Food Themed Bulletin Board Ideas for May

These bulletin board ideas may leave you and your students hungry, and food themed bulletin boards are a great way to involve students in decorating the bulletin board. Here you find information on several unique bulletin board ideas for May that are based on food themed holidays.

National Hamburger Month

May is National Hamburger Month, and kids love hamburgers. There are a wide variety of hamburgers out there, and everyone loves certain things. Explore food groups and health ideas with children with this food themed bulletin board.

For this idea you will need paper plates, scissors, glue, construction paper, and a plaid table cloth. Use the table cloth to cover the bulletin board and provide students with the other materials. Discuss hamburgers and the different toppings you can add to them.

Let each student design a plate with their burger of choice on it. Help kids cut the paper into circles and other shapes to create the meals. Remember to leave the top off of the burger so you can see the students' choices. Add the plates to the table for a unique food themed bulletin board.

National Salad Month

Salads are nutritious and May is National Salad Month. For this bulletin board you will be creating a huge salad. You will need butcher paper to cover the board, poster board, pencils, glue, scissors, and construction paper. Discuss salads and the nutritional value of vegetables and other items found in salads. Let students pick the items they like and research them.

Then let students draw the item they chose on a piece of paper a couple of times. Help students cut out the shapes and add details with other paper cut outs and glue. Let each student write a few facts about their chosen item and glue one of the cut outs to the factsheet.

While students are working on their part of the food themed bulletin board, cut a large circle out of the poster board. Also rip pieces of green paper into lettuce. Place the circle in the center of the board and add some of the lettuce leaves. When the students are done, attach a few of the items to the board in the salad bowl. Also attach their factsheet and picture to the board.

Try creating these bulletin boards and everyone will enjoy the unique style and charm these bulletin boards bring to the school. Learning about nutrition can be fun with these food themed bulletin boards for May.