Writing Bulletin Board Ideas that Save Time and Still Impress

Do you feel like you spend too much time on your bulletin boards, and they still don’t look as good as the ones you see other teachers posting?

Are you always looking for new ideas to make your board more engaging for your students? Check out these three writing bulletin board ideas that are both easy and impressive! Most of them can be created in under five minutes, so you’ll have more time to focus on what’s important – teaching writing.

The Binder Clip Writing Board

This writing bulletin board sets you up for the entire year with ease. With each new writing project, you’ll be able to rotate the student’s completed writing within one minute.

Now that’s fast!

Here’s how to create the bulletin board:

1. Staple your choice of cardstock or construction paper on the board space, evenly spaced
2. Clip a binder clip at the top of the cardstock
3. Clip new writing projects to the cardstock

Benefits of this Writing Bulletin Board Idea:

• Accessible to read for all
• An eye-catching display
• Motivating students: Students put more effort into the work that is displayed.

I use the Binder Clip Writing Display for:

• I use the hall space outside my classroom door to display a new Monthly Writing Craft Activity (writing craftivity) each month. 
• Proudly showing off student work- the students love that visitors stop to read their work before entering the classroom. 
• The work displayed teaches the writing genres during core writing instruction.

• Welcoming Space- I love that the craftivity creates a fun and engaging piece of artwork to welcome all to our learning space.

The Fold & Hang Writing Bulletin Board

The Fold & Hang Writing is a no-prep writing activity that is always a class favorite in my room. It’s created from one single paper with a writing prompt, a small inspiration picture, and the lines for writing. When the paper is folded, it slides over a ribbon to display the student’s work.

Here’s how to create the bulletin board:

1. Staple a 1-inch ribbon horizontally across your bulletin board several times, using as few staples as possible. (My bulletin board space is around four ft. across by six ft. tall, and I only staple the ribbon three times. Usually, you can staple at each end and once in the center.)
2. Apply bulletin border if desired.
3. After students complete the writing, slide the folded paper over the ribbon.
4. DONE!

Benefits of this Writing Bulletin Board Idea:

• Students can easily interact with this writing bulletin board, taking the writing on and off the board with ease because there is no attaching of the writing papers. The paper slides on and off.
• The rotation of old to new writing samples takes less than 30 seconds! (Yes, I’ve actually timed it!)
• Because the display is so easy, my students freely write more often with the Fold & Hang Writing Prompts. 

I use the writing prompts as follows:

• Early finishers work
• Writing Center Activity
• At-home writing assignments (sometimes)

Just to demonstrate how fast this writing bulletin board idea can go, I timed myself by putting up new student writing. The video is sped up, but the actual time was still under one minute.

The Writing Center Tri-Fold

This writing bulletin board is fantastic because it’s movable! Let’s face it: a girl likes her flexibility.

I put all the essential writing reference material found in the Writing Resources BUNDLE on a tri-fold. The tri-fold then sits on a counter and a small table or can even be moved to the floor for small group collaboration!

Here’s how to make the bulletin board:

1. Print your essential writing resources on fun colored paper.
2. Arrange and tape the papers to a tri-fold poster display.
3. That’s it!

Benefits of this Writing Bulletin Board Idea:

• It moves easily from space to space
• Students interact and reference the materials when needed
• Saves paper (I don’t have to print the essential writing materials for each student, but students still have access to the materials.)

I use the Office Display:

• For small group instruction
• Collaborative Writing 
• Student reference during core writing instruction
• As needed for student reference

Each of these writing bulletin board ideas is used daily in my classroom. They all serve a different yet important role. The beauty is that once you set the boards up, the rest of the year functions in a way that serves you with very little effort moving forward.

And that, my friend, is what creates a stress-free, easy year.

The three bulletin board ideas I’ve shared with you today are easy to make and a great way to show your students that you care about their writing development. And the best part is that all these bulletin boards can be put together with or without my writing activities. But if you’d like to get the resources already completed for you, click the link below to purchase and get started on making your classroom look amazing!

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