I take a snapshot of each child for the center of the poster. Then they design the math facts in a colorful, interesting presentation. We use these as a hallway bulletin board. After introducing yourself, create some chaos. Rene Kehau Schofield.
Students use colorful markers to write their names in big letters on a sheet of drawing paper.
Under their names, they write several sentences describing themselves, e.g., favorite things, family info, hobbies, and pet info. They break up their puzzles and place the pieces in a brown paper lunch bag with a question mark on front. Post the large papers with the descriptive sentences on a bulletin board and, beneath that display, line up all the paper bags full of puzzle pieces. Throughout the week, during free time, students can choose a bag, put the puzzle together, compare the puzzle with the posted sentences, and guess which classmate it may be. At the end of the week look at guesses and find out whose puzzle is really whose.