Interactive from the start: A student-made display

The Brown Bag bulletin board engages students immediately because they're in charge. Tack a brown paper grocery bag to the bulletin board. In the bag, place assorted "raw materials" related to a specific topic. Raw materials may include pictures; excerpts of texts from the Chumash or Siddur; maps; posters; information copied from textbooks; information downloaded from a Judaic website; or any materials that promote understanding of the topic. Assign a group of 3 or 4 students the task of transforming the materials in the bag into an interesting display that will teach about their topic.
Have construction paper, scissors, glue sticks, markers, and thumb tacks available for students to use.

As an extra challenge, don't tell the students what the topic is. Let them decide the topic based on the contents of their bag. Be sure to give the group a chance to explain their display to the class.

Groups of students may be assigned different bags and topics over time, until all students have had a turn.

Very important - students should add a "created by_____________" card with their names to their completed display.

Remember - Put Up and Point Out - incorporate student made and teacher made displays into your lesson plans.

Coming up...cumulative displays - a real teacher's aide!

Shabbat Shalom.