The message to stay drug-free is not just for high school students. This creative kindergarten teacher {and creator of KinderHive.com} agreed, communicating its importance to her students in a way they could understand and appreciate. Due to the display's colorful graphics, catchy slogans, ever-important message, and student participation, this classroom won the "Best Door/Display Award" for the entire school!

Drug-Free Door & Display

• Background: Blue bulletin board paper for the door.
• Title: "Stay on the Right Track" scripted on the door and "Choo-Choo-Choose to be Drug Free!" printed on a smoke cloud above the train. Use prefabricated bulletin board letters or black paint and a paint brush to write the messages by hand.
• Decorations: Create a backdrop of rolling hills from green background paper that covers the bottom of the door and extends on either side. Use black paint and a paint brush to paint a train track along the 'hillside'. Draw and cut out a train engine to head up the cars, then on white card stock, draw and photocopy the shape of a train car. These copies should then be passed out to your students to decorate. Ask them to complete the following phrase when illustrating their train cars, "Instead of drugs, I would rather be doing/do...", then cut them out and adhere them to the track. The finishing touches will be the smoke billows created from white bulletin board paper or gray bulletin board paper.

How would you share this important message with your students? Leave us a comment! We'd love to hear about it!