May 22, 2019
My First English Board
In my junior high school that I currently teach at, I have been blessed with an English room for my 1st graders. This means that instead of a board, I have a full wall to decorate. I have been slowly putting it together, so I thought I would share my result.
There are three ALTs at my school, so we decided to make a space with each of our names with fun random facts about us underneath. I chose to share some random things that were not in my self-introduction that still uses grammar that they are currently learning. My colleagues have not finished yet, but I have finished my section. I put a new one up every day. The students went back every day to see what was new! That means they are actually interested in it, which could not make me happier!
While this was fun, I cannot wait to make some more creative designs with different topics.
Do you have an English board? What is your favorite way to decorate it?
Teacher, Traveler, Dancer -
Currently living in Gifu -
I love Japan, dance, cats, food, and fashion!
2 Comments
KamaT
on May 23
When I was an ALT the vice principal asked me to make an English-language version of the lunch menu. I made a template and would just fill in the blanks to keep it updated. It was easy to do and was a guaranteed "wall space filler." I also used make word searches and print off a bunch of copies and put them in a clear file that I pinned to the wall. Bit of a risk if the students aren't that interested but if you have some keen students, they might try it out.
ReishiiTravels
on May 23
Thank you for the ideas!! :)