40 Interactive Bulletin Boards To Engage Your Students

1. Work out some stress

What a cool idea! You can switch out the activities, coloring pages, and fidget toys throughout the school year.

2. Punch out your goals

Use rubber bands to cover the tops of cups with tissue paper and attach them to your board. When students achieve a goal, they get to punch through the paper to find a treat or reward inside!

3. Scan QR codes

Teach your students about insects with an interactive bulletin board where students can build insects on magnetic boards and then scan QR codes to learn more.

4. Code and learn

Give kids practice learning the basics of coding with this idea. It’s easy to create and you can set new challenges whenever you like.

5. Ask “Would You Rather” questions

Oh, your students will love this one! Post new questions regularly to spark hilarious classroom conversation.

6. Crack the code

Send a hidden message that requires students to solve equations to crack the code. This is another one that’s easy to change out regularly.

7. Discover inspiring figures in history

Use this idea to learn about scientists, authors, world leaders, and more. Kids research the person and write a fascinating fact on a sticky note to add details to the board. Everybody learns something new!

8. A-maze your students

Students will get a kick out of racing each other to the finish line with this easy idea. Laminate the mazes and provide dry-erase markers for kids to use.

9. Tell your story

Use this board at the beginning of the year for students to introduce themselves, or try it as the year draws to a close for students to reflect on what they’ve learned and experienced.

10. Habitat match

Post pictures of various animal habitats, along with cards showing animals that live in the different ecosystems. Kids can attach the correct animals to the habitats with Velcro.

11. Encourage students to brag a little

Create a simple, colorful grid that students can use to display their best work for all to see. Add their names if you like, or leave it blank, but encourage every student to display something regularly.

12. Map it out

Start with a blank map of the United States (or any other country or continent). Then, ask students to fill in information, add pictures, and otherwise bring your map to life!

13. 1–100 Math Challenge

Kids really get into this one. Give them a set of numbers, and ask them to come up with equations that provide an answer for every number from 1 to 100. Write their names and the equations in the slot for each number. What a fun competition!

14. Pit music against poetry

Poetry can be a hard sell for some kids. Help them relate to it by challenging them to determine if quotes are by a famous poet or a famous pop artist. They’ll be surprised by the answers!

15. Create a coloring corner

Interactive bulletin boards don’t have to take a lot of time or effort. Just pin up a giant coloring poster and have students use their crayons or markers to color. Coloring is a well-known anti-stress activity, plus it can actually help focus the mind on the subject at hand.

16. Guess the book cover

What a fun way to help kids find new books and rediscover old favorites! Post small snippets of popular book covers with the titles on the back. Students can flip the cards to see if they recognize the images, which may just grab their interest for their next read.

17. Challenge them with sudoku

Need something for kids to do when they finish a little early? Sudoku interactive bulletin boards might be the answer!

18. Compare and contrast

Did someone say giant Venn diagram? I’m in! Post any two items you want students to compare and contrast, and have them write their answers on sticky notes to fill in the diagram.

19. Learn by feel

This is one of those truly interactive bulletin board ideas. Students feel the board to learn how to read Braille letters with their fingertips, then get some practice reading the flip cards.

20. Bring on the Boggle math

Game-based learning has so many benefits. This Boggle math board is based on the classic letter game with a numbers twist. Learn how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Boggle Math Bulletin Board

21. Learn idioms

Idioms can be tricky, whether you’re an English language learner or just a child still mastering the language. Post an idiom each week, and provide a space for students to place their guesses. Check out our big list of idioms to get started!

22. Identify the main idea

Once you set up this board, you can use it over and over again to identify the main ideas of any reading, plus supporting statements from the text.

23. Build a giant word search

Word searches are an engaging way to practice spelling and vocabulary. You can change up this board to match new subjects throughout the year.

24. Play “I Spy”

Grab your hot-glue gun and get to work! This board provides the perfect opportunity to play a quick game of I Spy when you have a few spare minutes at the end of class.

25. Be thankful

This is an easy idea for a fall bulletin board. On the back of each card, have a student write what they’re thankful for. Each day, turn one over and share. (Find more fall bulletin board ideas here.)

26. Take what you need

You’ll find examples of interactive bulletin boards like this one all over Pinterest. The concept is basic: Post notes with encouraging and kind words on a board for students to grab when they need to be lifted up. Provide paper for them to add their own kind words for others too.

27. Ask a question of the week

This is one of those interactive bulletin board ideas you can use with any subject, any age, any topic. It’s a low-key way to get kids involved, since they don’t need to put their names on their answers … they can just drop a token in the cup they think is right.

28. Match mittens

Help little ones learn letters, numbers, sight words, and more with a cute and fun interactive matching board. This is one of those interactive bulletin board ideas you could use for letters, shapes, and more as well.

29. Give reading recommendations

The teacher who created this board says, “Students use sticky notes to write the title, author, and genre of the book they’re reading. They use dry-erase markers each day to update the page they’re on and their rating (out of 5 stars). This will let me see how much kids are reading and give students a place to refer to when looking for new book recommendations.”

30. Fill a bucket

When you “catch” students being kind, give them a “warm fuzzy” pom-pom to put in their bucket. Periodically empty the individual buckets into a class bucket to work toward a reward. (Learn more about the bucket-filler concept here.)

31. Spark joy

Such a simple concept: Spell out a word in large letters and have students fill it with their thoughts on that word. You can easily change this out to fit various seasons or subjects.

32. Compose pushpin poetry

It’s like magnetic poetry, just using a bulletin board instead! Cut out words and provide a container of pins. Students do the rest.

33. Play peekaboo!

Post a pic of a student under a flap with their name on it to help students learn their classmates’ names and faces. This is geared toward younger kids but could be tweaked for older students too.

34. Fill a timeline

This board starts out simple, but you’ll add to it as kids learn. It works for any timeline you might be studying, so it’s easy to customize for your own class or unit.

35. Connect 4

There are lots of ways to put an educational twist on Connect 4, and making it into a bulletin board is even more fun!

36. Pop countdown balloons

Kids go wild for the chance to pop balloons! Use this as a countdown to winter break or the end of the year. Tip: Put one student’s name inside each balloon. As each student’s name bursts out of the popped balloon, take that day to celebrate them and their achievements!

37. Feature famous first lines

Students love boards where they can test their knowledge. This one features the first lines of famous books. Kids can flip open the cards to see if they know the answer. Or, if they’re intrigued by the opening, they can find a new book to read!

38. Give someone a shout-out

Kids grab a shout-out card, write a shout-out to someone, and post it on the board to make someone feel special. We love interactive bulletin board ideas that spread kindness and confidence!

39. Go shopping

What a fun way to practice money and budgeting skills! Fill a board with various items and prices, then challenge students to “go shopping” within various budgets. This is a fantastic activity you can return to again and again.

40. You Try, I Try

This is so clever, and it’s a brilliant way to allow even timid students to ask for help when they need it. On one side, students write a word they need help spelling, giving it their best possible try. Then, the teacher can come by and write the correct spellings as time allows.