We found the original idea for this bulletin board over at Art Abroad, a blog created by elementary art teacher, Stephanie Melachrinos, and thought it would be a fantastic interactive "welcome back" bulletin board and "get-to-know you" activity for your new students {the whole "two birds with one stone" saying comes to mind!}.

Here's the gist...

Use the fabulous art lesson at Art Abroad to have your kiddos make self-portraits with paper on the first day of school {or with the help of their parents at "Meet the Teacher" night!}. Select several of the finished portraits to display on your bulletin board, along with a number, one through _____ {depends on how many posters fit on your bulletin board}. Create a worksheet, like the example below, inviting your students to fill in the names of their classmates. Display a second group of portraits the next day and repeat the activity until every student's portrait has been displayed. This is a great way for your kiddos to learn each others' names, as well as start to put names with faces!

"Fabulous Faces!" Bulletin Board

• Background: Orange bulletin board paper (or another complimentary color of your choice!).
• Title: "Fabulous Faces of _______________ [Kindergarten, Mrs. Nelson's Class, etc]!"
• Border: Simple complimentary solid color border.
• Decoration: Use your kiddos' self-portraits!

Supplies for this bulletin board...

• Orange bulletin board paper
• Bulletin board letters
• Black solid wavy trimmer
• Construction paper in assorted colors
• Kids scissors
• Craft glue

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P.s. Here's a picture of Stephanie's original display that inspired the design above...

She tacked a name card under each picture, creating flaps for students and teachers to flip up after they'd made a guess.