I wanted to show how the outdoor bulletin baord evolved with student work and student identity. Each student and teacher is represented on the board as either a flower, insect or bird. The bulletin board, therefore, evolved into a way of showcases both student work and the classroom community.
I wanted to share the bulletin boards I made at Buckhorn Elementary to help brighten the classroom and to help focus attention to the SHARP start-up event. I wanted to create an out-door nature theme for the classroom so the classroom bulletin board was left general so that things could be added to it depending on the season. The SHARP bulletin board was created in the front entrance of the school. The event consisted of five workshops aimed at providing students with the social and behavioural skills necessary to be a successful member of the Buckhorn school community. Each workshop represented one of the five letters from the acronym SHARP. In each of the workshops, the students were taught what it means to be safe, helpful, accountable, respectful and positive. The staff worked cooperatively to coordinate the workshops as one teacher grouped the students in to five coloured groups while another teacher organized a schedule. Materials for each of the workshops were distributed by one of the organizing teachers and the other teachers could take from the lessons what they liked or supplement the lessons and make adaptations as they felt necessary. The school staff worked together to create a positive learning environment for the new school year.
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I really like the flower bulletin board you made with the kids. I think it would be really great to do it at the beginning of spring, especially in a primary classroom. It's great because it works at both the primary and intermediate level. I would love to do this one day. Did you use stencils to cut out the different shapes? How did you make the butterflies?
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