Use this simple back to school bulletin board idea to highlight important words for your students. It's a flexible idea that can be adapted to any content area you like!
1. Use any simple background color and border.
2. Copy our patterns, or make your own, of simple, frequently-used classroom objects.
3. Label each object with related, grade appropriate words that will be useful in upcoming spelling, reading and writing lessons.
4. Change words and items from time to time.
5. Keep your display colorful and simple!
Variations: Use any content-area graphic with important related words. For example, use a large numeral with tricky number words written inside. Or use a microscope with science words.
We also have some fun back to school worksheets that provide great spelling practice and review. They're perfect for those first few days of class!
Falling Into Suffixes - Here's an appealing, flexible display in which students add words with suffixes, prefixes, plurals, or just about any skill you want. Leaf and acorn patterns included.
You may also be interested in our Cornucopia
Thanksgiving bulletin board. It, too, is flexible and can be
made mostly by your students. You just may be thankful you found it!
After you've finished with fall bulletin board ideas, you'll need some winter bulletin boards! Ours are great for early learners. Turn your bulletin board into a word wall for almost any assortment of wintertime words! We also have a Penguin Winter Bulletin Board for all ages.
Our Christmas bulletin boards also provide for student participation. Once again, there are many possible variations. One is bound to work for your classroom!
Letter
Lane
- A phomenic awareness board game that features beginning consonant
sounds. We have lots more Spelling
Word games for all ages.
Wacky packages! - Find the spelling errors on these whimsical boxes. One of our most popular pages!
Spelling Brain Teasers with answers right on the website. We have lots more brain teasers. Some are easier, some are tougher.
Spelling Bee Word Lists, Rules, Certificates and Lots More!
Troublesome homonyms Explained: Here's lots of help with homonyms. If your/you’re ever to/too confused to use the correct homonym, print out this free, handy reference too!
Don't miss my brand-new crosswords! I've written a collection of easy crosswords, and some more difficult ones, too.
101 Word Play Puzzlers Discover the FUN of letters & words as you solve each unique puzzle. Great vocabulary & spelling practice!
AnyWord Spelling Practice Series Worksheets, Games and Prompts that work with almost ANY spelling words!
Fun Spelling Worksheets for Grades 1 and 2 50 All-new reproducible pages for early learners!
Gigantic Spelling Bee Word Lists with definitions, sentences and languages
Spelling Bee Toolboxes for Grades 3/5 and 6/8 All the resources you need for a successful bee!
Monumental Spelling Bee Word Lists for grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 with definitions, sentences and languages
Mammoth Spelling Bee Word Lists for grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 with sentences, definitions, and languages
Young Spellers Spelling Bee Word List for Grades 1 & 2 only
100 Difficult Spelling Bee Words with Definitions, Sentences and Pronunciations, Volumes 1 and 2
600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences for Gr 3/5 & 6/8 Extra words & sentences at two levels