Staged photos are simple yet effective themes for an elementary school yearbook. If you take a picture of your school, it essentially creates a historical record. Schools change over time, so a staged photo will preserve your school's appearance for future students to see. For added nostalgia, put a picture in the yearbook of the school's original appearance when it first opened. Another option is to take a staged photo of students and staff and place them on the cover.
Yearbooks are about preserving memories, which is what makes special events worth noting. If your school participated in different community programs or created school-wide projects on global issues, feature them on the yearbook cover. This gives the reader an immediate glimpse of what mattered to students and the world around them that year.
Highlighting celebrations on your yearbook cover can show your school's enthusiasm for holidays, parties or recreational events. For example, you can place a collage of illustrations or candid photos of Christmas plays, Halloween parties, Easter egg hunts, Valentine's Day decorations or any other notable holiday celebrations. If your school holds an annual game day, when everyone participates in a variety of competitions, that is guaranteed to bring back memories.
If you are still at a loss for some good ideas, there is an endless source right at your school. With plenty of students full of creative ideas, you can easily look to them for themes. Announce a yearbook cover contest and allow children of all ages to provide their input. You can choose the best submission or even merge a few if you like.