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#    Depending on how you will be using the pattern, you may chóose to laminate it. This will add durability to pieces for bulletin boards and other classroom displays. Lamination also creates a write-on/wipe-off surface for flexible classroom materials. For instance, you might create a classroom sign for a “Message of the Day.” Simply use a water-based marker to label the sign, and you can use it over and over again.

*    Another option for adding durability is gluing the patterns to card stock or tagboard. This works well for creating gamę boards and manipulatives.

# To add color to the designs ąuickly and easily, consider copying them onto colored paper. Of course, you and your students can color in the patterns with markers, crayons, and paints. But if you’re pressed for time or want to keep a clean surface on the paper for writing, this is an excellent solution.

In addition to the activities and ideas suggested in this book, you may also come up with your own ways to use the patterns. Invite your students to look through the patterns and come up with suggestions as well. The possibilities are virtually limitless—so be creative and get students excited about leaming with clip art!

Ten Oreat Wajs to Use Clip Art in Your Classroom

Bulletin Board Displays

Biggie Patterns are perfect for creating dynamie bulletin board displays. Bulletin boards are much morę than a way to brighten a classroom wali—they can serve as a focal point for class discussions, a springboard for theme studies, and a classroom management tool. You can use the patterns in this book to create a variety of displays, from a weather chart (see pages 13-17) to an insect study board (see pages 26-29) to a transportation graph (see pages 41-46).

pictures and irnite them to choose the job they would most like to do. Have children cut out the helper they chose and decorate it with crayons, markers, or collage materials such as yarn for hair. Have students label the helper with their name. When they have finished, use pushpins to place all the helpers on the board and invite students to share why they chose the job they did. You can use your display as an attendance board by having children turn all the helpers over (so that the blank side is facing out) when they leave for the day. As children arrive each morning, invite them to

Interactive Bulletin Boards

Interacttve displays are a great way to enrich a theme. If you’re studying community helpers, tiy creating an attendance board to match your theme. Choose an eye-level bulletin board for your display, making surę it is Iow enough for students to reach. This way, they can move the pieces and use the board interactively. Make several copies of the community helper patterns on pages 36-40. Show students the