One of the most popular college sporting events in the world, March Madness has everyone is rearing up for the NCAA basketball tournament just a couple of weeks away. Get your school or classroom in the spirit with one of these fun bulletin board or hallway March Madness ideas! Encourage kids to love reading with book tournaments, practice math skills, and more!

1. Take a Shot at Reading

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This “take a shot at reading” board is a perfect set up for some March reading challenges.

2. Tournament of Books

Source: The Brown Bag Teacher

Get your own tournament going – with books! This is a great way to intrigue even the most reluctant readers.

3. March Math Madness

Source: Apple Slices

There are so many math skills to practice in a basketball tournament!

4. Convenient Book Bracket

Put a bracket right above the classroom library to make reading the selected books convenient.

5. School-wide Tournament of Books

Source: Our Elementary Lives

Check out Our Elementary Lives tips for getting the entire school in on a reading tournament!

6. 16 Books Enter – 1 Book Leaves

Source: How To Homeschool My Child

Play up the dramatics with a “16 enter, 1 book leaves” interactive board.

7. Book Final Four

Source: Mighty Little Librarian

Kids will love narrowing their book bracket down to the final four!

8. Tournament of Books

Source: Ashleigh’s Education Journey

Here’s another book bracket example.

9. Battle of the Books

Source: Smocus Smocus

Kids are instantly more interested in anything called a “battle.”

10. Window Brackets

Use tape to put your bracket on the window so everyone stays up to date as soon as they walk through the doors.

11. #MarchMadnessReading

Start a hashtag, such as #MarchMadnessReading, and encourage students, teachers, and parents to use it!

12. Tournament of the Books WINNER!

Source: Sturdy for Common Things

Don’t forget to post the winner!

13. Hang It High

Source: @Semslibrarylady

Get in the spirit by hanging basketballs (real or paper) and banners from the ceiling!

14. Virtual Tournament

Virtual students can get in on the fun, too!

15. Reading Shootout

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How cute is this display featuring student faces?!

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