This "Soaring with Similes" bulletin board is my favorite bulletin board of the year. As you can see, I've posted it on my super-sized calendar, which I keep up all year long and update once a month with a quick art project. I've also posted it on it's own bulletin board in the past and had it up in the hallway during the week of Parent-Teacher conferences as well.
After teaching a lesson on similes, I have my students decorate a kite (see below for template) and write a sentence about their kite using a simile. You could have the students write their simile sentence directly on the kite or print them separately to post near the kites.
Here's the fun part: Take photos of each student as they imagine interacting with their kite. Many students choose to stand, holding an imaginary string, but several others get creative (i.e. flying away on a kite string, riding ON the actual kite). I do allow students to plan to pose together. However, I've learned that they need to still take separate photos in order for the SIZE of each body to remain proportional to the other students in the class. Print the photos and have the students carefully cut themselves out. Allow students to help in the creation of the bulletin board by placing kites, student photographs, and string to create your kite-flying scene. Students who wanted to pose with a friend can now put their photographs together.
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| Student 1 |
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| Student 1 & 2 on board |
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| Student 2 |
I've loved using this project because it really motivates slow-moving students to finish so they can have their own photograph up on the wall!
**I used this same bulletin board idea in a younger class for an art lesson on symmetry. It was equally engaging and fun!
CLICK HERE for the printable Kite Template that I've used in the past. (Credit to Crayola)
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