Solicit your preschoolers' curiosity with a board dedicated to bugs. This type of bulletin board teaches students about nature and science, and reinforces visual discrimination skills in the identification of the different bugs on the board. Rotate the type of bugs each month to coincide with the seasons or current weather patterns. For example, in the spring discuss the differences between bees, wasps and yellow jackets. Let students create their own bugs and place them on the board. Add places in the world that certain bugs live, and fun facts about the bugs.
Engage your students' sensory motor skills with a board about birds. Decorate the board with a border of feathers to touch, which will stimulate the students motor skills, while incorporating bright paper in the background. Feature birds from various countries to illustrate the many types of animals in the world. Put pictures and fun facts about the birds on the board. Record bird sounds on a CD, and play this near the board so students learn about the sounds the birds make. Incorporate picture books to reinforce the different types of birds.
Introduce the concept of astronomy to your preschoolers with a bulletin board dedicated to learning about the stars. Have your students create stars from paper covered with foil to put on the board. Use dark paper as the background so the stars stand out. Help your students create the constellations on the board, and review them daily. Place picture books about the stars around the board, and find videos about outer space to reinforce this concept. This introductory activity is a great way to give young students early exposure to astronomy. Have students create a planet and put it on the board too.