{"title":"Presidents' Day Bulletin Board Ideas","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"future-greats-presidents-day-bulletin-board-a1092","title":"Future Greats - President's Day Bulletin Board Idea","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-1025\" alt=\"president's day motivational bulletin board\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Presidents1.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonday is President's Day and, if you're looking for a fun activity and classroom display for the holiday, we found a great idea at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littlegiraffes.com\/presidents.html\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eLittle Giraffes Teaching Ideas\u003c\/a\u003e. It's inspirational, motivational, and really exemplifies the message of President's Day!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePresident's Day Early American Silhouette Portraits\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince you'll need enlarged silhouette portraits of your students, use a projector (overhead or otherwise) or a flashlight to capture and trace the subject's silhouette onto a piece of drawing or construction paper. In the spirit of President's Day and patriotism, the original creator used red paper to create the portraits, but you can certainly use another color if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePresident's Day Bulletin Board\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cover the top two-thirds of the board with dark blue background paper. Add a piece of brown bulletin board paper to the bottom two-thirds, trimming the top to look like mountains, hills, etc. Finally, create a small strip of \"grass\" at the bottom of the bulletin board using a piece of fringed green background paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Past Greats...Future Greats!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder:\u003c\/strong\u003e The original creator did not add a border, but you might consider using a President's Day, patriotic, or complimentary solid color trimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1) The Landscape. Create a large winter tree cutout from brown bulletin board paper - either freehand the drawing or find a black and white clip art print online and use a projector to enlarge and trace the image. Add several snowflake cutouts and silhouettes around the tree as well as a sun in the corner to complete the landscape. 2) The Presidential Silhouettes. Find a black and white print of presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Use a projector to enlarge the print, tracing it onto black background or construction paper. Mount to the top of the board. 3) The Student Silhouettes. Use your students' crafts, mounting them under the presidential silhouettes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts and inspiration below - especially those brilliant President's Day decor ideas!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734103564313,"sku":"A1092","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/Presidents1.jpg?v=1522781692"},{"product_id":"life-size-presidents-february-bulletin-board-a1282","title":"Life-Size Presidents - February Bulletin Board","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-3362\" title=\"Abraham-Lincoln\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Abraham-Lincoln.jpg\" alt=\"February President's Day Bulletin Board Idea\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKacey over at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/abraham-lincoln.html\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eDoodle Bugs Teaching\u003c\/a\u003e inspired this fun President's Day bulletin board idea with her life-size Abraham Lincoln cutout and her \"Are you taller than Abe?\" activity (pictured above). Wouldn't it be cool for your kiddos to \"stand among\" the presidents that have worked to make our country great? With this fun design, they can!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLife-Size Presidents\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use red, white, and blue background paper to create an American flag; cover the entire bulletin board with white paper, cut seven identical strips of red background paper spacing them evenly on the board, and add a large royal blue rectangle in the top left corner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Among the Greats!\", \"Our Country's Greats!\", etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Create a red, white, and blue star 'garland' to place around the display or use a complimentary solid color trimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Create life-sized presidents from white bulletin board paper. We thought the presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore would be a nice selection - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. [Gutzon Borglum, the famous sculptor, chose these four because, to him, the represented the first 150 years of American history... Washington symbolizes the BIRTH of our country, Jefferson the EXPANSION, Lincoln the PRESERVATION, and Roosevelt the DEVELOPMENT of our nation.] We suggest finding a photo or clip art image of each president that can be enlarged and traced onto the bulletin board paper using your classroom projector system. You could also freehand the figures if you're feeling particularly artsy! We love that Kacey's cutout is actually 6' 4\" - the height of President Lincoln - and would highly recommend finding the stats for each president and enlarging the images accordingly. With the figures drawn (improvising where need be) and recognizable details added where appropriate (i.e. Lincoln's top hat, Washington in a tricorn hat, etc.), use acrylic craft paints, crayons, or other graphic art tools to color the figures! Arrange the cutouts on\/off the bulletin board and for a fun learning accent, add speech bubbles like Kacey's, scripting important facts about each president onto them, and arranging the bubbles by the appropriate president.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e[NOTE: Once you create your president cutouts, be sure to laminate them so you can use them next year!]\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734138757145,"sku":"A1282","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/Abraham-Lincoln.jpg?v=1522781898"},{"product_id":"celebrate-our-presidents-presidents-day-bulletin-board-a1619","title":"Celebrate Our Presidents! - President's Day Bulletin Board Idea","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-6445\" alt=\"President's Day Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/PresDayBB01.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: ewehooo.blogspot.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelanie Crownover, talented parent volunteer at Blankner K-8 in Orlando and blogger at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ewehooo.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/school-bulletin-board-update-presidents.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eewe hooo!\u003c\/a\u003e, created this stunning display for President's Day using enlarged black and white images of Mt. Rushmore, the Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln Memorials, and pictures of both John F. Kennedy and President Obama. We love the contrasting colors as well as the attention to detail and think that, not only is this bulletin board informative, it's sure to catch your kiddos attention and help them learn about important historical figures\/places!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCelebrate Our Presidents\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue bulletin board paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Celebrate Our Presidents!\" -  We love how Melanie attached the bulletin board letters to a strip of white bulletin board paper - cut to look like a banner - and created a three-dimensional effect; adding an airplane cutout and some strings to one side and making it look like the banner is waving\/flapping in the wind!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder:\u003c\/strong\u003e None needed. However, a solid black wavy trimmer - or another complimentary color - could be used if desired.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1) The Presidential Accents. Find black and white images of important historical figures and symbols - Mount Rushmore, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Memorial, etc. To make the images bulletin board ready, you could: Use a poster maker to enlarge and print, take the images to your local office supply store and have them create posters, or {if you're brave!} use  your classroom projector system to enlarge and trace the images onto white bulletin board paper - going over the drawn lines with a black permanent marker. Arrange the enlarged images around the bulletin board, creating a speech bubble or caption strip from white bulletin board paper for each image, and writing a fact in each. [NOTE: You could also use legal sized printer paper and a comic book font - like this one at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dafont.com\/comic-book.font\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eDaFont.com\u003c\/a\u003e - to create captions\/bubbles similar to the original board.] 2) The Airplane. To create the airplane {that's part of the title}, we suggest checking out one of the these 3D paper airplane templates from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paper-model-airplane.com\/collection\/p-51-mustang\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ePaper Model Airplane\u003c\/a\u003e. Print the black and white version so you can color the design as desired, then assemble. Since you need a flat side to attach to the bulletin board, you'll only need to color\/assemble the wing, tail stabilizer, and wheel for one side. Once added to the board, cut two pieces of yarn or string to connect the title banner to the airplane!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734175817753,"sku":"A1619","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/PresDayBB01.jpg?v=1522782124"},{"product_id":"if-i-were-president-presidents-day-bulletin-board-a1620","title":"If I Were President... - President's Day Bulletin Board","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-6455 \" alt=\"President's Day and Election Day Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/If-I-Were-President-Classroom-Display.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: Rachelle Davis\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat for President's Day or perhaps an election year, this display created by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/238198267761223565\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eRachelle Davis\u003c\/a\u003e not only provides a festive holiday decoration for your classroom or hallway, but doubles as a fun writing activity for your students! We love the contrast of the student silhouettes on the colored construction paper and the writing paper, with the Presidential Seal, offers a fun and authentic element to your kiddos' prompts!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePresidential Silhouettes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two ways {that we know of} to create silhouettes...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e{Old School Way}\u003c\/em\u003e. Use a projector, casting each student's shadow on the wall, tracing the silhouette onto a piece of black paper with a white colored pencil, and cutting it out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e{More Technologically Advanced Way}\u003c\/em\u003e. We found this tutorial, created by Julia of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaymomideas.com\/2011\/01\/simple-4-step-photo-editing-silhouette.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eEveryday Mom Ideas\u003c\/a\u003e, that shows how to use a free photo editing software to create silhouettes in 4 easy steps. If you're tech-savvy and don't have time to do more than take your students pictures during class time, you might want to check it out!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eIf I Were President...\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e White bulletin board paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"If I Were President...\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patriotic trimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once you've created a silhouette for each of your students, glue them to pieces of colored construction paper - red, white, or blue. As they dry, mount each student's writing prompt\/paper to a piece of black construction paper and attach the pages to the bottom of the appropriate silhouette. Arrange the finished prompts on the bulletin board in the color pattern - red, white, blue, red, white, etc. [NOTE: Once they've penned their final draft onto the provided prompt paper, students can assemble the silhouette craftivity so all you'll have to do is arrange them onto the bulletin board!]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734175916057,"sku":"A1620","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/If-I-Were-President-Classroom-Display.jpg?v=1522782125"},{"product_id":"past-greats-future-greats-presidents-day-bulletin-board-a1623","title":"Past Greats, Future Greats! - President's Day Bulletin Board","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemember \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/ideas\/1092\/future-greats-presidents-day-bulletin-board\/\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ethis post\u003c\/a\u003e from last year?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6489\" alt=\"President's Day Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Presidents-Day-Bulletin-Board-3.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've found several great posts since then, offering alternate designs, and figured we'd pass them along in the event you want to update one of your bulletin boards for President's Day! In no particular order, here's an adorable door display created by Ms. Simoneaux of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/firstgradefresh.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/v-day-surprise-and-fat-tuesday-sale.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eFirst Grade Fresh\u003c\/a\u003e and a fabulous bulletin board put together by Erin of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/eberhartsexplorers.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/presidents-day.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eEberhart's Explorers\u003c\/a\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6483\" alt=\"President's Day Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Presidents-Day-Bulletin-Board-1.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: firstgradefresh.blogspot.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6484\" alt=\"President's Day Bulletin Board\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Presidents-Day-Bulletin-Board-2.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: eberhartsexplorers.blogspot.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAren't they cute?! We're loving the vibrant color combos!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the same vein as these lovely designs, we ran across a fun President's Day craft yesterday that got us thinking. If you wanted to keep the \"\u003cem\u003ePast Greats, Future Greats\u003c\/em\u003e\" theme, but wish to retire the silhouettes, you might consider this Mount Rushmore idea...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6485\" alt=\"President's Day Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Past-Greats-Future-Greats.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003eAs this craft from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/presidents-day-mt-rushmore-mask-craft.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ePreschool Crafts for Kids\u003c\/a\u003e shows {picture below} - with a simple paper plate, photograph of themselves, and a coloring page of Mount Rushmore - students can create a fun craft + bulletin board accent!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6486\" alt=\"President's Day Craft for Kids and Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Mount-Rushmore-Preschool-Craft.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover your bulletin board with blue background paper, include the title and a patriotic trimmer, then all you have to do is add your kiddos crafts to the free space. Instant festive bulletin board, with a positive message for your kiddos!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734176407577,"sku":"A1623","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/Presidents-Day-Bulletin-Board-3.jpg?v=1522782128"},{"product_id":"hats-off-to-our-presidents-presidents-day-door-display-a1624","title":"Hats Off To Our Presidents! - President's Day Door Display","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6505\" alt=\"Patriotic President's Day Door Display and Bulletin Board idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Hats-Off-To-Our-Presidents.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: lifeinfirstgrade1.blogspot.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHappy President's Day!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're still focusing on presidents this week, we found this adorable door display that Leslie Ann over at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lifeinfirstgrade1.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/last-week-in-pictures-plus-pirate-ar.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eLife in First Grade\u003c\/a\u003e created with her students last year and thought it would make a nice addition to your holiday decor! It's super festive and we think your kiddos will really get into creating their own \"Uncle Sam\" hat for the display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUncle Sam Hat Craft\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-6504\" alt=\"President's Day Craft for Kids and Bulletin Board Idea\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/uncle-sam-hat-craft.jpg\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: crafts.kaboose.com\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile your kiddos can certainly copy an example craft, we suggest providing your kiddos with a hat template. Amanda over at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/crafts.kaboose.com\/paper-plate-uncle-sam.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eKaboose\u003c\/a\u003e provides a fabulous Uncle Sam hat template {pictured above} for FREE that should work perfectly! Simply, have your students trace, cut, and assemble - then arrange the crafts on the display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eHats Off To Our Presidents!\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e White bulletin board paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Hats Off To Our Presidents!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use themed and\/or colorful patterned trimmers to create a layered look!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arrange your students' Uncle Sam hat crafts around the display!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734176636953,"sku":"A1624","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/Hats-Off-To-Our-Presidents.jpg?v=1522782129"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/collections\/Abraham-Lincoln.jpg?v=1530027718","url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/collections\/presidents-day-bulletin-board-ideas\/topic-elections.oembed","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}