Instruct students to each bring one 3 by 5 inch photo of themselves to school. Give each student one question related to a book that also has a film adaptation. Use a book covered in a previous lesson plan for your classroom questions. Instruct students to answer these questions on one large index card. Cover your Hollywood bulletin board with red construction paper or fadeless paper. Attach strips of black or silver trim around the edges of the bulletin board to create a noticeable border. Guide your students in creating 4 by 5 inch squares using one sheet of black construction paper each. Teach students how to cut strips of white construction paper into long 1 by 5 inch rectangles. Instruct students to punch one hole in the upper left side of their large square. Repeat the hole punching step for the middle of each white rectangle.
Guide students in dividing their white rectangle strip into five or more sections using a pencil. These sections should all match in width. Instruct students to fill in every other section using a black crayon. Teach students how to attach the white rectangle strips on top of their black squares using a brass fastener. Place the brass fastener through the holes of both pieces of construction paper. You will have created a Hollywood clapper board decoration.
Teach students how to write their name under the white and black colored clapper board strip using school glue. Allow children to add glitter, beads or colored yarn to the glue while it is wet. Instruct the students on how to attach their photographs to the black construction paper square under their name. Use invisible tape or school glue to secure the photos in place. Allow the glue to dry and then staple each clapper board decoration on top of your red bulletin board paper. Staple the answers from each student on your Hollywood bulletin board under their photo.
