Are you looking for a fun way to spruce up your bare bulletin boards at the beginning of the year? At the beginning of the year, it's essential to set a positive tone, right away. I love to do that in many ways. One of my favorite ways is to take a photo of kiddos on the very first day and do this fun craftivity. Who doesn't love a photo?
We have Back to School Night on the 3rd day of school so this is always a crowd pleaser for the parents!
Quick Tip #1: Hang up a rug or a blanket as your backdrop. This sign is from my End of the Year Bundle.
How to Use this Craft:
-Take a 4×6 photo of each kiddo (color photos look best, but black and white is fun with colored sunglasses)
-Print out the colored sunglasses
-Let students pick their glasses and glue onto the photo
-Pass out the writing paper (there are 2 different line options to choose from)
-Have students write a goal or two that they have for the year
-Glue the photo and writing onto bright paper for a POP of color
Quick Tip #2:
If I have time, I love to have a little gift for my kiddos on the first day. It lets them know I care about them and am excited for the upcoming year. This by no means is necessary. I bought a 6 pack of neon sunglasses at the 99cent store for just 99 cents. What a deal! I added this little {freebie} tag to them and passed them out at the end of the day. Our class looked pretty awesome walking to pick up with our neon shades on!
I hope your kiddos have as much fun with the creativity as mine do!
4 Responses
I love this craftivity! It'd be neat to do beginning and end of year, to see how they grow and their answer changes. Thanks for sharing!
Liz
Beach Teach
Would you be willing to make this in Spanish if I translate it? Please!!! 🙂
Would you be willing to make this in Spanish if I translate it? Please!!! 🙂