Creative Resources for Bulletin Boards in the Early Childhood Classroom
. . . a giant compendium of ideas complete with easy-to-follow instructions on neat, clear pages, with line drawings. Extras include tips on preserving materials, placement of bulletin boards, and choosing colors. Patterns for classroom labels, name tags, letters, and numbers extend the uses of this book to the preparation of charts and transparencies, the making of puppets, and much more! . . an indispensable tool for classroom instruction supplementation. --Wisconsin BookwatchCreate an interactive bulletin board for classroom use with the aid of a guide which includes simple patterns for fifty bulletin boards, illustrated and indexed according to theme. Designs may be applied to curriculum themes including plenty of easy instructions for quick achievement. --Reviewer's BookwatchCreative Resources For Bulletin Boards In The Early Childhood Classroom features simple patterns for fifty bulletin boards. They are illustrated, indexed according to theme, and accompanied by a list of developmental goals. Each design is adaptable to curriculum themes and seasonal decor, with suggested alternatives and variations to multiply the possibilities. Creative Resources For Bulletin Boards In The Early Childhood Classroom is a giant compendium of ideas complete with easy-to-follow instructions on neat, clear, pages, with line drawings. Extras include tips on preserving materials, placement of bulletin boards, and choosing colors. Patterns for classroom labels,name tags, letters, and numbers extend the uses of this book to the preparation of charts and transparencies, the making of puppets, and much more! Creative Resources For Bulletin Boards In The Early Childhood Classroom is an indespensible tool for classroom instruction supplemenation. --Midwest Book ReviewThis book not only reviews the basics of bulletin boards, colors, backgrounds and borders, but it also shows how to make your bulletin boards educational for the children. I like the variety of ideas this book demonstrates on how to involve the students with bulletin boards, not only in making the bulletin boards, but in using them as a hands-on learning center.The bulletin boards shown in the book require children to do an activity, such as matching numbers or moving pictures in a variety of lessons to learn colors, shapes and other skills.Children in kindergarten will enjoy these interactive bulletin boards, as they learn concepts such as size, number, shape, and color . . I like how well the author explains each bulletin board as she includes materials needed, preparation, alternative titles, related themes and variations. Great book!The final section is filled with many patterns for name tags, labels and alphabets that teachers can trace and use in their classroom creations. . . .This is the type of book that you could open up at any given time and get ideas from. --Teachers at Valders (Wisconsin) Elementary School, The Valders Journal