31 Fun Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
31 Fun Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
If you’re looking for some new and fun summer bulletin board ideas, then this post is for you. I’ll show you some creative ideas including end of the year, summer countdown, beach theme displays and so much more. I’ve included ideas perfect for preschool, kindergarten as well as other grades. Read to the end to find out where to get my favorite bulletin board decorations.
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End of School Year Bulletin Board Ideas
Are you looking for a bulletin board to wrap up your year and kick off summer. Then these next few ideas are perfect for you. Start getting excited about the end of the year with these fun bulletin board ideas.
1 | Let’s End the Year with a Bang
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Students love balloon popping displays. You can use them as a countdown to summer and students earn balloon popping privileges as an award for good behavior.
2 | We Had a Sweet Year
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This bulletin board is simple, bright and cheerful.
3 | #Best Year Ever
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For this bulletin board have each student write one of the best things about the school year on colorful paper.
4 | Popping into Summer
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This teacher has ten balloons for the last ten days of school that her second graders get to pop as a countdown to summer. The polka dot balloons add even more character to the display.
5 | This Year was Sweet
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To copy this bulletin board idea, have each student follow this prompt: This year was sweet because… You can print these sheets in bright colors to add to the fun summer vibes.
Beach Theme Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
Nothing says summer like the beach. These next few ideas have all the beach vibes to get your classroom in the summer mood.
6 | Sailing into Summer
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Sailing into summer is the perfect pun for a sailboat and beachy bulletin board.
7 | Hello Summer
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A beach theme with tropical birds, flowers, and flamingos is the perfect way to kick off summer break.
8 | Ready to Flip Flop into Summer
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The dollar store at this time of year is the perfect place to score some flips flops, and beach toys to complete this display.
9 | Summer Bucket List
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Have your students decorate a beach bucket and describe what they are looking forward to this summer for a cheerful display.
Spring/Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
I wanted to show you a few bulletin board ideas that could work for either spring or summer. Think rainbows, butterflies and pretty flower themed displays.
10 | Shine a Little in Someone’s Life
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For this positive bulletin board, you can have your students help create the beautiful flowers.
11 | Fluttering into a Fun Filled Summer
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You can have each student create a unique butterfly. This could be a pretty summer or spring bulletin board idea just change the words for the season of your choice.
12 | Positive Summer Bulletin Board Idea
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Add this quote “Keep your face toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you,” to a display with sunflowers.
Summer Countdown Bulletin Board Ideas
If you really want to get your students excited about summer break why not create a summer count down display. Check out some ideas to countdown to summer vacation below.
13 | Countdown to Summer Break
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This teacher started the summer countdown with 22 days left of school because she has 22 students in her class. Each student gets to pop a balloon filled with a fun surprise or activity. All of the activities are either free or utilize things already in her class.
14 | Countdown to Summer Break with Balloons Idea
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Here’s another balloon popping idea. You can attach the balloons with clothespins to a string or ribbon to create a fun end of year banner.
Fruit Themed Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
Nothing says summer like berries, peaches, watermelon and pineapple. Incorporate these fruits in your display to create instant summer vibes. Check out some inspiration below.
15 | First Grade Was Sweet
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Fill in your grade of choice and then have students write what they loved about the school year on pineapples. This teacher used twine and clothespins to hang them for a pretty display!
16 | Just Peachy
To personalize this peachy bulletin board includes students’ names on each peach. You could also try the quote, “This year was just peachy.”
17 | Our Class is Berry Sweet
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Here’s another fun, bright summer display idea from Mrs. Hulsey
Sunshine Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
Another fun theme to break out at this time of year is sunshine. There are a lot of sun puns that you can place on your board like, this class is bright, or it’s been a sun-sational year. Check out some examples of sun themed displays below.
18 | This Class is Brilliant
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To personalize this display, you can add student photos in small suns. You could also use the quote, “This class is bright.”
19 | What a Sun-sational Year
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To copy this fun display created by 3rd graders have students choose between a summer or an end of the school year prompt to write about. Then have them decorate their sunglasses and illustrate a background to go with their writing.
Sweet Treats Summer Bulletin Boards
Another fun idea to decorate your boards for summer is with sweet treats that kids love in the summertime. Think popsicles and ice-cream cones. Check out some examples of some fun sweet themed display ideas below.
20 | We are Ready for a Sweet Summer
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To get students involved in this display you can have each of them decorate a popsicle or ice-cream cone.
21 | Hello Summer with Popsicles
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Here’s another fun colorful bulletin board by Ashley McKenzie.
22 | Popsicle Bulletin Board Idea
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Have each student decorate a popsicle with colorful paper and then add the quote, “anything is popsicle with this cool bunch”.
Summer Bulletin Board Ideas for Preschool
Are you looking for some new summer display ideas for your preschool classroom? I think your preschool class will love these next ideas that involve Disney characters and beaches.
23 | Under the Sea Preschool Bulletin Board
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To create a display that your preschool class will love just add one or two Disney characters.
24 | Pre-K’s Summer Bucket List
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To create this cute display first have students decorate a bucket. Next, ask kiddos what they’re looking forward to over the summer and write that on their bucket. Then have them write their names on the shovels.
Summer Bulletin Board Ideas for Kindergarten
Now let’s check out a few ideas for displays that are especially for kindergarten classrooms.
25 | We Flipped for Kindergarten
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This teacher had student watercolor flip flops and then write a summer prompt on flip flop shaped paper.
26 | Buzzing into Summer
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Copy this display idea for your Kindergarteners by having each one create their own little beehive.
Class Theme Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
If your class already has a theme, then you may want to create a class theme summer bulletin board. I’ll show you a few examples below of classes with camping themes and retro themes to get you inspired.
27 | Retro Class Theme Bulletin Board Idea
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This groovy bulletin board idea would be the perfect end of year display if you have a retro themed classroom.
28 | Camping Summer Bulletin Board Idea
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If you have a camping themed classroom, then you just found your end of year bulletin board.
29 | Cruising into Summer
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You can involve students by having each of them decorate a Volkswagen van.
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Ocean Theme Summer Bulletin Board Ideas
Summer is the perfect season to add a beachy ocean feel to your classroom displays. Get inspired by some amazing ocean themed bulletin boards below.
30 | It’s O-Fish-Ally Summer
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Decorate this ocean themed display with fish, turtles, crabs or any of your student’s favorite marine life.
31 | Ocean Bulletin Board Idea
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This ocean themed display is amazing. Jelly fish were created with shower caps and streamers. The classroom gets extra excited every Monday because the mouse changes what he is doing every week.
Summer Bulletin Board Decorations
Below check out some of my favorite summer classroom decorations that you can get on Amazon.
Hello Summer Bulletin Board Decorations
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This is One Bright Bunch
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Flip Flop into Summer
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Summer Gnomes & Fruit Bulletin Board Decor
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Now you have 31 new summer bulletin board ideas. Hopefully you found one that you love and can try in your class this year. Feel free to save your favorites to your Pinterest boards. To do that just click on the picture and then the P and choose your board.
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