I am sure several of us have seen the duck tape laminated card stock white board idea on Pinterest by now, compliments of http://peace-love-prek.blogspot.com/ but if you haven’t, here it is:
I want to offer up another OpTIoN! I have used dry-erase on laminated card stock for several years, and although it looks great, and works great for a while, it eventually becomes hard to erase. Part of this reason is because of the texture of the plastic during the laminating process. I much prefer the glossy or shiny ultra smooth sheet protectors loaded with white card stock backed by a sheet of cardboard. Just seal the edges with the deco tape, and you’re good to go! I use shiny “clear” (not “non-glare”) sheet protectors for my name toolkits pages, and they turn dry erase to powder that just disappears with the wipe of a tissue or mini-eraser!
Here’s what you need:
And…8 1/2 x10 3/4″ pieces of cardboard from old boxes (the most time challenging part of the project).
Steps:
1. Cut X number of cardboard pieces with an exacto knife. (score with a paper cutter for easier cutting).
2. Put one sheet of white card stock on a piece of cardboard with spray adhesive.
3. Slip the cardstock/cardboard set into the sheet protector.
4. Seal with a decorative tape frame by taping all edges.
That’s it!
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I made these for my second graders this year but I left one end open so that I could insert sheets and change out what they used them for.
I have the same thing without tape for changing out practice pages, but made these for small group and whole group instruction where we needed something stiff to write on when sitting in the floor or at a table. I love the clear sheet protectors for lots of uses!
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Maggie
What a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome tip! đŸ™‚
Cheryl
Crayons and Curls
I am going to have to make these. Thanks for the idea!
Have you used overhead transparency sheets? My School has oodles of them that I was wondering about using for this very purpose.
They work really well too! I have noticed they have to be wiped really clean each time to keep working. For some reason the ink sticks a little more than on clear sheet protectors. They still hold up pretty well, and like you say, I have a lot left over from the old days!
Thanks for your comment!
They are so cute! I have a bunch of individual dry erase boards that our school bought, but yours are so much cuter! I guess it would be crazy to make some when I have some ugly ones that have hardly been used.
Kelly
I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher
Not sure of the dimensions, but I wonder if you could make a sheet protector sleeve with deco tape that you could slide the dry erase boards into? Might make them last longer! đŸ™‚ You might have your cake and eat it too!
Why not tape around the edges of the ugly ones or use different colors for grouping
Great idea!
Thanks for your points with these sheet protectors!