Reindeer Help Wanted Writing and Holiday Bulletin Board Project!

It's tough keeping students engaged in learning activities through the holiday season. If you are looking for a fun way to get your students excited about writing this December, look no further! This picture shows what might just be my favorite December bulletin board project of all time! 

The reindeer help project was inspired by a funny poem by Timothy Tocher called Help Wanted. It's about Santa's reindeer moving on, growing old and having some trouble getting along. In summary, Santa needs a new team!

After reading, we brainstormed ideas for how we would write a help wanted ad for a search for new reindeer candidates. We extended it to include possibilities for other positions that may be needed at the North Pole. 

We used this sheet to do the writing:

 The students came up with some really funny and clever ideas. 

My favorites were the job of reindeer therapist and the poop scooper!

The reindeer toppers you see were created using some adorable clipart from Teaching in the Tongass. I enlarged it to create the project pieces and copied them on tan cardstock. The students colored the antlers and hooves, then we glittered up the noses and bows. 

The class loved it, I loved it and I hope you will love it too! 

You can grab the writing paper and the directions with links {here}.

Maybe file it away or Pin these images for safekeeping until next December! 

By the way, does anyone know of a job position for me that is somewhere warm and sunny? 

I might even work for carrots at this point!

:)