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At the end of last year, I said I was going to take it easy on the beginning-of-year mayhem and NOT touch my bulletin boards for Spanish class. I was going to leave them as they were this year. Did that happen? Nope! I was bitten with the Spanish teacher bulletin board ideas bug again. I decided to modify a Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board after seeing an “I See Spanish” idea on Pinterest.

Spanish teacher bulletin board ideas with authentic realia displayed

Spanish Teacher Bulletin Board Ideas with Authentic Realia

On this Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board, the kids have brought in authentic items from daily life. These items all had Spanish on them. Seemed like a great idea to me and something fun to discuss at our open house when the parents visited the room. I decided to offer five bonus points per nine-weeks. Five bonus points for one item. The catch is that they cannot bring in anything which is already on the board. For instance, once the back of the Hamburger Helper box (in Spanish) is up on the board, no one else can bring in a Hamburger Helper box. This was actually the first item brought to me by a student this year – the morning after open house. After the first nine-weeks, I will clear everything off and we will start over. My hope is that students will start being more alert to the Spanish that is everywhere around them in their own community.
 
 I sectioned off a portion of my long bulletin board and made a special “Yo Vi Español bulletin board.  The words mean “I Saw Spanish.” I prefer this version of the past tense to the one that inspired me on Pinterest since the kids have already seen the Spanish by the time they bring it to me. Plus, the one I saw was written in English, and I prefer to have mine in Spanish.At open house, I posted a black-and-white printed photo of a picture I had taken at Walmart the previous weekend. The picture is of a wet floor sign with has the simple words “piso mojado” (wet floor) on the bottom. I wanted the students and parents to have an example of “authentic” items with Spanish. Of all the Spanish teacher bulletin board ideas over the years, this one has been my favorite!
 
Here is how the Spanish class bulletin board looked after 1 1/2 weeks!
 
 
a Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board for a Spanish classroom bulletin board with authentic Spanish realia
 
 
 
Also from Pinterest, I saw that one poster had posted a blog of language tips for a “good language learner” from A Charla Life Blog. I thought it was a wonderful idea. Not sure why it had never occurred to me. I go over these tips with my kids constantly but never thought to put them into a visual. I put them into a slightly smaller section of the same bulletin board as above. Here is my new board:
 
Spanish teacher bulletin board ideas for a Spanish classroom with Panama molas and clock above
 
The bottom part of the Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board has a smattering of “useful phrases.” I admit the board is a little more cluttered than I care for but I have noticed the kids actually checking it out much more than before.
 
My ESL/Cultures class board was spruced up a bit this year, too. I was thrilled when my coworker friend brought me some movie promotions from her trip to Tokyo this summer.
 

More Spanish Teacher Bulletin Board Ideas and ESL Teacher Bulletin Boards

ESL Bulletin Board Idea with authentic realia from around the world
 
 
Until now, I never thought to make up small signs of “Desayuno” and “Almuerzo” for my breakfast and lunch menus on the inside of my door.
 

Other Displays for the Spanish Classroom

Menus on class door with foreign language words for breakfast and lunch
 
 
One thing that drives me nuts with middle-schoolers is the constant epidemic of nameless papers. Drives. Me. Nuts. No matter how many procedures I put into place for remembering to put names on papers, it never fails that there will still be papers turned in with no names. This year, I have implemented a new procedure. I will let you know later if I think it works. I saw a similar set up for orphan papers on Pinterest but it was in English. I decided to go ahead and make one, even though I have high hopes for our new procedure. I figure that with makeup work and such, there is still the chance for nameless papers.
 
a no name papers display on a classroom wall
 
And finally, I took further inspiration from Pinterest for writing the daily objectives on the board. I really like this idea of putting the objective in kid-friendly wording. I made space on my board for all three subjects: ESL, Spanish, and Cultures. However, I forgot to take a picture of my Spanish area. I am going to laminate my colored strips.
 
an ESL objective written on the dry erase area
a world cultures objective written on a dry erase
 
 
Here are some shots of the whole classroom. I think I am finally finished with everything I want to change as far as visuals go.
 
This Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board is the perfect Spanish class bulletin board to help keep your students excited about the language. It is also a fun bonus point assignment for Spanish students. Spanish Class Bulletin Board - I Saw Spanish Bulletin Board - Spanish Class Ideas - The Gifted Gabber
This Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board is the perfect Spanish class bulletin board to help keep your students excited about the language. It is also a fun bonus point assignment for Spanish students. Spanish Class Bulletin Board - I Saw Spanish Bulletin Board - Spanish Class Ideas - The Gifted Gabber
This Yo Vi Espanol bulletin board is the perfect Spanish class bulletin board to help keep your students excited about the language. It is also a fun bonus point assignment for Spanish students. Spanish Class Bulletin Board - I Saw Spanish Bulletin Board - Spanish Class Ideas - The Gifted Gabber

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  1. Kristy K.

    Hola! I love your ideas! Your “Yo Vi Español” board has inspired me to make a “Vimos Español” board and turn it into a competition amongst my six class periods. All students who bring in an item will get their choice of Bear Bucks (part of our school’s PBIS system) or extra credit points, and the class with the most items on the board will get a special reward at the end of the trimester. I also love the “Nombres” clothesline for the no name papers! Thanks for sharing such great ideas and have a great school year! 🙂

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  2. Amy

    Hola! I am just seeing your “Yo Vi Espanol” board now (thanks Pinterest!) and I love it! I’m thinking of trying it now that we have just entered the final marking period of the year, and depending on the response, using it again next year. Thanks for the awesome idea and the great visuals.

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  4. Frau Leonard

    … I clearly need to spend more time on pinterest

    love the new bulletin boards! and i might have to try that for the nameless papers i get every week (still a problem, even in high school)

    great looking room!

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