Build A Better World Bulletin Board

Supplies Used: Adhesive, Construction paper, Correction pen or tape, Crayons, markers, paint, pens or pencils, Hole punch (circle), Ruler, Scissors, Stapler, Tape

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Die-cut the Notepad Alphabet, Capital Letters for the bulletin board title using light brown construction paper.
2. Die-cut the beginning letter of each word in the title using darker brown construction paper. Trim a 1" strip from the front of the darker brown paper.
3. Add details with brown pen to the darker brown strip to resemble wood grain, and adhere to the light brown letters (Main Photo).
4. Replace the capital O in the title with a die-cut Globe #2 shape, and add details by placing green paper in the continent shapes (Main Photo).
5. Attach the decorated letters to the center of the bulletin board.
6. For various designs on the Bulletin Board, Reaching Arms, students can cut 1/2" strips of various colors of paper and adhere to their paper or use markers or crayons to make 1/2" stripes; use correcion pen or tape for stripes; use circle hole punches on one arm and attach a contrasting colored arm underneath; or use a ruler to mark sections on one arm, cut into sections and place alternating sections on a contrasting color of paper (Main Photo).
7. Students can also create their own designs on a 9" x 12" sheet of construction paper. After the designs are finished, die-cut a Bulletin Board, Reaching Arms shape from each student’s sheet. 
8. Attach the decorated arms around the bulletin board.
9. Die-cut the Tools using various colors of construction paper. Students can decorate the Tools with markers.
10. Attach the decorated Tools to the hands on the bulletin board (Main Photo).