I enjoy coming up with bright new decor for my classroom door at the beginning of the school year. This summer I thought of an idea to create a yearbook page, complete with superlatives and quotes and "class of" graduation years- but with the Saints! It was fun to think about which Saints might have been voted "most likely to succeed" or "class clown" or "cutest couple." I tried to come up with descriptions that hinted a little at the biography of each person, hopefully catching my students' interest and leading them to want to know more!
I had the 24x36" poster printed at my local office store for about $25 with a coupon. (Make sure you open and download the pdf file of the poster- the image itself in this post is a much lower resolution and will not print at that size!)
If you don't want to pay to have a large poster printed, you can choose the "poster" setting under "page sizes and handling" in the print dialogue for Adobe Acrobat, which allows you to print the whole thing on multiple 8.5x11" pages and tape them together. Or I also made a version that is black and white and prints easily, including all of the Saints, a title, and the quote. And there is a matching activity page where student can create their own yearbook entry, perfect for getting to know them in the first days of school.
Click here for the full color 24x36" poster:
Click here for a black and white version on 8.5x11" paper. This one you can easily print on your own and either trim and make a bulletin board or line up side by side to create a look similar to the large poster:
Click here for a black and white version of the quote:
Click here for a set of "Class of..." signs- these would be fun for your bulletin board or for back-to-school pics!
Click here for a "Best Year Ever" sign that prints on 8.5x11 in black and white, perfect to use at the top of a bulletin board:
And if you are setting up your classroom, you might also like these other bulletin board posts:
This is so cool!!! I absolutely love how creatively you provide inspiration and intrigue to our faith! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for creating this. Students will relate to this so well!
ReplyDeleteBecause of your ideas, the school calls me "the teacher that loves the saints!"
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing!! I love your creativity!
ReplyDeleteKatie, you are amazing - I do the bulletin boards at our church, and have gotten SO many great ideas from you! Thank you once again for helping bring the joy of our faith to so many... you're touching more lives than you'll know this side of heaven. Blessings - and keep up the good work! We appreciate you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much !!
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