This year, I am having a terrible time getting my posters to stay on the wall. Every day, I play the “let’s see how many posters fell down overnight” game. #sofun This summer, I made a set of Convince Me posters. They started out hanging under my dry erase board. But, every day, I would …
Bulletin Boards
During my second year of teaching, I put up this Star Students bulletin board: It was a HUGE hit! My students from the previous year came back by my room to complain about the fact that I hadn’t had that bulletin board the previous year. I laminated the stars so I could write on them …
I’m excited to share my student’s creative wheel of theodorus projects which I turned into a Wheel of Theodorus Bulletin Board to decorate my high school math classroom. Every year, I have this plan to change my bulletin boards out throughout the school year. This year that happened only once. It also happened way back …
In addition to my Change Your Words Change Your Mindset Bulletin Board, I’m also really excited about this How to Learn Math Bulletin Board. This bulletin board stems from the theory of growth mindset. If I truly believe that mistakes are good and that is how we learn, my classroom grading policy needs to reflect …
Today I want to share my newest Change Your Words Change Your Mindset Bulletin Board. I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy with my bulletin boards before. They make me smile. They represent what I think is important. They are useful to students. They spark conversations. This year, I’m working to help my kids …
I created this absent work bulletin board for my students to reference in order to see what they missed when they are absent. Were you absent? Look at the calendar for the day you were gone. It will tell you if there was a homework assignment that you missed. Get the homework assignment out …
On my Star Students Bulletin Board, students will have their name written on a star if they score an 85 percent or above on a chapter test. Their name will remain up there until their next chapter test.
I put together the Pascal’s Triangles that my students colored to create this Pascal’s Triangle Bulletin Board. After having my students fill out the digits in Pascal’s Triangle, I had students choose different methods of coloring in the cells of the triangle. Ideas for Coloring Pascal’s Triangle Evens vs Odds Primes vs Composites Multiples of …
I learned about Truth Signs while reading Inspiring Active Learning by Merrill Harmin and Melanie Toth. According to the authors: Truth Signs are not the usual signs posted in classrooms. They do not tell students what to do (“Think before you act” or “Respect the rights of others”). They do nor moralize. Nor do they …
Every time I walk in the door of my classroom, I see the decorations, and I just get so happy. I’m sure the newness will wear off soon, but I’m enjoying it for now. My door says: When you enter this classroom… You are mathematicians. You are explorers. You are important. You are respected. You …