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I keep seeing all of these cute anchor charts on Pinterest and I tend to over look them because I never have chart paper for them. I was starring at my math bulletin the other day and was debating on what I could do to it to make it more interactive in my classroom. As I was browsing Pinterest, it hit me! Why do I need chart paper when I have gigantic rolls at my disposal right there at school! I decided to place an extra sheet on top of my bulletin that I could write on with marker and leave up during that unit! Then when it is time to start a new unit, I can rip it off and put up a new one!
![Here is my back bulletin before. I had vocabulary cards on a pocket chart for my Math board right when school started.](https://www.savoreachsecond.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_1217.jpg)
![I made this on my plan time just to get it set up nicely before class started.](https://www.savoreachsecond.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_1845.jpg)
![We filled out the anchor chart while discussing the different forms to show a number.](https://www.savoreachsecond.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_1857.jpg)
This actually turned out better than I thought it was going to. About 5 minutes after we did this anchor chart, I moved to the front of the room and was working on some guided problems together. I remember one of my sweet little girls shouting out, “Ms. Nuckles! That is STANDARD form!” It was such an ah-ha moment! We had a lot of fun and the kids seem to be using it to help them while answering questions that I ask them throughout the lesson. We have a couple more days of place value, but I am excited to start planning my next one!