A Living Language Bulletin Board

Put up your bulletin board once—and let it grow with your students! 🌱

A Living Language is a “set it and forget it” bulletin board designed to get students thinking about how language grows and changes over time. Through the silly adventures of Planty and his friends, students can explore recent dictionary additions, slang, and the ways new words become part of our language.

This resource includes:

🌱 Planty’s adventures — funny examples that put each word into context

📖 Recent dictionary additions — definitions, pronunciations, parts of speech, and example sentences

💬 Conversation starters — use the words to spark discussions about language, grammar, and writing

🌿 A year-long display — put it up once and leave it up all year

✏️ Editable Google Slides — move, resize, or customize individual elements to make the display work for your classroom

What’s included:

🖨️ A ready-to-print PDF of the complete bulletin board

💻 An editable Google Slides version

📄 A teacher introduction explaining the idea behind the bulletin board

🌱 A title/intro page featuring Planty

📚 Vocabulary cards featuring recent dictionary additions

📝 Instructions for printing and assembling the display

Two ways to use it:

🖨️ Print & Go: Print the PDF pages and put up your bulletin board.

💻 Customize It: Make your own copy of the Google Slides presentation and rearrange, resize, or edit elements before printing.

Designed for ELA classrooms, A Living Language is a simple way to keep language and vocabulary visible all year without having to create a brand-new bulletin board every few weeks.

After purchase: Download the PDF, follow the link to make your own copy of the Google Slides presentation, and you’re ready to grow! 🌿