Back To School Bulletin Board-Sweet to the Core

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School is starting up soon and that means Back to School Bulletin Boards. After teaching so many years, teachers will start to have their “GO TO” bulletin boards for the first of the year. So that got us thinking. What were we going to do this year for our new little second and first graders coming back to school? Something new or something we have done before???? Then I thought of it….. my “GO TO” bulletin board. SWEET TO THE CORE. This bulletin board is very versatile and if one really wanted to this could stay up all year or for most of the year anyway.

This is one of my favorite boards to do for the beginning of the school year. Thought I would share this board with all the passionate and wonderful educators that love decorating their bulletin boards QUICK & EASY………..jjljljllkj

1. I drew 2 big apple leaves on half a sheet of green poster board. My wonderful helper then added glue and then the green glitter to make the leaves sparkle. We did all our work on top of a torn trash bag for easy clean up.

2. I then cut out the stem for the apple with brown poster board. You could just use a brown piece of construction paper. Use what you already have to save $$

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3. To make the red apple, I used red tissue paper. I bought my red tissue paper after Christmas on sale. I like to buy the red and green tissue paper mixed, that way I can save the green for other projects. You will need about 50 sheets of tissue paper give or take. Cut the tissue paper in half.

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4. After all tissue paper is cut, you are now ready to start on your board. I like to use black bulletin board paper for this board, but you can use any color you prefer of have on hand. I use the school’s paper that is provided for us, but you can also buy bulletin board paper at your local school supply store. I like to get the fadeless paper for my board outside my door so it will hold it’s color for as long as I need it to.

5. Now, pick up one piece of red tissue paper and fold it together like a book. I then take and scrunch the bottom together to get it ready to staple to the board.

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6. I first make a single row of about 4 to 5 pieces.

7. Then I start moving up the board a row at a time. Making each row a little wider than the one underneath until about half way up the board.Halfway up, I like to outline the top part of the apple with one single tissue row going around to make the outline. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

8. Finish filling in your apple with the red tissue paper. Staple your leaves and stem to the top of the apple.

9. Now you’re ready for your border and lettering.

10. Once your board is ready, it is time to write the name of your students on the board. I used a white crayon for this. Here are the letters if you do not have access to a die cut machine for the board.

Now, your class can be “Sweet to the Core”.