Draw or paste a rosary on a bulletin board. Around the rosary, paste pictures of the mysteries that correspond to that decade of beads. For instance, in the Joyful Mysteries decade, paste pictures of the Annunciation, the Visitation, the birth of Christ, his Presentation, and when he was found in the Temple. If time allows, children can draw the pictures of each event. Title the board," The Life of Christ" or another descriptive phrase.
When children are praying the rosary, it can be helpful for them to know what prayer requests their classmates might have. On a bulletin board, draw or paste a rosary; however, leave blank circles where the beads should be. Cut out circles that are the same size as your drawn beads in multiple colors. Ask students to write down their prayer requests on the paper beads. When they are done, they can paste the beads up on the board over the blank circles. Title the board, "God Answers Prayer."
When reciting the rosary, Catholics generally say prayers when they get to certain parts of the necklace. The traditional rosary consists of "The Lord's Prayer," "Hail Mary" and a "Glory be to the Father." Some rosaries recitations end with a Fatima Prayer. These prayers can be hard for children to understand. Divide a bulletin in half, with each half a different color. Paste the four prayers in their original form on the left-hand side of the board. Then, as a class, go over the prayers and ask the children what they mean. Rewrite the prayers in more understandable language and paste those versions on the right-hand side of the page. Ask children how they can use the prayers in their everyday lives.
You can change the beads on the rosary to coincide with a thematic unit of time of year. For instance, during autumn, each bead could be a leaf instead of a bead. The board's title could be "Fall Into Prayer." Explain to students that early Christians used to use pebbles to keep track of their "Our Father" prayers before the use of the rosary became widespread.