Preschool Bulletin Board Ideas Things that Hop
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From frogs to rabbits, things that hop fascinate young preschoolers. This can be a fun subject for a preschool bulletin board. Be creative to make a display that will amaze your young charges.
Comic strip bulletin board
A large comic strip can be a great way to teach children about things that hop. You can have the characters be a rabbit and a frog. They can go through an adventure where they see other things that hop such as a human or even a bird.
Alternatively you can mount different books about hopping on the board. You can even turn the entire bulletin board into one large book. Get thick poster board. Mount one side to the center of the bulletin board so that it becomes page in a book. Add in more pages to create an entire gigantic book. Put pictures of things that hop into your storybook.
Bulletin board with student’s hopping creations
Allow the students to get involved in creating the masterpiece that is your bulletin board. They can do an art project of things that hop. For instance, they can cut out the shape of a rabbit on a piece of paper and decorate it with markers and crayons. Allow them to glue on embellishments such as fake fur. You can create a meadow for the back of the bulletin board with green paper and fake trees. You can even go to a store like Michael’s Arts and Crafts to purchase fake flowers and leaves so that it looks like the board is three dimensional. Mount all of the animals and hopping objects on the board to create a playful scene all by the children.
Hopping creations bulletin board
Preschoolers love stuffed animals. Make or purchase stuffed animals that hop and affix them to the board. You can also place photographs of the animals.
Make sound
You can even give sound to your bulletin board. Get a small voice recorder and record hopping sounds or sounds or the hopping animals like “Ribbit.” When the kids push a button they can hear it.
Teach, teach, teach
You can use the bulletin board to teach the students about other lessons as well. For instance, the preschoolers can count the number of rabbits. They can guess the letter with which frog begins.
A bulletin board can be a great way to teach about all of the adorable things that hop. Make your bulletin board attractive by adding in different embellishments. You can include a border with bunnies on it, for instance. Place in flower stickers or other items related to the spring. The above design elements can make your board come to life.