The display should be at the proper eye level for the group which is to use it.

Effective use of line is important. The following materials are often used. Try to be creative and see how many other suggestions could be added to these. (Pliable wires, ribbons, rope, straws, string, yarn)

Attract attention through arrangement of materials, color, lines, three-dimensional materials, contrasting shapes, and use of empty spaces. Formal and informal arrangements can be used.

The illusion of movement can be created through imaginative use of line, form or shapes, and arrangement of materials. The longest portion of an object or shape is the one that directs the movement. The shape of colored material behind a picture can guide the eye toward what is to be observed.

"Real" lines such as yarn, string, or rope and placement of items in interesting sequences or patterns can direct movements of the eye.

Simplicity and clarity result from careful planning. Thumbnail sketches or photographs in a file can be used or adapted to teach specific ideas.

Teachers have known for years that presenting information in a variety of ways helps greater numbers of children learn. Some are drawn to printed materials; others are enthralled with the attractive picture, while still others listen attentively as materials on a bulletin board are discussed in a group or on a tape. Some seem immediately drawn to place sticky fingers on the brightest and best picture and make ugly smudges on it. The perceptive teacher recognizes various modes of learning and creates and uses bulletin boards in ways that work with both sides of the brain. Pointing to things, talking about them, touching them, allowing for divergent and convergent thinking in discussions are all important. Laminating "special" things so they can be touched preserves materials and encourages learning.