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Our Hopes and Wishes - New Year Bulletin Board Display

  • Updated

    Updated:  22 Jun 2023

Create a New Year bulletin board display to highlight students’ hopes and wishes for the year ahead.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  3 Pages

  • Grades

    Grades:  K - 6

  • Customizable

    Customizable:  Yes

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teaching resource

Our Hopes and Wishes - New Year Bulletin Board Display

  • Updated

    Updated:  22 Jun 2023

Create a New Year bulletin board display to highlight students’ hopes and wishes for the year ahead.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  3 Pages

  • Grades

    Grades:  K - 6

  • Customizable

    Customizable:  Yes

Create a New Year bulletin board display to highlight students’ hopes and wishes for the year ahead.

Looking for New Year Bulletin Board Ideas? We Can Help!

Build a  New Year’s classroom display that supports your students’ individual hopes and wishes or those of your whole class.

This bulletin board kit includes:

  • “Our Hopes and Wishes” display banner
  • large jar template
  • 2 half-page jar templates

How to Print Your Customizable Classroom Banner

To ensure that this resource is printed properly, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the downloaded PDF file in Adobe Reader.
  2. Click on the Printer icon to bring up the print dialogue box.
  3. Click on the Poster option under the section titled Page Sizing & Handling.
  4. Adjust the Tile Scale until you have the desired layout displayed in the preview section.
  5. Click Print.

The banner will print on 4 single pages. Line up the pages and tape them together along the seam in the back to create your banner.

Alternatively, click the blue customize button above to add custom text to your banner. Then, print as described above.

How to Set Up Your January Bulletin Board

Give each student a jar template to record their hopes and dreams for the upcoming new year or new school year. For younger students, they may need to draw their hopes for the upcoming year. Have your students include their names and cut them out on the jar. Attach each jar to the bulletin board, letting everyone know their hopes for the new year!

Before You Download Your New Year Bulletin Board

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the black and white or color PDF.


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