Ratio - Make Some Chocolate Crispies

To make these chocolate crispies I used:

20 g (grams) of chocolate 15 g of cornflakes or similar

This made 1 cake. Recipe Here

Your mathematics task is to:

1) calculate the ratio of chocolate to cornflakes, and then:

2) work out the amount of ingredients to make 21 cakes. 

1) We can see that the ratio of chocolate to cornflakes is 20:15

But this can be simplified further. The Greatest Common Factor is 5, so:

If we have 20 parts chocolate to 15 parts cornflake, divide each side by 5 and we get 4:3

This is the ratio of chocolate to cornflakes.

2) We need to work out how much chocolate and cornflakes we need to make 21 cakes.

The recipe is for 1 cake but we want 21, so multiply both ingredients by (21 cakes / 1 cake), or simply by 21:

21×20 = 420 21×15 = 315

So to make our 21 cakes we need:

420 g of chocolate 315 g of cornflakes

 

Question: If we only had 400g of chocolate, how many cakes could we make, and what quantity of cornflakes would we need?

Hands-on Activities for Ratios & ProportionsBy Matthew Huntington, eHow Contributor

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A good way to teach ratios and proportions is to show students the practical applications of these mathematical concepts, which include the fields of sports, art, architecture and many other design fields. By showing students how they will actually use these principles in their non-school lives, they will likely pay more attention to the concepts and gain a better understanding of how to apply them.

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Baseball Proportions

Have two students come to the front of the class. Give one a regulation-size baseball bat. Give the other a souvenir miniature baseball bat. Have both students hold the bats in a baseball stance. Ask students why the student with the small bat provokes laughter. (Answer: his bat is out of proportion.) Have students measure the two bats and take an average of the two students' height. Have them figure out how tall a person would need to be in order to be in proportion to the miniature bat.

The Shadow Knows

Explain to students that shadows are in proportion to an object's height. Outdoors, have students measure the height of one student, then measure the height of his or her shadow. Have them write the two numbers as a ratio, with the student's height in inches separated from the length of the shadow in inches by a colon. Explain that the ratio can also be written as a fraction. Have students measure the shadow of a tree. Using the ratio they have already discovered, have them calculate the height of the tree.

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1. The Golden Rectangle

o Explain that a famous ratio or proportion in mathematics and art is the Golden Rectangle, also known as the Golden Mean, Divine Section, Golden Cut and Golden Proportion. The ratio of the rectangle's width to length is 1:1.6. The ancient Greeks believed that this proportion was most pleasing to the eye. Using the 1:1.6 proportion, have students cut a golden rectangle out of a standard size sheet of copy paper. Show a picture of the Pyramid of Giza. Point out that at 481 feet tall and 756 feet wide, it fits almost perfectly inside a Golden Rectangle.

Floor Plan of Classroom to Scale

o Explain to students that architects use ratios and proportions when they design buildings. Blueprints, or designs for buildings and houses, are drawn to scale, often with 1/4 inch equaling 1 foot. (Display blueprints if you have some.) Have students create a floor plan of your classroom in the scale of 1/4 inch equaling 1 foot. Provide 1/4-inch graph paper and tape measures. Students will first want to measure the dimensions of the room, then measure the objects in the room before transferring them to their floor plans.

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Middle School Ratio & Proportion ProjectsBy Stacy Zeiger, eHow Contributor

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Apply ratios and proportions to everyday life to help students learn.

Using ratios and proportions can be a difficult skill for students to learn. Having students complete projects that relate this skill to everyday activities and concepts can help them learn how to use this skill. Set up ratios and proportions for using recipes, interior design and art to give students an opportunity to practice their skills.

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Design a Room

Incorporate some elements of interior design into a ratios and proportions project by asking students to draw a picture of their room, making sure that items are drawn to scale. Have students measure their room at home and all of the objects in the room using feet as the standard unit of measurement. Help students convert all of the items into a scaled drawing of their room by showing them how to set up the ratios in inches. Explain that ratios are useful for showing large objects in smaller spaces.

Re-write a Recipe

Ask students to use their knowledge of ratios and proportions to adapt a recipe. Ask students to change a recipe that feeds four people into a recipe that will feed sixteen. Have students double a cookie recipe. To test their recipes, challenge students to make the new recipe or give it to a parent to make and share with the class.

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1. Model a City

o Have students research the actual height and width of local landmarks. Using a scale of fifty feet equals one inch, a ratio of 50/1, have students create a chart with the name of each landmark, actual landmark height or width and its measurement using the scale. Using blocks, cereal boxes and other creative building materials, have students build a model of their city.

Enlarge a Picture

o Apply the concepts of ratios and proportions to art class. Take a simple picture and place a grid of 1/2 inch squares on top of the grid either by drawing it on the picture or using a sheet of contact paper, laminating film or clear glass or

plastic. Enlarge the picture by drawing it on to a grid of one-inch squares. Students can complete a portfolio of pictures as a math and art project.

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Math Projects for Middle School StudentsBy Sarah Meem, eHow Contributor

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From probability to geometry, there are many ideas for middle school math projects.

Theoretical math is not easily accessible by young students, which is why middle school math projects are ideal for getting them to see math applied in real-world situations. It's important for teachers to tap into the students' interests to ensure math projects are successful. They can discuss topics with students or, even better, survey students' interests. For example, if 95 percent of the students build model cars as a hobby, perhaps the cafeteria survey project could turn into a car survey project.

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Geometry Map Project

Assign students the task of designing a map that includes several different kinds of lines, angles and triangles. The map can be of a town, their neighborhood or school, or even a made-up place. Instructors can feel free to be as specific or vague as to what the map includes, but is should contain parallel and perpendicular streets; one obtuse angle and one acute angle formed as the result of two streets intersecting; and buildings in the shape of quilateral triangle, a scalene triangle, and an isosceles triangle. Finally, the map must also include a compass rose. Then, students should include at least five directions from one to place to another on the map using the words parallel, perpendicular and intersect.

Real-World Probability

Give the students the following probability problem to solve and illustrate. In the real-world scenario, there are 350 parking spaces in the parking lot of the school. On a normal Tuesday, 150 people drive and park in random parking spots. The students must determine the number of different ways the cars can be parked in the lot. Determine the probability of two or more specific cars parking side by side on any day, for two and three consecutive days, and for no consecutive days. Illustrate the four probability days.

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1. Brain Teasers

o Have the students read "Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School." The book is full of middle school brain teasers and word problems. For example, students must solve cryptograms where numbers are replaced by letters in arithmetic equations and they must determine the numbers the letters represent. Either assign the students to go through the book and read the stories and complete the math teasers or assign the students to come up with their very own seemingly impossible math teasers.

Cafeteria Survey

o Ask students to come up with five different questions to ask 50 people in the school about what foods they'd like to see in the cafeteria. The questions should ideally suggest five different food suggestions, but the creative angle is up to the students. The students should then graph and chart the results of their survey.

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Math Projects on Building for Middle SchoolBy Henri Bauholz, eHow Contributor

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Wood frame construction projects can provide a variety of math exercises for middle grade students.

Relating math to practical situations can be a valuable learning device for middle grade students. Construction projects, especially those concerning wood frame houses, provide multiple opportunities for young math students to appreciate how numerical systems work. Students can also learn how to apply basic geometric principles to real-life circumstances,

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Stud Spacing

Explain how vertical walls are built with wooden studs that are placed either 16 or 24 inches apart. Then calculate the number of studs needed to cover a 20-foot length for each sized gap. This involves converting 20 feet to 240 inches. Now divide 240 by 16 and 24. Your results are 15 and 20, but you are not quite done with the math yet, for you have to have to add one stud to each total to allow for the beginning framing member. So the answers are 16 and 21.

Window Spacing

Design a wall with window openings. As an example, you might select a wall that has a width of 45 feet and height of 12 feet. Then install five windows that are 3 feet wide and 6 feet high. If you wish to place the windows halfway between the top and bottom of the wall, all you need do is to subtract the height of the wall by the height of the window and then divide by 2. In this case, the answer is 3 feet.

However, spacing is more problematic. For even spacing, you first multiply the number of windows time their width. This number will equal 15 feet. Now subtract 15 from the total width and you will have 30 feet of open space. This number gets divided

by six (don't forget the extra space at the end), and equals five feet. Now have the students draw a diagram to scale, where each inch equals eight feet.

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Paint coverage

Now your students can calculate the square footage of the same wall that will take paint. This is a simple calculation that involves calculating the square area of one window and then multiplying it by five. The answer should be 90 square feet. Now calculate the total area of the wall (540 feet) and subtract the smaller number from the larger. The answer should be 450 square feet.

Height of a Roof Peak

You can use the mathematical properties of an equilateral or right triangle to calculate the height of a roof. For example, say you are building a peaked roof on top of a building that is 20 feet wide. The longest available length of lumber for a roof rafter is also 20 feet. Because this building project is undertaken in an area with heavy snowfall, the architect wants to build the roof as steep as possible. The solution is achieved by constructing a drawing of an equilateral triangle, where each side is equal to 20 feet. In such a geometric form, the height of the triangle is calculated by using Pythagoras' theorem. The formula used is the square root of [S²-(S/2)²] = X, where S equals one side of the triangle (20 feet) or the square root of 400 - 100 and X is the height. The answer is 17.32. Incidentally, the pitch of such a roof will equal 45 degrees.

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Construction Middle School ActivitiesBy Danielle Hill, eHow Contributor

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Have your middle school students examine the strength of eggshells for construction.

Planning hands-on construction activities is an excellent means of engaging your middle school students and teaching them the practical applications of various lessons from their math and science classes. For kinesthetic learners, there's no substitute for an activity that they can complete using their hands. For visual learners, encourage them to create thorough building plans and blueprints. For students who learn well by writing a talk or teaching, let them give presentations afterward.

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Egg Strength

Have your students examine the strength and the durability of eggshells by using them in different structures. First, challenge students to build a small vessel that will hold an egg and protect it from cracking when dropped from the top of a ladder. Next, have students test the strength of an eggshell, depending on its orientation. For this project, students must carefully break and cut down eggshells to produce four intact half-shells. Setting the four shells in a small square, dome side up, the students must begin to place textbooks on top of the shells. After each additional book, they should check the shells for cracks.

An Energy-Efficient House

To teach students about heat transfer and energy efficiency, have them design a small model house, of set dimensions, and set a mug of boiling water inside. Over time, have the students measure the temperature of the water. Challenge the students to design a model house that keeps the water temperature as stable as possible. For an extra challenge, give them parameters, such as requiring that they install a certain number of

windows, doors or chimneys in the model house. Students can compare the relative insulation value of various materials and construction methods.

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Building Bridges

For a creative and open-ended construction activity, challenge your middle-school students to build model bridges. To encourage creativity in design, limit the students' options to using one material, such as balsa wood or cardboard. Require that the bridge span a specific distance. To test the bridges' strengths, apply small weights, such as stacks of coins, to the center of each bridge. As an additional challenge, instruct students to build the strongest and lightest bridge they can.

The Perfect Pendulum

Pendulums consist of long, narrow rods that swing thanks to the momentum of the heavy "bobs" on their ends. Challenge students to build the most "ideal" pendulum they can, which will continue swinging as long as possible, with minimal resistance from friction. Once students have brainstormed ideas for reducing friction, ask them to try to create a pendulum that swings at a particular rate, such as one swing per second. Working in groups, students should create multiple models, exploring variables such as length of the rod and weight of the bob.

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Construction Classroom ActivitiesBy Sally Nash, eHow Contributor

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Building blocks enable young children to explore simple construction techniques.

Construction activities in the classroom enable both young and older students to think creatively and solve practical problems. Students can practice the skills used by designers, planners and architects to build structures and models. In many activities, students build an item, such as a robot or vehicle, that moves and flashes. For kinaesthetic learners, construction projects are an opportunity to move around and engage interactively with the task.

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Problem Solving

Challenge students to build a solid construction using everyday materials. For instance, ask the students to build a tall tower that will not fall over when the desk is hit. Give groups building blocks and other materials such as plastic boxes. Another activity is to ask students to build a structure out of plastic straws and thread that should be strong enough to hold a book. For older students, ask them to build a bridge using toothpicks and glue. Other materials could include balsa wood and pasta.

Construction Kits

Use ready-made construction kits specially designed for educational purposes. These kits tend to focus on robots and vehicles. Lego, for example, has a robotics tool set and construction kits to build vehicles with moving parts for elementary-age children. Some of these kits require the teaching of simple electrical circuits. As the kits come

with instructions, children can practice building widely tested models before moving on to their own designs and structures.

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1. Real-World Construction

o Invite a local architect and builder into the classroom to work with the students on a "real-life" building project. For instance, AGC Education Foundation has a "Ready Set Build" project where students put together a lifesize prefabricated house. In teams, students take charge of individual construction aspects, such as framing and plumbing. A less ambitious project is to get students to put a doll house or an old, dismantled chair back together.

Events

o Tie construction activities in with special events, such as National Robotics Week, which is in April. The contest is designed to encourage students to design and construct a simple robot or a more complex part of a robot, such as a manipulator. Another approach is to tie a construction activity to a school project. For example, students could design and build a model of a "typical" Roman settlement after studying life in Rome.

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Construction Zone Classroom IdeasBy Matthew Huntington, eHow Contributor

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A classroom construction zone is a fun way to develop fine motor skills.

Most kids -- especially boys in preschool through first grade -- are fascinated by construction sites. The vehicles, tools, sounds and materials present a wealth of material for their own imaginations. Turning your classroom into a construction zone can be a great way to fine tune motor skills while teaching basic construction principles.

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Construction Zone Sensory Tubs

Fill several plastic tubs with various construction items, including wood blocks of various shapes and sizes, sand and pebbles. Add "blueprints" that you have made depicting simple projects that can be made with the materials, such as a block tower surrounded by sand and groups of pebbles, or a fence made of blocks surrounding a mountain of sand and pebbles. Invite children to work in groups to build the projects depicted in the blueprints.

Construction Craft

Weeks in advance of this activity, begin to gather small cardboard boxes, toilet paper and paper towel tubes, pipe cleaners and small pieces of Styrofoam. On the day of the activity, put all of these items in a tub in the center of the room. Give each child a pair of scissors and some glue. Invite them to construct a building out of materials in the tub. Work along with them to help them see the various possibilities.

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Construction Site Dramatic Play Area

In advance of the activity, invite children to bring toy dump trucks, front-end loaders, back hoes, pick-up trucks and other construction vehicles to class on "Construction Day." On the day of the activity, fill a small plastic kiddie pool with two bags of sand. Provide construction helmets, tool belts and other construction attire in kid sizes. Invite children to dress up and play with their tools and vehicles in the sand.

Construction Motor Skills Activities

Fill one plastic tub with several rubber mallets, pieces of Styrofoam in various sizes and several wooden golf tees. Invite students to practice their hammering skills using the items in the tub. Fill another tub with nuts and bolts of various sizes. Invite students to match nuts with the appropriate bolts and practice screwing them together and taking them apart. Finally, fill a third tub with small pieces of wood and various types of sandpaper. Invite students to practice their sanding skills.

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Bulletin Board IdeasBy Daniella Lauren, eHow Contributor

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Decorate elementary classrooms with eye-catching bulletin boards.

Teachers decorate classrooms with bulletin boards to enhance lessons and make their rooms more hospitable. Teachers frequently post one bulletin board with a seasonal theme and other boards dedicated to specific subjects. Create your own bulletin board visuals from construction paper or purchase ready-made visuals from craft stores or teacher-supply stores.

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Social Studies

Design an interactive bulletin board to help students memorize locations and names of important places on a map. Post a colored yet unlabeled map to the board, and secure the names of locations one at a time. As you post each name relate a brief story or simple way to remember the location. Test the students' knowledge by removing the names from the display and pointing to a location or by asking students to reattach the names to the board. Improve map skills by asking students to locate a country or river to the east or west of another landmark.

Science

Design a bulletin board depicting Isaac Newton discovering gravity; show a picture of a person sitting under an apple tree with an apple falling down. Post the definition of gravity, as well as list of simple experiments--such as dropping objects of varying weights--to demonstrate how gravity works.

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English

Design a bulletin board that lists the characteristics of different types of sentences. Decorate the board with pictures of a fire station and three firemen. Compare three types of sentences: declarative, interrogatory, and imperative. These could be, "Call the fire department." "Call the fire department?" and "Call the fire department!" Label each fireman with a type of sentence, and connect the fireman to the correct type of sentence with blue streamers or string to simulate water. Read the sentences so that the students can hear the inflection. Ask students to think of other sentences of these types.

Math

Help students better understand ordinal numbers by posting a bulletin board that looks like a baseball field. Move a cardboard player from home base to first, second, and then third base. A spectator in the bleachers could move from the first row to the second row and so forth. Laminate the visuals for sturdiness and allow the students to move them around the board.

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Bulletin Board Ideas for Preschool-Aged ChildrenBy Roz Zurko, eHow Contributor

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Transportation Bulletin Board

Preschool-aged kids absorb the information around them. When creating the bulletin board as a learning experience, you will not only be decorating the classroom, but educating the kids too. Along with the educational information you put on the board, keep in mind that using vibrant colors will grab their attention the best. You will be rewarded when their little faces light up with pride from learning something new from your creation.

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Interactive Word Board

Preschool-aged kids are just learning to recognize simple three and four letter words. A bulletin board that matches a word to a picture will help the children learn and understand these words.

Make it an interactive board by attaching the pictures to Velcro and have the children take turns practicing placing the correct picture near the word. A small piece of Velcro on the picture can be connected to it's partner piece which is stapled to the bulletin board.

When they can do the set of words with ease, change the board so it displays new words and pictures.

Transportation Bulletin Board

Planes, trains, automobiles and all other modes of transportation can be displayed on your bulletin board. Put up pictures of everything from hot air balloons to ocean liners.

The kids can learn why the different forms of transportation are used. Ask questions about what vehicle their mom or dad might take to work or on a business trip.

You can even place little pieces of appropriate luggage next to the pictures, such as a suitcase, briefcase or lunch box to help the kids understand what purpose each vehicle most often serves.

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Fun with Fruit and Vegetables

Most preschoolers are not as fond of fruit and vegetables as they are of candy and treats. It is never too young to learn that fruits and vegetables are good for you.

One way to do this is to incorporate pictures of some of their favorite fictional characters holding up fruits and vegetables like a show and tell. Hopefully, the children will learn that if it is good for their favorite character, then it must be good for them too.

After placing the pictures of the characters on the board, put Velcro in their hands and also use Velcro on cut outs of fruits and vegetables. The kids can take turns daily placing their favorite produce in the hands of their favorite characters.

The visual of seeing Sponge Bob, Dora and all of the characters the kids admire holding up their favorite piece of produce, will work wonders for at least getting the kids to give natures snacks another try.

Raining Numbers

If you would like the preschool kids to help make the decorations for the bulletin board, you can have them create their own umbrellas. Give the kids a cut-out of an umbrella shape and have them color it in. Hang these on the board along with rain drops with numbers on them coming from the clouds. This is one way for the kids to recognize what each number looks like.

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Bulletin Board Ideas for Schools

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Bulletin Board Ideas for Schools

Kids walk by bulletin boards in school every day, sometimes not even noticing them. Grab their attention by displaying a board filled with information. It’s a good opportunity for the school administration to get a positive message out, while entertaining students. Bulletin boards are also an excellent way to honor student achievement.

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1. Anti-bullying

o The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) suggests that one way to combat bullying is by changing the school’s climate and to make bullying “uncool.” One way to do that is to devote a bulletin board with anti-bullying messages. Teachers can combine an anti-bullying campaign by having students make posters in art class to display on the board. Ideas can include bully-free zone signs, friends of different sizes playing games and a picture to illustrate a school rule against bullying.

Extracurricular Activities

o Post the names, pictures and achievements of students participating in extracurricular activities, as well as information on how to join an organization. This helps recognize students who work hard and it improves school spirit. Don’t just focus on sports teams--include every team and club

from the debate team to the science club. The bulletin board might encourage more students to participate. Besides having a good time, there are benefits. For example, students who don’t do extracurricular activities are 37 percent more likely to become teen parents, and 49 percent are more likely to use drugs than kids who do up to four hours a week in activities, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

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College Choices

o High school seniors begin selecting their college choices in the fall semester, and it continues throughout the year. Have a bulletin board listing each student’s college choice next to his name in the college’s school colors. Add a star, for example, as the choices are confirmed. Nearly everyone in school is interested in the choices, so the board will get noticed. Plus, it’s something the students who worked hard to get into college can be proud of.

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Bulletin Board Ideas for "March Is Reading Month"By Elise Wile, eHow Contributor

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Cover a bulletin board in newspaper for an interesting and educational effect.

For "March Is Reading Month," bulletin boards can be decorated in a variety of ways that go beyond hanging up dust jackets from award-winning books. Grab students' attention by creating a bulletin board that appeals to their interests and is interactive---this will ensure that your bulletin board doesn't blend into the background. Consider keeping your bulletin board up---the director of the Public Libraries of Saginaw points out that every day and every month should be considered reading month.

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Dewey Decimal Board

March Is Reading Month is an excellent opportunity to teach students about the library. Create a bulletin board designed to show students how to find the material that they want to read. Survey students to find out their favorite hobbies and interests. Put a colorful background on the bulletin board and attach words that correspond to student interests such as "Art," "Dogs," "Poetry," and "Fashion." Put a card with the Dewey Decimal number that matches the subject next to the word. Find a picture that goes with each subject and artfully arrange it to go with the category and its number.

Newspaper Board

Many students don't realize how relevant a newspaper can be to their lives. Newspapers have movie listings, community events, comic and stories about weird things that people do. Use a newspaper-themed bulletin board to help students realize that reading involves more than books. Cover an entire bulletin board with newspaper (make the most interesting parts prominent), and add a springtime border. Add flowers and the slogan "March Is Reading Month" in big colorful letters. Ask students to identify elements of the newspaper that they see on the board.

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Caught You Reading Board

Take advantage of students' inevitable spring fever and involve them in the process of creating a unique reading month bulletin board. Invite each student to take a turn with a digital camera and snap shots of classmates reading. If the students are under eight years old, the teacher or librarian should take the pictures instead. Print the photos out and arrange them on the bulletin board under the "March Is Reading Month" heading. Include every student in the class in the display.

Bookshelf Board

A bookshelf bulletin board consists of a display of children's favorite books---spines only. "March Is Reading Month" is a great time to use this idea. The teacher gives each child a large strip of bulletin board paper, approximately two feet long and six inches long. Vary the height and width of the papers, and distribute various colors. The idea is for the bulletin board to look like a real bookshelf. Show children how book spines are printed, with the title and author both included. Children can write the titles and authors of their favorite books on the "spines," which can then be attached to the bulletin board.

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Bulletin Board Ideas by the MonthBy Leigh Anthony, eHow Contributor

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Decorate a Bulletin Board

Decorating a monthly bulletin board in a classroom or place of business can be a way to add some fun and colorful décor to a room. Changing the theme and design of the bulletin board monthly will maintain interest by those who view it. Bulletin boards can be simple or elaborate though a simple design is recommended if the board is going to be changed monthly.

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January

Cover the background of the bulletin board in black paper and add a colorful border in red. Cut out letters that spell "Our New Year Goals" with the stated year. Instruct everyone to complete a sheet with their three top goals for the new year and attach it to the board. These lists can be pinned randomly or in a specified order, such as alphabetically.

February

Love is in the air in February. Replace the background of the bulletin board with a light pink paper. Cover the board with hearts of different shapes and sizes. The hearts can have names inscribed on them or short quotes about love.

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March

The luck of the Irish should be with you in March. Make the bulletin board a sea of green with shamrocks, leprechauns and pots of gold.

April

Put together a bulletin board of bright, spring colors. Attach a grass border of green paper at the bottom of the board and include flowers of different colors sprouting from the grass.

May

May is the time to honor mothers. Ask employees (if it is a business bulletin board) or students (if it is a classroom board) to bring in pictures of their mothers. Decorate the board with these pictures identifying each mother.

June

As Father's Day approaches, it is a time to recognize fathers for all they have done. Build on the previous month's theme and include pictures of fathers, as well as short quotes about fatherhood.

July

Celebrate the nation's independence with a board of red, white and blue. Include a red background, blue border and white stars on the bulletin board. Have everyone post their favorite 4th of July activity or recipe.

August

It is time to prepare for back to school. Cover the bulletin board in bright yellow paper with the saying "Back to School" in black letters. Include tips on easing into the school year and being successful.

September

Football season is here. Cover the bulletin board in green paper and draw out the yard lines of the football field with a white marker pen. Have employees vote on their favorite teams with the winner's emblem being shown on the 50 yard line.

October

This spooky time of year makes decorating easy. With a black background, stretch pieces of cotton across the board to create a spider web effect. Attach pumpkins, black cats and witches to make a great Halloween scene.

November

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with families. Using fall colors, decorate the board. Attach leaves to the board where each person has written what they are most thankful for at this time.

December

Incorporate all of the celebrations of the season with a multi-religious board for the month of December. Divide the board into sections and invite practitioners of each celebration to decorate their section of the board and share their traditions.

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How to Make a Bulletin Board for the OfficeBy Isaiah David, eHow Contributor

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If you want everyone in your office to see a particular announcement, a bulletin board is the best way to display it. Whether you want to make people aware of a new office policy, advertise a weekend office retreat or give your employees a public forum to express their interests and concerns, an office bulletin board is the best approach.

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Instructions

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Decide on how big you want your bulletin board to be. You might want to measure the available space with a tape measure to make sure you don't build too big a board.

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Lay cork panels on top of a thin wooden board so that they make a rectangle of the correct dimensions. You may have to trim off the edges of the cork board, too. If the cork panels are slightly too big, use a craft knife to trim off any extra cork.

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Use a pencil to trace the shape of the bulletin board onto the wooden board. Remove the cork panels, and saw the wooden board into that shape.

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Place the cork panels onto the board and arrange them so they are lined up perfectly. One at a time, remove the panels, spread glue on them, and glue them down on the board.

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Attach the bulletin board to the wall. A good way to do this is to stick double-sided mounting tape (see Resources) around the perimeter of the wooden board, then placing it on the wall. Mounting tape can damage paint in some cases, but it will not leave holes in the wall as nails can do.

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Ideas for Bulletin BoardsBy Rhiana Quick, eHow Contributor

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A bulletin board is a blank canvas you can decorate to interest and engage your students.

A bulletin board is a creative and useful design element that can be added to a classroom and tailored to fit the age group and interests of the students. Choose a theme based on a lesson or a subject matter being discussed or a topic to spur on conversation. Change your bulletin board often to keep your students engaged and stimulated.

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Thematic Lesson

Coordinate your classroom bulletin board to complement a specific topic that is being covered in your class. If you are reading a book, design a bulletin board with facts about the author, background information about the story, and recommendations for other books by the author or similar books that students can read. Coordinate the colors and borders with the theme of the lesson and incorporate textile items like feathers and fabric to make the board more interesting.

Classroom Rules

Design this board as an introduction to the classroom rules at the start of a new school year, or as a constant reminder of what is expected of the students. Add a section with students' names and space for the students to display positive points earned for good behavior. Consider establishing a system wherein the students are rewarded for accumulating points.

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Interactive Board

Post a daily question, puzzle or picture to engage students on a daily basis. Have a board based on famous quotes or authors and leave space for students to express their own ideas and quotations. Keep your background and border the same and add in simple elements to make the changes so it is not much work. Enlist the students to help choose which items to post.

Board of the Month

Change this board to reflect each month as it comes. Decorate with art and pictures that are commonly associated with the month, such as fireworks for July or turkeys for November. Include interesting facts about important historical events that happened in each month. Incorporate a section that mentions any student who will be celebrating a birthday during that month.

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Bulletin Boards Decorating IdeasBy Daniella Lauren, eHow Contributor

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Consider making your own bulletin board visuals with pastel chalks.

Teachers use bulletin boards to decorate the classroom and enhance student learning. By referring to information on the bulletin boards, teachers allow students to see information in a graphic way, which can help the concept to be better understood.

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Calendars

Create a large bulletin board that features a calendar. The amount of detail included on the calendar will depend upon the age group of students. Younger students may just need basic information such as the name of the month, days of the week and the date. Older students may need additional information such as national or school holidays, upcoming local or school events, and birthdays.

Decorate the calendar bulletin board appropriately based upon the month and time of year. For example, the months of December through February would have colder themed visuals of snow, April through June would include spring flowers, July through September would include warm weather activities, and October and November would include harvest-type themes.

Good Work

Praise students for a job well-done by posting examples of good work on the board. Select from regular class work, homework, or art papers that demonstrate comprehension and mastery of a skill.

Encourage students by including papers of students who have demonstrated marked improvement. This shows that perfection is not expected, but hard work is appreciated.

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Teaching Board

Help students better understand the concept of prepositions by creating a bulletin board that shows how prepositions work. Decorate the bulletin board with a scene of a tree, a house and a car; include some characters such as a person and a butterfly, which can easily move around on the board. Post a copy of the preposition word list in a corner of the bulletin board.

Demonstrate how prepositions describe a relationship between other words in the sentence by moving the characters around the board, and pointing out the prepositional word or phrase that describes the character's action. Show how the boy can walk across the yard, stand next to the tree or hop over the flowers. Show how a butterfly would fly over the tree, through the clouds or around the car.

Suggested Reading List

Encourage students to read books by creating a board with a list of suggested reading titles.

Decorate the board so that it looks like a scene from a living room. Include a bookcase, comfy looking chair and perhaps a fireplace. On the bookcase, list suggested book titles on the binding of the books. Consult with the school librarian for a list of books available in the school library.

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How to Decorate Bulletin BoardsBy Lauren Romano, eHow Contributor

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Whether you're a teacher or you have a bulletin board in your home, you may be interested in how you can decorate it for holidays, seasons or on a daily basis. A bulletin board makes for interesting décor and can be a way to teach. It takes a little effort and may cost some money, but the results can be worth it.

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Put up blank staffs if you're a music teacher. Give each class a specific song and ask them to put up the corresponding musical notes. You can teach the students how to know the notes by sound, and the finished product can serve as decoration for your classroom.

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Create paper potted flowers on the bulletin board in a classroom for spring. Cut out the pots from brown construction paper, the stems and leaves from green paper and flowers from basic white paper. Put the pots on the bulletin board and have one stem coming out of each one. Let each child color his own flower, take a picture of each child, then put each child's picture at the center of his respective flowers. Attach the leaves to the stems and one flower at the

top of each stem. You can also have each child write her name up the length of the stem.

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Create a bulletin board of the month at home where each child displays her accomplishments or pictures for that month. For example, if your child got an A+ on a hard test or took a picture wearing her Halloween costume, you can put it up on the bulletin board for that month. It can change every month and can even help with clutter because it can limit how many papers are out at a given time.

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Have each child draw, color and cut out pictures of summer symbols for the upcoming summer months to put on the bulletin board in the classroom. For example, if there are 25 children in a class, each child can draw and color one item such as a beach ball, a bright sun or waves. It can be a tribute to summer and be a project that the kids can do for the end of the school year.

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Have each child create his own Christmas ornaments around Christmastime to put up on the bulletin board in school. Buy inexpensive, bulk amounts of ornaments. Have each child decorate it to his style by using glitter, fabric or other items. Tack each ornament up to the classroom bulletin board and the day Christmas vacation starts, give it to him to take home to hang on the tree. If the child doesn't celebrate Christmas, he can decorate an ornament according to his own holiday.

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Bulletin Board Decorations and StylesBy Christie Gross, eHow Contributor

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Fill your classroom bullentin board with decorations to inspire students.

Bulletin boards provide a way to decorate a classroom with color and themes to get students excited about learning. They also offer a way to communicate upcoming events or assignments and reinforce lessons learned in the classroom. A number of different decorations and styles of bulletin boards exist. Does this Spark an idea?

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Start of the School Year

Since the school year frequently begins as the autumn season approaches, teachers often incorporate an autumn theme into their bulletin board displays. For example, a fifth-grade teacher could cover her bulletin board with autumn-colored leaves and pumpkins with her student's names and title it, "Falling Into the Fifth Grade." This type of idea enables teachers to keep the existing board decorations up longer, saving the time and trouble of changing the design a few weeks into the school year.

Student Artwork

Another option for a bulletin board is using it to display students' artwork. Teachers find that students enjoy seeing their work displayed in the classroom. To tie it all together, all that is required of the teacher is to think of a creative title for the board. As students produce new artwork, the teacher can easily change out the display so the bulletin board looks fresh and new.

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Inspirational Decoration

Bulletin boards can offer a source of inspiration to students. For example, create a pond background with flowers and lily pads. Cut out frogs so there is one for each student in the class and write each student's name on it. Place the frogs in and around the pond. Include a title like "Leap Into Learning" at the top. According to Bulletin Board Ideas, a teacher used her bulletin board to convey an important message, "Do Not Get Wrapped Up In Drugs" with a mummy on the front. This bulletin board theme works well in elementary school classrooms with younger students as well as middle school classrooms with older students.

Holiday Themes

Holiday-themed bulletin boards provide teachers an opportunity to decorate their classrooms for the upcoming holiday. Holiday themes also offer a way to incorporate the students' creativity into the classroom décor. For instance, have students cut out shamrocks for the bulletin board in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Reposition the shamrocks daily and choose a student to count the shamrocks and place the correct number underneath the grouping to reinforce counting skills. For Valentine's Day, have each student cut out a heart and decorate it as her own personal valentine to display on the board. Another idea is to cut out a large ship to depict the Mayflower for Thanksgiving. Print out details of the ship, such as the date it landed on Plymouth Rock and the location where the ship landed, and place it on the board for students to read.

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