Bulletin Board Ideas about Pilgrims
A great bulletin board to celebrate Thanksgiving is one that is about pilgrims. There are different ways that one can explore this topic including the following.
Place pictures of the pilgrims
A lot of kids love to see pictures. This would be especially useful if they children are very young and cannot read yet. You can print out pictures from the Internet. You might have some materials with your textbook. You can also find paintings or drawings of the pilgrims. You can depict different scenes of them such as at the first Thanksgiving. There are also many famous painting that explore this subject.
Explore the lives of the children of the pilgrims
A lot of children may be able to relate more to the pilgrims if you explore the life of a child who grew up in this time. You could talk about what was different for them than modern children (how they dressed) – and what was the same (did they get yelled at for making fun of their little sisters?). You can talk about what they ate, how they worked and how they learned. You can put in pictures of them.
Place information about the journey of the pilgrims
The pilgrims played a big part in history, and you can use the bulletin board as a place to put in information about them. You can put in a timeline of events during this time. You can write about what life was like in a foreign land. You can write about the reasons that they needed to move and what they were hoping to find in the new land. You can talk about their relations with the Native Americans.
Let the children participate in the creation of the pilgrim bulletin board
The children may learn better if they play an active part. You can let them draw pictures of the pilgrims if they are young. If they are older, they can do reports on them. You can mount all of these on the board.
You should take the steps to make your bulletin board visually appealing. You can put wrapping paper or fabric as a background. You can look for something that is related to the pilgrims or Thanksgiving such as fall leaves or colors. You can also put in embellishments such as pictures of cornucopias or turkeys. Also, you can make your bulletin board pop out. Instead of just pictures of pilgrims, perhaps you can find a doll of one that you can mount up there. You can also use art materials like clay to make things stand out.
A bulletin board about pilgrims can be informative and fun. Consider the above ideas to help you create one.
Updated On: 08/06/2010 Published On: 08/06/2010 Article ViewerClose
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