First Interactive Bulletin Board of the Year

I am horrible at changing out my bulletin board (I think my first year at this school I kept the same one up all year).  However, I do believe in trying to make bulletin boards that have a component that encourages students to think, create, or otherwise add to the display.

The first bulletin board of the year lists some of the top Hispanic cities in the United States.  The interactive component is to ask students to sign their names by the cities they have visited.  I always put my name in a few to get it started and then over the first week or so, I nudge students towards the board if we have extra time in class such as after announcements at the end of the day.

This year's display is not the most evenly arranged but I had it ready to go before the end of the first week which considering my busy weekend right before school, I am happy with it :)

I also like to include information about Hispanics in Ohio to make it a little more relevant to their lives.  This year I found a map that shaded in counties according to population.

The whole bulletin board

Close up to see directions and student signatures