Help Me Out Trying to Teach 2Nd Graders How to Make a Poster

Updated on May 08, 2013
M.L. asks from Conneaut, OH
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everything i google is about using a computer program to design graphics.

I'm just looking for some tips on making a good poster on poster board w markers.

The girls love to draw and generally make a ton of posters covered in hearts and peacesigns written in cursive. that's great, except our group is making posters for a business and I thought it would be a good opportunity to teach them about how to get the most visual impact.

so big, and simple don't crowd your postesr with too much stuff.

think about mcd icon and target etc
Bold colors

do a rough draft first and check spelling etc before you do your final poster, use light pencil marks to guide you.

when lettering use a ruler and count the letters to find the middle letter and make sure that is positioned in the middle of the paper.

how to use stencils etc.

any other tips??

I'm not expecting perfection and after we finish this project they can go back to what ever floats their boats, but this is stuff i wish someone had actually taught me. and i thought it would be a good opportunity to show them.

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So What Happened?

what a disaster! My advice would be to precut any text or icons and just have the kids glue. or paint in what you alreadydid. wowza

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answers from Dallas on

Start at the top, don't smear your marker by putting your arm on your work. Make a light pencil line so your letters are roughly straight.

Most of all, make a rough draft on paper before you do it on the poster board. It make you think about what's going where and what to cut.
Spell things on paper, first.

Fill up the poster. Not 19 little things, 1-3 BIG things. That would be good to practice on that paper. Most of the time they draw too small.

Write the concept steps on the board. Along with a drawing of a poster or two. They could see you drawing BIG.

Name the cool colors- blue, green, purple Warm colors- red, yellow, orange
Use two of one (warm or cool ) with a touch of the opposite. Makes things pop!

After they start, try not to talk. Talking is a left brain thing and your right brain won't work as well for creativity.

Youi have some big concepts here. Your best students will appreciate the lesson and use it well. Some will be overwhelmed. They are not visual people and the concept of counting letters and stuff will leave them in the dust. Talk about everybody has strengths and differences.

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T.H.

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Sounds to me like you pretty much have it down! I might offer them the chance to type the text on the computer in large print and then cut it out and glue it onto the poster. This way it looks more professional and they are still learning a good skill. Plus you can experiment with sizes of font and discuss which would be a good size, style, etc. and why.

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K.M.

answers from Chicago on

http://clt.lse.ac.uk/poster-design/

This site is VERY detailed on how to make a poster successful, hopefully this can/will help.

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K.S.

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Rough draft in light pencil, then go back and color it in.

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S.B.

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You might want to get some examples of good promotional posters and poor posters and spend some time looking at them and explaining what works well and what doesn't. You could also show them full page newspaper ads so they can see something similar in size to a poster. Example: if the print is too small, nobody can read it. If there is too much on the poster, it will look too busy. Do the colors contrast in a nice pleasing way. This is really a good skill for kids to have!

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