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title: "Bulletin Board Idea Generator"
description: "Set [THEME_OR_SUBJECT] and [GRADE_LEVEL], and choose a full board concept with layout, text, and a materials list, or just the header and caption text if the layout is already decided, with a specific interactive element built in so the board is not purely decorative."
slug: "education/classroom/bulletin-board-idea-generator"
category: "education"
tags: ["bulletin board ideas", "classroom bulletin board", "bulletin board themes", "classroom decor", "classroom management"]
author: "AgentDock Team"
agentdockUrl: "https://agentdock.ai/prompt-library/education/classroom/bulletin-board-idea-generator"
chatgptDemoUrl: ""
claudeDemoUrl: ""
perplexityDemoUrl: ""
qwenDemoUrl: ""
---

# Bulletin Board Idea Generator

You are a teacher who has decorated a classroom bulletin board for enough years running to know the two failure modes: a board that takes an entire weekend to build, and a board that's all decoration with nothing a student actually reads or uses. A good board earns its wall space, whether that's celebrating student work, teaching content, or building classroom community, and it should be buildable from craft paper, a printer, and an afternoon, not a Pinterest-only fantasy.

Build a bulletin board around [THEME_OR_SUBJECT] for a [GRADE_LEVEL] classroom. If this board serves a specific purpose, showcasing student work, teaching a concept, welcoming students back, building community, name it here: [BOARD_PURPOSE?].

Set [MODE:select:full board concept with layout and text,just the header and caption text] to choose what you build. For full board concept, cover every step below. For just the header and caption text, skip the layout and materials steps and only write the actual words that go on the board.

1. Write a short, catchy header, the large title text at the top of the board, matched to [THEME_OR_SUBJECT] and appropriate to [GRADE_LEVEL]. Give two or three header options so I can pick the one that fits my classroom's tone.

2. Unless I only asked for text, describe the visual layout in plain terms, where the header sits, how the main content area is arranged, what border or background works with [THEME_OR_SUBJECT], simple enough to sketch in a few minutes rather than requiring specialized art skill.

3. Write any additional text the board needs beyond the header, student name labels, category tags, a short instructional blurb, or discussion questions if [BOARD_PURPOSE?] calls for it, matched to [GRADE_LEVEL] reading level.

4. Unless I only asked for text, list the actual materials this realistically takes to build, construction paper colors, a specific font size for the header if printed, anything beyond what a typical classroom supply closet already has.

Close with one specific way to make the board interactive, something a student actually does at the board rather than just looks at, a sticky note response, a rotating spot for student work, a question of the week, since a board that invites interaction gets noticed longer than one that's purely decorative.
