Bobbleheads in the Classroom
Building Community through Student Introductions (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 2: Consolidation / FluencyStage 3: Literacy for Growth
Ages:
7-12
Grade Range:
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary: Classroom Tips Secondary: Motivation for Literacy
Transcript
To my right you can see my bobblehead activity. This is one of the first activities we do in the classroom at the beginning of the year. This is a way for the students to introduce themselves to each other and to introduce themselves to me. What I do is I take a photo of students and then I give them an 8.5 by 11 piece of blank paper. I ask them to draw their body, and then I print out a picture of their face that's the same size as their body. The point is to have fun on their first day of school, build community, and get to know one another. I give them a blank speech bubble and I ask them to write down something they believe is important about themselves that they would like other people to know. These stay up in the classroom for the duration of the year. They serve to help guests that visit our classroom get to know the students. It's great to be able to put a face to a name. Each one of my students created their own bobblehead. They are not displayed in my classroom right now to protect the anonymity of the students.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Bobbleheads in the Classroom: Building Community through Student Introductions (Virtual Tour) is to create an inviting and playful classroom environment. At the beginning of the year the students write down a few interesting things about themselves to share with others. The teacher gives students a photo of themselves and asks them to draw their body and to write a few sentences of things they think others would like to know. This activity is a great way to get everyone involved with introductions in a comfortable manner. The teacher creates her own bobblehead to get things started.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Display these items at eye level so they are easy to access and read, at least for the first few weeks of the school year. - You can save these to give back to students on the last day of school for a keepsake.
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