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1 1 math Bulletin Board IdeasMath on the WallWhy should we use math Bulletin Boards? We know that math is everywhere! Life is full of math . In the classroom, math should not be kept hidden inside the textbooks or workbooks. As teachers, we can best connect math to real life by making it an active, visible part of every student s day. Exciting math bulletin boards are one way to get math off the worksheets engaging for the students!When do you use math Bulletin Boards? math bulletin boards can be used to introduce a new concept or skill practice a concept or skill remediate a previously taught concept math bulletin boards can be used during whole group instruction during small group instruction during independent work as a learning center or do you use math Bulletin Boards? math bulletin boards can be used for all grade levels. math bulletin boards can be used all year long.

2 Five Little PumpkinsFive little pumpkins sitting on a first one said, "Oh my, it's getting late."The second one said, "There are witches in the air."The third one said, "But I don't care!"The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run."The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"Woo-ooo! went the wind,And out went the the five little pumpkins rolled out of students arrange the pumpkins and tell which one is first, second, third, fourth and Patterns Make a pattern using all of the apples, pumpkins, and corn. For students in 2ndgrade, have them identify the pattern using letters: ABC, ABC, ABC,..2 More or Less Create a gumball machine. Cut colorful circles to place in the gumball machine. Write numbers on the gumballs. Use the gumball numbers to create inequalities.

3 Turtle Time Make clocks that have movable hands. Make a set of times on index cards. Have students set the clocks to match the written s Turkey Time Create several clocks with different times. Have students identify the time of each Make a large grid on the bulletin board. Label the grid. Fasten a few small objects on the grid. Have students identify the coordinate pair for each the Bank Draw a large piggy bank on the bulletin board. Write different money values on index cards Have lots of cut-outs of coins available. Have students select a card and use the coins to place in the piggy bank. Add the total amount that s in the bank. Five Fat TurkeysFive fat turkeys are we,We slept all night in the tree,When the cook came around,We couldn t be found, So that s why we re here you five different color turkeys. Have students arrange the turkeys in as many different ways as they can.

4 Record the different ways on the class Value of Words Have students find the value of different mathematics words using the following key. Challenge students to find the student s name who has the greatest value, the least value, the same value as someone each equation on your paper. your answer at the bottom of the the letter of the equation on the line above your finished you should have spelled a familiar the phrase on your paper. Hi Flying Kites Make several colorful kites. Write two numbers on the kites. Makes several bows for each kite s tail. Write the common factors for each number pair on the bows. Have students construct the kite tails by matching the bows to each Squares Create a tic-tac-toe board. Place the numbers 1-9 on the board to that the rows, columns and diagonals all add up to 15. Create other Magic Squares using different numbers.

5 Flower Estimation Make five colorful flowers. Use a string for the stem. Have students estimate the height of each flower. Measure the flowers to see how close the estimations come to the actual Activity4 Sum of Angles Place a folder with lots of pre-cut triangles. Have students use the triangles to create a variety of figures. Have student identify the various polygons that they created and the sum of the angles used to create the Bulletin Board Resources Interactive Bulletin Boards: Mathby Joan Novelli, Judy Meagher Scholastic (1999) ISBN: 0590219650 Easy to Make and Use math Bulletin Boards by Marjorie Frank (1986) ISBN: 0-86530-133-6 Internet Resources