Display boards and wall maps, created by a teacher or designed by a company, are a common sight in most elementary classrooms, but students usually have a rather limited role in constructing these materials. The main objective of this article is to describe some techniques for encouraging students to create social studies displays that can serve as useful instructional materials for themselves and their classmates. These visually appealing lesson boards and wall maps are designed to enhance the students' interest in a wide variety of social studies topics, such as American and foreign cultures, and world geography. These materials develop a variety of skills, including researching websites, developing visual and artistic appreciation, composing passages to describe picture content, and designing worksheets with questions on several cognitive levels. The authors describe lesson boards and wall maps that can be used to address all ten of the social studies curriculum thematic strands; however, they are especially appropriate for addressing culture; people, places, and environments; and global connections.