How to Create a Whiteboard with Sleeve Protectors

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Last Updated: September 15, 2021

Make a whiteboard for yourself in less than 5 minutes! You can use a blank or printed sheet, depending on what you want to do.

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   Buy sleeve protectors from the store. Usually these come in bulk and are really cheap. Look for the shiny plastic ones, not the ones with a matte finish. Make sure it can fit a standard piece of paper (8.5"x11" or A4).
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   Insert a blank sheet of paper.
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   Insert a printed sheet of paper, instead. Ruled paper, graph paper, worksheets, and practice pages all work, and you or your students can change them out for different tasks.
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   When you are done filling the sleeve protectors, add two sheets of white cardstock to the binder, one in the back and one in the front. They'll provide a firm surface to write on and protect items alongside the sheet from getting smudged.
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   Use a dry-erase marker to write on the sleeve and a piece of felt for an eraser.
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• Eventually these boards will get dirty. Clean them with a wet paper towel or just transfer all of the paper inside to a new sleeve protector.
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• Look for fine-point dry erase markers if you'd like to write smaller.
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• Felt works well for an eraser. Black is best!
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• Make sure you wipe away all the dry erase marker from your board. If not, they could stay and when you rub them off, it could smear and look ugly.
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• Eventually these boards will get dirty. Just transfer all of the paper inside to a new sleeve protector.
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Things You'll Need

• Money to buy stuff
• Sleeve protector(s)
• Dry-erase marker
• 1"x1" piece of felt
• cardstock
• Paper