Project #1

I have 3 huge chalkboards in my classroom that cover the majority of my walls. I dislike chalkboards due to the dusty, smelly mess that chalk creates not to mention when my husband steps in my room he has an allergic reaction. Poor thing! He was such a sport to help me with my first project while obtaining a huge migraine. I have been reading on alot of blogs that teachers have transformed their chalkboards into whiteboards, but at little cost! I read on LadyBugsTeacherFiles blog how she did this using showerboard without the huge expense of buying real dry erase boards... so my husband and I go to Lowe's and buy some white panel board for 11.86/peice which was 8 x 5 ft. a sheet. We bought 3 sheets and some industrial strength velcro.

Here is my chalkboard before...

This is my wonderful husband helping me put velcro on the back of the panel board to mount on my chalkboard.

Here is the final product...

I am very happy with the transformation :) My husband tried writing on it and you def. will need to erase your board often in order for it to not get stuck on the board permanently. It isn't the quality of a real dry erase board but when you are a poor new teacher trying to set up her classroom it is the next best thing!