it all together and adding each student’s name, this was the end result…

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I think it turned out really well. I even added myself to the board along with my goal for the rest of the year. Now, I have to start looking for ideas for next month’s board!

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13 comments:

  1. I found your blog after you left a comment on my data board post over at Ladybug's Lounge :) I also LOVE your "clean slate" activity! I have a question - how do you leave your blog name linked to my post? It says "Buzz, Buzz Buzz" and I can click on it to come to your blog. I would love to know how to do that!

    Rebecca

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    1. Thanks so much Rebecca!

      To leave a link like the one I did, just copy and paste the html code below. Then just insert your website address and the text you'd like to add.

      Here's the code; copy the whole thing including the <>:

      Your text here

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  2. Thanks for replying! I'm sorry, but where is the html code? I don't see it in your reply.

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    1. I'm sorry! I realized that when I put the code, it didnt show up. It actually coded it! However, this is the website that I used to help learn how to make a link

      http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp

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  3. I love your bulletin board, that turned out great!!
    I am your newest follower! :)

    Stephanie
    Elementary My Dear

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    1. Thanks so much! I'm glad to have a new follower!

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  4. Ok great, thank you for taking the time to help me!

    Rebecca

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  5. What a cute idea! I love it! I'll have to save it for next year as we already did our 2013 resolutions project. BTW, I'm your newest follower, thanks for joining my site!

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    1. Thanks so much! I'm happy to have you as a new follower!

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  6. I love your "New Year, Clean Slate" activity. Very cute!

    I am one of your newest followers:)

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  7. I love this bulletin board!! We had very similar ideas with "a new year"! =) Super cute!! Thanks for dropping by our blog!! My sis and I are your newest followers!!
    -Jackie-
    Sister Teachers

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  8. Love the 'clean slate' idea. Australian schools are just getting ready to go back now, so I'm desperately trying to find some start-of-new-year ideas that jump out at me!

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