• Flowers herald the arrival of May.May on lawn image by Natasha K from Fotolia.com
  
  It's May. Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming, baby animals are arriving, and all of these events provide the perfect inspiration for bulletin board ideas. Students and parents alike will enjoy colorful, motivating boards with a fresh May theme.
  
  

Good for Ewe!

• Create this bulletin board that features students' good work.
  
  Begin by covering the board with blue background paper to represent the sky. At the bottom, add a layer of green paper for grass.
  
  Cut a large sheep from paper and attach the sheep to the center of the board. You can add cotton balls to the sheep for added visual and tactile interest.
  
  Cut letters from paper in the color of your choice to spell "Good for 'Ewe'" and fasten these to the top of the board.
  
  In the space around the sheep, attach quality papers or other assignments students have created.
  
  

Grade A Readers

• Celebrate May chicks and reading with this board.
  
  Cover the board with the background color of your choice.
  
  Cut the words "Grade A Readers" from paper and post them at the top of the board.
  
  Create a large chicken from paper and mount her in the center of the board atop a paper "nest." You can add straw for a more realistic look.
  
  Create an egg shape and cut several of these from construction paper. Each time students read a book, encourage them to write their name and the name of the book on the egg and add it to the chicken's nest.
  
  You can add to the fun by offering the class a treat when they read a specified number of books.
  
  

It's Been a Bee-utiful Year

• Celebrate the school year that is wrapping up with this colorful board!
  
  Cover the bulletin board with blue background paper to simulate the sky, and add a strip of green along the bottom for grass.
  
  Cut out and attach letters reading "It's Been A Bee-utiful Year!" to the center of the board.
  
  Create a bee shape the size of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper and duplicate a copy for each child. Instruct the children to write a favorite memory from the school year on the bee, then cut him out and color him.
  
  Attach the bees to the bulletin board. Students can also create paper flowers to "plant" in the board's grass.